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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:13 PM Oct 2019

Pay attention to General Barry McCaffrey on MSNBC...

The last three times I've watched him on TV, he's always said "Mr. Trump". He has not called him President at all.

Given his history of service to presidents of both parties in the past, this is notable, IMO.

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Pay attention to General Barry McCaffrey on MSNBC... (Original Post) cynatnite Oct 2019 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2019 #1

Excellent observation. Maru Kitteh Oct 2019 #2

That's a standard I've been following all along... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #3

I leave off the "Mr." and substitute PCIntern Oct 2019 #5

I seem to also find appropriate substitutes UpInArms Oct 2019 #7

I love it! BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #11

:D C Moon Oct 2019 #14

Hasn't Brenner always said Mr. Trump? Karadeniz Oct 2019 #4

I've been using his name lately. If he's not going to act presidential I see no reason to call him 1 NCLefty Oct 2019 #6

Mr. is a proper address to a president TimeToGo Oct 2019 #8

I always heard that the first reference in a conversation or written article should be Poiuyt Oct 2019 #13

This Was Done to George Bush the Younger McKim Oct 2019 #9

David Cay Johnson, the journalist, calls him madaboutharry Oct 2019 #10

I don't like calling that schmuck President, either. calimary Oct 2019 #12

I just call it "Dump". roamer65 Oct 2019 #15

H2O Man

(73,561 posts)

1. Recommended.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:14 PM

Oct 2019

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)

2. Excellent observation.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:15 PM

Oct 2019

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

3. That's a standard I've been following all along...

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:17 PM

Oct 2019

although I usually leave off the "Mr."

PCIntern

(25,557 posts)

5. I leave off the "Mr." and substitute

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:23 PM

Oct 2019

“That imbecilic fuckwad”.

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)

7. I seem to also find appropriate substitutes

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:34 PM

Oct 2019

.... but I like yours a lot

BlueMTexpat

(15,370 posts)

11. I love it!

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 12:45 AM

Oct 2019

C Moon

(12,213 posts)

14. :D

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:46 AM

Oct 2019

Karadeniz

(22,540 posts)

4. Hasn't Brenner always said Mr. Trump?

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:23 PM

Oct 2019

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

6. I've been using his name lately. If he's not going to act presidential I see no reason to call him 1

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:26 PM

Oct 2019

TimeToGo

(1,366 posts)

8. Mr. is a proper address to a president

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 12:10 AM

Oct 2019

Now whether the current person deserves any respect is a question I have already answered for myself. But calling a president Mr. or let's hope Ms., is not disrespectful.

Poiuyt

(18,126 posts)

13. I always heard that the first reference in a conversation or written article should be

Reply to TimeToGo (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:19 AM

Oct 2019

President xxx. Thereafter, it is all right to say Mr./Ms. xxx

McKim

(2,412 posts)

9. This Was Done to George Bush the Younger

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 12:21 AM

Oct 2019

This was done to George Bush the Younger too, but much earlier in his reign. I was wondering when this would start to happen. It is way past time for this! The endless repeating of “The President of the Untied States” had a worshipping tone to it and sounded very fascist to me.

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

10. David Cay Johnson, the journalist, calls him

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 12:24 AM

Oct 2019

Donald.

calimary

(81,332 posts)

12. I don't like calling that schmuck President, either.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:14 AM

Oct 2019

He’s not legitimate. Didn’t win legitimately, in my book. If you have to cheat - with help from the fucking Russians, an avowed enemy who does NOT have America’s best interests at heart - then your so-called “win” is not legitimate.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

15. I just call it "Dump".

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:51 AM

Oct 2019

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