2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLISTEN: Hillary Clinton Reflects On Prince's Passing
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with Patty Jackson on WDAS in Philadeplphia. Before they spoke about politics and the presidential race, Clinton was asked to reflect on the shocking passing of one of music's biggest icons, Prince.
LISTEN ("You think of him as being almost eternal." : http://kmel.iheart.com/articles/trending-104655/listen-hillary-clinton-reflects-on-princes-14631580/
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)BooScout
(10,406 posts)grossproffit
(5,591 posts)It was the 1999 concert. We used to sing Controversy in the car.
Mommy & Daddy!
Beacool
(30,250 posts)Loved that album.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)egalitegirl
(362 posts)Hillary is no longer Secretary of State. She is a FORMER Secretary of State. This is not a permanent position.
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)SOS and former SOS are both correct.
LuvLoogie
(7,011 posts)will always be President Obama. Jimmy Carter is still refered to as President Carter.
Hillary has earned every position and office she has held. She is a hard-working, highly intelligent and gregarious woman.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)you are referred by the last office occupied. Whether that is Mayor so and so, or Governor so and so, or Secretary so and so. Notice, I did not say for what office. It could be Secretary of the Interior incidentally, but if I mentioned Secretary Jewell, I suppose most people would go who? Former police chiefs and sheriffs are also allowed to keep the honorifics, so it is Sheriff Kollender (RIP). He in particular could be referred as both Chief and Sheriff since he held both, but at the end of his life was referred by the last post he held, Sheriff, and why former military members are usually identified as Col. whatever (ret) in writing.
For the record, speaking of style, and this drives me nuts. The NYT still uses an older style adding things like Mister Obama, instead of President Obama, or Mrs. whatever.. they are like the only remaining ones still doing that. But when you cover court... guess what? Mr. or Mrs is used often...
Not being pedantic and in case you wonder, per the AP manual of style, where i am drawing this from, Web and Internet will be lower cased starting June 1. Yup, putting my money away to get the new electronic version.
Zynx
(21,328 posts)Jimmy Carter is still referred to as "President Carter" on formal occasions.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)She carries Prince CDs in her purse.
insta8er
(960 posts)Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)Zing!
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,989 posts)I'm glad she is talking about him.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)Sorry man. RIP.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)And am pretty sure she has no idea who Prince is! Amazing how she gets props for not deserving it. Reminds me of the Bosnia event -- under fire! I understand allegiance but this is beyond loyalty!
Run along and tell the admins!
bigtree
(85,998 posts)akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Jitter65
(3,089 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Amazing those four words is all it takes.
You might want to check how former Presidents, SoS, VP's, and more are addressed after leaving.
Excellent educational moment.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Zynx
(21,328 posts)People are referred to as their last title. Deal with it.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Sounds like it.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)she will be Madame President in the near future
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)I can't even think about politics today - it's a day of mourning for me. My all-time favourite musical artists, since I was 8 years old (now in my 40s). He was a complicated person and his stance on gay marriage pissed me off, but he was an absolute musical genius and we will never see another like him. He could play every instrument (Dave Grohl was once asked "Is Prince a better musician than you?" and answered "Man, Prince is a better DRUMMER than I am" and wrote more perfect pop songs than anyone. Most musicians go their whole careers trying to write ONE song as good as some of the filler tracks on Prince's least-known albums.
Interviewer to Eric Clapton: What does it feel like to be the greatest guitar player in the world?
Eric Clapton: I don't know, ask Prince.
My consolation is that it's pretty great to leave a legacy that compels people to get up and dance. And also that there's probably an equal amount of material to what he's already published, perfectly preserved in the Paisley Park vaults. Knowing Prince, he'll have mastered and catalogued all of it, with precise release dates after his death. Never let it be said he wasn't a weird control freak, lol.
When you fall in love with an artist the way I fell in love with Prince, it lasts a lifetime.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)listen to him-in the clubs -never knowing he would grow into 'an American original" . I heard last week that he had been ill and was stunned today. Our lead supervisor at work---actually made an announcement at work early in the day.
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)thing I did was pull the Rolling Stone greatest guitarists and I got tired of looking when i got to around 60 and still had not seen his name.
He may not have been the greatest, that is to be debated, but he belonged in a very select group.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)right after it came out in 2008. They said he said he was following the biblical teachings of Agape and non judgment.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)Was disappointed.
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)and staunchly against SSM....
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)See my post above. He was a complicated person and religion really messed him up. But it doesn't discount the fact that he was a genius, once in a lifetime musician.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)but you won't hear about it.
Lonnie Mack.
http://blogs.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/pop-noise/46490-rip-blues-guitar-great-lonnie-mack
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)because I have a lot of musicians on my Twitter feed.
Here he is with Stevie Ray Vaughan, another musician whose death made me cry:
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)Great talent, too many musical greats gone this year.
beaglelover
(3,486 posts)hate them. Who lives like that?
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)riversedge
(70,242 posts)rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)riversedge
(70,242 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)grossproffit
(5,591 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)beaglelover
(3,486 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)beaglelover
(3,486 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Hillary Clinton
"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."
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azurnoir
(45,850 posts)Good Golly Miss Molly
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azurnoir
(45,850 posts)in fact he turned down the role of Little Richard in any bio-pic more than once
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