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Highest office deserves respect
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 | 2:01 a.m.
Our state’s and community’s elected officials are no better than Newt Gingrich, who never refers to the president by his title, or Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who stuck her finger in his face. You may not like his politics, but the office he holds deserves more respect than he received from those individuals in Las Vegas who seemed to have “scheduling conflicts” and failed to be present for his recent arrival. You officials will be at ribbon cuttings on projects funded by the American Recovery Act (stimulus money) and will lobby to secure government contracts for the state — heaven forbid you miss that photo op!
You have presented to the next generation the epitome of what is wrong with this country — the total lack of respect. Shame on all of you who felt it “politically” detrimental to welcome the man who holds the highest office in our country — like him or not, you embarrassed our city.
No one asked you to vote for him, or even agree with him, but what you did showed how little class you have as elected officials. Next time you appear in Las Vegas for a fundraiser or political event, I hope to return the favor and not show up!
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Oh, quit your whinning, Patti! We can "respect" the office and not the temporary occupant. After the venom and hatred George W. was subjected to for 8 years, a finger in the face is no big deal. If a finger in the face is so traumatic, how will the neophyte handle what's happening in Syria, Iran or Egypt? Like always, badly. Osama Obama is not fit to hold the office and never was. He was elected by black pride and white guilt and we're all paying an awful price for it. That will all change come November, thank God.
Patti, where were you when the major news outlets used to refer President Bush as Mr Bush? And the same also to President Clinton as Mr Clinton? Now gotta ask if when Mr Obama is out of office in 20??, who is gonna be the next rising star of the Democrat party?
Patti never complained about the treatment that Bush got and still gets.
Did people stick their finger into Bush? Yes
Did Patti whine about that? No
It is a reflection on our American society when we do not show due respect for the office of President, the highest elected office. It sets a poor example for the young people in our country, and it is sad when the media, who has the public trust, also engages in such disrespect as well.
Whether or not we like the person in the Presidential office, they are the leader of our country for the time they are serving. It is proper to refer to them, while in office, with their elected title, as one would with a Senator or Congressman or Congresswoman. Once the person is a civilian then the less formal title is appropriate.
If President Obama came to you today, would you not demonstrate proper decorum and manners by referring to him as "Mister President"?
I think well of you and believe the answer would be, "Yes."
Blessings and Peace,
Star
Ms. Tripp,
You should be very happy to live in a country where we are allowed to hold a finger up to our leader's face without being thrown in jail.
If I was still in the military, I would salute the President, but would refuse to shake Mr. Obama's hand. This is exactly the same action I would have taken if given the circumstance when George W. Bush was President after he took us into Iraq.
Remember that Crosby, Stills, and Nash song, "Teach Your Children Well"?
Blessings and Peace,
Star
How do we know that our officials, other than our Mayor, were invited? Any administration is selective as to what politicians have presidential-access, and with the many indictments in recent years, would not surprise me if only the City's Mayor got the call.
Mike Schaefer
Las Vegas
Lets see, we had 8 Yrs of Bill Clinton sticking his finger in the air and lying and making a mockery of the presidency and actually having sex acts performed on him in the Oval office. Didn't hear to many Democrats back then complaining about this blatant disrepect for the office of President. Then we had another 8 yrs in which there was no absolutely no respect paid to Bush Jr or the office of the presidency at all by Democrats (because they tried and failed to steal an election) or their media pals with guys like NBCs Brian Williams sticking his finger in Bushs face during an interview on hurricane Katrina. We spent 8 yrs having to put up with sour grapes there. Now, because Obama sits in the White House these hypocrites have all of sudden found new respect for the office and demand everyone get on board and you can bet it ain't because of the office, but because who's occupying it, a Democrat.
Obama is both classless and clueless, in the same way that people who sell Hooka products are.
"If I was still in the military, I would salute the President, but would refuse to shake Mr. Obama's hand."
However, you would have still saluted the position. These jokers in Las Vegas couldn't even "Man Up" to do that - they are a bunch of self-serving weaselly smegheads, and should all be run out on a rail.
Although I didn't vote for Mayor Goodman (notice I did use her proper title - hint hint gotp-ers), I give her kudos for showing up and beginning the fence mending needed after her dimwitted husband screwed us over.
He's not called No Drama Obama for nothing so I'd be surprised if the president cares who showed up to greet him. He's not the photo-op seeking showboat type.
President Obama leaves all that silly nonsense to the GOP drama queens.
LastThroes, "He's not the photo-op seeking showboat type"
This is the single funniest thing I have read all year.
Thank you for making me fall out of my chair laughing.
Throes, I know you are in the tank for Obama but do you really believe that the most "visible" President in our Nation's history isn't a photo-op hound????
ROTFLMAO
Perhaps the letter writer missed the great schism between Gen MacArthur and President Harry S. Truman. It's legendary. Truman maintained that Mac could thumb his nose at him [Truman] but not the Office of the Presidency. After much back and forth by both, the CIC [President Truman] fired Mac, who recieved a NYC ticker tape parade from the American people and allowed to address Congress on the subject of his military farewell. "Old soldiers never die....."
Truman, to his credit, was a veteran of WW1 and had great respect for the US military and its leaders. The two leaders just did not see eye to eye on their differences in politics and policies for the country.
Truman, as CIC, had ultimate authority over Mac. Obama sadly does not over Brewer and some R's and D's who don't have their nose in his derriere. Such is our system of gov't and party politics. The worse ever ....except for all the others as Churchill once aptly said.
Carmine A. DiFazio
It's common sense: The man in the office should have respect for that office before anyone else can respect him.
Hilarity...
Palin is 'Governor Palin'.
Newt is 'Speaker Gingrich'.
Mitt is 'Governor Romney'.
But, Barack Obama, President of the United States, CURRENT, is 'Mr. Obama' or just 'Obama'.
I never liked Bush II's Politics, but I respected the office that he held, and I actually respect him as a person regardless of his past.
Sometimes you have to look beyond the obviuos to see the true person. If everyone would actually stop hating Obama for a few minutes, maybe they would see more than their "hate" for the man. If Romney gets elected, and that is a huge IF, he's not going to be as arrogant as he is now. The job will humble him if that's possible (but I doubt it). But he's not going to win so that's a moot point.
Note to RHG58: Get over it already that Clinton had sex in teh White House. No one cared what he did except the weasly Republicans of his administration who started the impeachment process. Clinton was a very popular president regardless of his WH romps. He did his job and did it well. So who cares? I'd rather have a President who enjoys sex, whether it is with his wife or some bimbo, a few cocktails once in awhile, then one who acts as if they are holier than thou and would NEVER think of such a thing while they are thumping their bible. Bush started drinking towards the end of his last term but no one complained then. His wife actually left him for awhile because of the drinking and no one seem to care.
As a veteran myself I know and respect the office of the President but do not forget that when writing about the President including his name, his titled need only be at the beginning of the writing and thereafter it can be Mr. or just his/her surname.
In regard to the President himself, HE actually brought some of the disrespect on himself in the General Petraeus case. Any veteran will tell you, speaking ill of the CIC while in uniform will meet with harsh punishment but when Petraeus actually voiced his ill will toward the CIC and it was published, what happened? Petraeus was promoted.
President Obama needs to take responsibility for his own actions as should all Americans be taught to do. Lead by example Mr. President.
Patti.....Good letter.
YES, the highest office deserves respect and
President Obama deserves respect.
The problem is that from day one, the republican
losers never gave him respect.
To this very day, the republican goons still
don't give him any respect.
This already backfired on republicans.
Republicans can't change the facts.
President Obama has been doing a great job in
turning the huge republican mess around and will
easily be re-elected.
The next time President Obama shows up at our
airport, let's see who's there to greet him.
FOR MORE YEARS FOR OUR GREAT PRESIDENT!!!
As Clint Eastwood said,
IT'S HALFTIME IN AMERICA!
Burritto......
As to your question about who would be the next
rising star after President Obama leaves office?
We might have to do what was done when FDR was
president. Give him four extra years.
That's right, twelve years.
Why change a good thing?
It is correct and proper to address President Obama by his duly elected title as Mr. President and nothing less. We all at one time or another don't like a elected sitting President but we should respect the office and the title until the next election.For those who call our President sick names ,does that change when the person you like is elected as President.
teamster,
Thank Gaea, the Earth Mother, and every other deity that you can think of as well as good old American common sense that we have the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
boftx......
Americans needed FDR, for extra years during the
Depression and we need President Obama to keep
fixing this current republican mess.
When we Democrats take back the House this year,
we will really start moving this economy forward.
YES WE CAN!!
teamster,
I'll bet you a BBQ pork butt or brisket that the Democrats will not take back the House this year. If you lose, you have to buy the meat but I'll cook it since I want it done right. :)
boftx.....
I don't eat pork, that stuff will kill you.
Your loss, what about brisket? (That's beef.)
Brian Williams poked his finger at Pres Bush 43 during an interview and then shakes his head when Gov B does it. Can you say hypocrite? I thought so.
If we are asked to respect the office, then perhaps the media should NOT make a hero out of the guy who threw his shoe at Bush???? Should not shout questions at Reagan??? But that would be asking liberals to be civil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!