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Igel

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11. Link.

Fri Aug 26, 2022, 09:50 PM

Aug 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/10/21/addressing-a-former-president/74852958-5995-4068-9f91-a6851bb893a5/

That said, I'm fairly certain that as a child I was told that the title continues into retirement. "President Kennedy" was long dead when I was told this, but he wasn't "Senator Kennedy". He was "President Kennedy", even if he was dead and Johnson or Nixon was in the WH.

Note that this rules out "former president" as a title. Unless we want "former president FDR" and "former president Kennedy." "Former president Senator Kennedy". It lacks panache.

Not sure I like "Senator Obama", to be honest, as the One True Title for the man.

Then again, we have to "fucking stop calling him" "President Obama." Because there can be only one, per Ms. Manners.

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can the media just fucking stop calling him "president trump" ??? [View all] orleans Aug 2022 OP

Ditto ItsjustMe Aug 2022 #1

So did Glenn Kirschner, Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #2

Former Presidents still have the title DrToast Aug 2022 #3

K & big R#5 for, I got flamed to Hades saying this. Was sermonized'bout "custom" & UTUSN Aug 2022 #4

i didn't see that post you're talking about. and fuck that "custom" crap orleans Aug 2022 #8

I also wish they'd stop plastering his image thucythucy Aug 2022 #5

Well, the ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #7

I also would be happy never the hear the name again thucythucy Aug 2022 #9

They pretty much all call the search warrant a raid. gab13by13 Aug 2022 #6

Pretty soon they can call him Inmate #45. llmart Aug 2022 #10

Link. Igel Aug 2022 #11

i was on another thread and came back here for a link to reference my bitchy post orleans Sep 2022 #13

No doubt. Ranks up there with calling it a raid on Mar-a-lago. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #12