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kjones

(1,053 posts)
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 01:52 AM Jan 2016

Some difficulties of a second Clinton presidency...

...we'll have to specify which President Clinton we're talking about.

Oh the horror!

And for the First Family (or the Second First Family? First Family Clinton MkII?).
Somewhere (tucked under the bed or stashed in the attic), poor Hillary Clinton
has a box full of name plate prefixes. "Senator," "Secretary of State", "First Lady."
Here's hoping there's room for a few more in the "President" and "POTUS" variety...
and maybe a "Madam President" or two, sounds kinda classy!
Unfortunately for the former President Clinton, I don't know that the acronym "FMOTUS"
comes off the tongue as smoothly as "FLOTUS," but somehow, I think we can all adapt.

On the upside, at least the Secret Service details for the family are already in place.
Probably won't even have to change their codenames!
The "White House Orientation" won't have to be nearly as long either

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Some difficulties of a second Clinton presidency... (Original Post) kjones Jan 2016 OP
Yes, after Hillary's administration this will not be a problem for the next female president. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #1
All new territory for us pandr32 Jan 2016 #2
Well, it's Bill, so it'll be "First Dude" *Saxophone solo* kjones Jan 2016 #6
Kick & recommended. William769 Jan 2016 #3
FHOTUS Treant Jan 2016 #4
FSOTUS kjones Jan 2016 #5
I rather like First Gentleman Ellen Forradalom Jan 2016 #7
Much better, probably the word I was looking for, but somehow missed. kjones Jan 2016 #8
The Big Dog will be First Gentleman of the United States jmowreader Jan 2016 #9

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Yes, after Hillary's administration this will not be a problem for the next female president.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 02:06 AM
Jan 2016

What is exciting here is Bill Clinton has so much confidence in Hillary and he will do whatever necessary to give Hillary the most successful term possible for Hillary, they are a team, they do not try to out do the other.

pandr32

(11,611 posts)
2. All new territory for us
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 07:03 AM
Jan 2016

...and it feels awkward to some, but we will adjust quickly with a female president and her spouse.
You pointed out that "FLOTUS" is easy to say and I agree, not to mention we are used to it. I do believe that "Lord" formally pairs to "Lady", and so we would not have to change the FLOTUS acronym at all. "First Lady" is an honorary "title." We don't go on informally referring to her as Lady so-and-so, but "Mrs." and so I don't see the reason that we could not refer to the male spouse of a female president as "First Lord", and then refer to him informally as "Mr. so-and-so", or in the case of a former president, "Sir" or "President" so-and-so.
Just a thought.

kjones

(1,053 posts)
6. Well, it's Bill, so it'll be "First Dude" *Saxophone solo*
Wed Jan 6, 2016, 12:06 AM
Jan 2016

I don't know though, "Lady" works well because it's somewhat ambiguous with it's level
of honorifics...ness. "Lord" doesn't work that way really...too "Downton Abbey" ha.
At the same time, yeah..."Man" isn't particularly equal to "Lady" in usage.

Wonder how likely a "bachelor/ette" president is, lol.

Treant

(1,968 posts)
4. FHOTUS
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 02:47 PM
Jan 2016

First Husband Of The United States. I'd pronounce it as "Foe-tuss."

I was idly thinking that things might get stickier when we elect a married gay person to the Presidency, but FLOTUS and FHOTUS still work very well on second thought.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
9. The Big Dog will be First Gentleman of the United States
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:19 AM
Jan 2016

The states that have women as governors call their governors' spouses "first gentlemen." The US would be no different.

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