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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts) Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:17 PM Apr 2012

Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Could Imperil Reelection Hopes, Experts Say

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In the first term in office, President Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the previous eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.

New polls indicate that millions of Americans are put off by the President’s unorthodox verbal tic, which has Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opens his mouth.

Mr. Obama’s decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements, as well as his insistence on the correct pronunciation of the word “nuclear,” has harmed his reelection hopes among millions of voters who find his unusual speaking style unfamiliar and bizarre.

According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, after eight years of George W. Bush many Americans find it “alienating” to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.

http://www.borowitzreport.com/2012/04/28/obamas-use-of-complete-sentences-stirs-controversy/

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Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy (Original Post) MrScorpio Apr 2012 OP

An unfortunate percentage of the population have been reduced to snorts and grunts. What an elitist! freshwest Apr 2012 #1

Hrmpf. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #4

Gahfurgle. n/t freshwest Apr 2012 #8

Guy oughta learn how to give a speech: pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #14

NAh ... relayerbob Apr 2012 #15

*But in my gut, I felt* he was a conservative. That's how the baggers rate speakers, too. freshwest Apr 2012 #26

No kidding. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #31

Reads like an excerpt from The Onion. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #2

The Borowitz Report is often funnier than the Onion Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #5

Can be followed on Twitter here: freshwest Apr 2012 #9

This is why Freeperville is in meltdown mode: freshwest Apr 2012 #10

I think this may actually put him at a disadvantage, politically. Because razorman Apr 2012 #3

Reminds me of Idiocracy. redqueen Apr 2012 #6

It's a daily reminder these days isn't it? lunatica Apr 2012 #20

Thus explaining so very, very much Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #7

Obama uses REAL words, too! ThatsMyBarack Apr 2012 #11

There is hope.... I know of a school that trains 2on2u Apr 2012 #12

Actually, this is closer to reality than it seems..... marmar Apr 2012 #13

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2012 #16

Wow, what happen to Borowitz? Rex Apr 2012 #17

you're thinking of another Borowitz (David?)--this is Andy, who is always hilarious spooky3 Apr 2012 #21

Yes I am thank you for that correction. Rex Apr 2012 #28

This is a joke, right? Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #18

yes, he writes a satire column - check it out, it's always good spooky3 Apr 2012 #22

And his correct use of grammar is outrageous to say the least! lunatica Apr 2012 #19

And this reveals the education level of the American electorate...... Swede Atlanta Apr 2012 #23

Exactly!!!!!....have a collection of letters written by "average" folks over last 170 years........ Namvet67 Apr 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Beartracks Apr 2012 #32

Ur post 2 long! Cnt read all that! Beartracks Apr 2012 #33

Sentences, hell, he speaks in paragraphs.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #24

"...many Americans find it 'alienating' to have a President who speaks English..." unkachuck Apr 2012 #25

What kind of alienating -- legal or illegal? rocktivity Apr 2012 #29

Chicka boom chicka boom dontya just love it... deacon Apr 2012 #27

freshwest

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1. An unfortunate percentage of the population have been reduced to snorts and grunts. What an elitist!