Democratic Primaries

David__77

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90. Just like Obama's name is "Barack Hussein Obama," right?

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:35 PM

Mar 2019

I'm thinking someone, somewhere, said that when Obama changes his middle name, then they would stop referring to him as that.

No one's going to be arrested for using someone's middle name or someone's initials, of course.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Why the continual referral of Senator Sanders as BS? [View all] ALBliberal Mar 2019 OP

Because those are his initials? EricMaundry Mar 2019 #1

Just like Obama's name is "Barack Hussein Obama," right? David__77 Mar 2019 #92

No, it's BHO themaguffin Mar 2019 #95

His name is "Barack Hussein Obama," and his initials or BHO or BO - that's right. David__77 Mar 2019 #96

Yes either of those themaguffin Mar 2019 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2019 #184

BS seems appropriate to me. His initials after all. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #2

Is "Barack Hussein Obama" appropriate for Obama? David__77 Mar 2019 #93

Once again, those are not initials themaguffin Mar 2019 #100

BS. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #3

Kinda like JFK, HHH, LBJ, HRC, DJT, SHS, GHWB, W, RR, Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #6

Don't forget AOC! ;-) nt Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #65

Don't you mean AO-C? George II Mar 2019 #149

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Mar 2019 #4

Hmmmm...maybe it's just coincidental that those referring to Senator Sanders ALBliberal Mar 2019 #5

My favorite though is "sanders," with a small "s"... just a sign that Bernie is gaining traction InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #13

How is sanders gaining traction in the real world? Gothmog Mar 2019 #58

That's hysterical! NurseJackie Mar 2019 #66

Are you an RN? dubyadiprecession Mar 2019 #113

I'm NJ ... Just like New Jersey. 😜 NurseJackie Mar 2019 #116

Can you provide examples or are you just guessing? Why do Bernie people keep trying to stir it up OregonBlue Mar 2019 #42

No he isn't. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #45

I'm not quite ready to... tonedevil Mar 2019 #185

What's the alternative? dawg day Mar 2019 #168

Oh, I can't imagine radical noodle Mar 2019 #7

Bernie is the Best Ron Fleishman Mar 2019 #8

Couldn't agree more, for all the reasons you stated... why Bernie deserves our utmost respect... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #12

BS has my utmost respect forklift Mar 2019 #15

Then how about BitB? George II Mar 2019 #72

Does BS have enough "balls" to release at least 7 years of his tax returns? louis c Mar 2019 #205

Juvenile name-calling melman Mar 2019 #9

Oh, melman. Initials aren't name-calling. betsuni Mar 2019 #18

Oh betsuni melman Mar 2019 #118

BS NurseJackie Mar 2019 #69

aw melman Mar 2019 #119

Aw. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #126

Wonderful melman Mar 2019 #127

I have two gifs that offer the perfect response, TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #79

Why would you want to post alertable gifs? melman Mar 2019 #123

Why not? TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #124

I'm not wondering melman Mar 2019 #125

You asked a question so it sure seemed like you were wondering and did care. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #129

Here's a helpful link melman Mar 2019 #130

It's our fault his parents didn't give BS a middle name? CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #10

Just another way of showing disrespect to one of our leading Democratic candidates... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #11

"they'll start showing him proper respect" betsuni Mar 2019 #14

I can already hear "Hail to the Chief" forklift Mar 2019 #16

Will that be before or after he releases his tax returns? Tipperary Mar 2019 #17

BS has absolutely NO intention of releasing his full tax returns. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #63

Releasing sanders tax returns would hurt book sales Gothmog Mar 2019 #67

Yep. Tipperary Mar 2019 #83

BS isn't a threat to the "established way of politically doing things" whatsoever. George II Mar 2019 #26

He's not a Democrat Renew Deal Mar 2019 #31

Aw. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #36

When did BS proclaim he's a Democcrat... louis c Mar 2019 #145

Maybe some people are non-binary in their politics n/t Perrenial Voter Mar 2019 #201

Ya, I know that. Many Sanders' supporters proved that in the 2016 GE (NT) louis c Mar 2019 #203

Well this is a constructive post. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #19

Its a fishing trip jcgoldie Mar 2019 #33

No, there is also a great deal about KH n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #52

The intention is obvious. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #20

Care to share with us what that "intention" might be? George II Mar 2019 #27

Lulzd. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #132

Yes, the denials are silly. David__77 Mar 2019 #59

As you insult members as "militants".. look Cha Mar 2019 #142

I'm just happy not to be called a "centrist." CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #179

lol.. Fighters for Democracy! Cha Mar 2019 #180

Because the best admission is by way of denial. Igel Mar 2019 #143

To top things off TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #153

Militants? mcar Mar 2019 #166

Give an alternative then. dawg day Mar 2019 #169

Yup!! Not working though... say hello to PS, as in President Sanders!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #158

Lol. Tipperary Mar 2019 #21

Everything is a RIGGED CONSPIRACY!11!!! betsuni Mar 2019 #22

Lol! Tipperary Mar 2019 #23

same reason Trump calls people names KayF Mar 2019 #24

Why not? Ever see the references to "PBO", or "HRC", or any number of others? When he changes... George II Mar 2019 #25

Just like Obama's name is "Barack Hussein Obama," right? David__77 Mar 2019 #90

kick and rec for title bigtree Mar 2019 #28

Well played!! George II Mar 2019 #30

I have a suggestion forklift Mar 2019 #29

Considering the new "re-framing" effort, perhaps he could be Bernard X Sanders? CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #43

My morning coffee just shot out of my nose...lol. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #47

Or..... George II Mar 2019 #74

.... ehrnst Mar 2019 #141

You've won the thread with that post n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #171

I'm dying! yardwork Mar 2019 #195

How about SS for Senator Sanders? treestar Mar 2019 #61

That's why Leslie Lynch King Jr. chose Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. George II Mar 2019 #71

Is this like the people who didn't like people calling Obama "Barack Hussein Obama?" David__77 Mar 2019 #110

No mcar Mar 2019 #167

let's be completely honest here quickesst Mar 2019 #32

LOL Gothmog Mar 2019 #68

Welcome quickesst Mar 2019 #162

Yep; I do it, I admit that freely. If you can't handle your candidate getting called names, LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #75

You are right about Hillary quickesst Mar 2019 #164

I think he should be referred to as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)....nt SidDithers Mar 2019 #34

Soon to be Mr. President!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #35

There's a LOT of vetting and voting to be done between now and July 2020 George II Mar 2019 #38

BS...nt SidDithers Mar 2019 #39

+1 jcgoldie Mar 2019 #53

That would be wonderful! David__77 Mar 2019 #57

I see what you did there LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #144

For some, it's his initials... TCJ70 Mar 2019 #37

It sure is... same for those who refer to Bernie as "sanders"... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #159

Maybe for some it's to differentiate between bernie sanders and Sarah Huckabee Sanders n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #172

Riiiiiiiight... I'm sure that's it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #176

BVS LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #40

i refer to Hillary as HRC and Obama as PBO... samnsara Mar 2019 #41

Name ONE political figure identified by only TWO initials Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #46

Ronald Regan RR, Donald Trump, DT for starters. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #48

No, those are not common usages. ANYONE can be abrieviated by two initials Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #49

What is his middle name? LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #78

DT is used a lot. People used W for well, W. Come on. themaguffin Mar 2019 #111

W has no negative association. What about JC, BC and BO? Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #135

BO was used. I never gave a second thought, just like I never thought negatively of "BS" for Bernie themaguffin Mar 2019 #136

HRC was routinely called Hillary Rodham Clinton; Sanders' middle name is rarely used, if ever LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #56

Exactly. Franklin Delano Roosevelt became FDR for another example. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #60

I honestly can't believe people are so insecure about their candidate that this is an issue LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #62

I looked it up; it looks like he doesn't even HAVE a middle name, so this is all really silly LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #77

Never trust someone whose name is two first names ... or has no middle name at all n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #173

He doesn't have one: George II Mar 2019 #150

They had SPECIFIC reasons for 3 initials. Wow what the fuck people. themaguffin Mar 2019 #97

TR MrsMatt Mar 2019 #194

Just a way to diss without risking an alert. Nobody uses KH or EW or JB or JI for other candidates Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #44

What's ridiculous is the cynical denials. David__77 Mar 2019 #55

No, what's ridiculous is people getting so upset over petty stuff like this LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #64

It's a matter of viewpoint, as with anything. David__77 Mar 2019 #70

I've seen EW used on DU before. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #81

Obviously in many cases it's to say "bullshit." David__77 Mar 2019 #50

I don't like Bernie.... Adrahil Mar 2019 #51

B. Sanders is another option. But with no press briefings happening anymore Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #54

Barry Sanders is the greatest, most popular running back ever! TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #82

LOL You can make a case for that, but a stronger one for ES n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #134

Emmitt Smith, the Greatest Of All Time! comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #191

What an odd question. JFK, BHO. I mean, shortcuts for MineralMan Mar 2019 #73

Same here. Control-Z Mar 2019 #178

Some people being "clever" shanny Mar 2019 #76

Not too clever. David__77 Mar 2019 #115

hence the quotation marks shanny Mar 2019 #121

I'm guessing it's just part of the "vetting"process. dgauss Mar 2019 #80

What a thing to whine about NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #84

What about calling Obama "Barack Hussein Obama?" David__77 Mar 2019 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author David__77 Mar 2019 #87

Whatabout whatabout whatabout NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #89

Do you like calling Obama "Barack Hussein Obama?" David__77 Mar 2019 #91

Whatabout whatabout whatabout whatabout NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #94

Once again, those are not initials themaguffin Mar 2019 #101

Right, it's a name. David__77 Mar 2019 #104

Huh? themaguffin Mar 2019 #106

I never had a problem with it BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #146

I know, really? sheshe2 Mar 2019 #170

Well, since the topic is initials, I've seen BHO used many times, as well as PBO. George II Mar 2019 #148

Lots of reasons. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #85

Some people may "respectfully" refer to Obama as "Barack Hussein Obama." David__77 Mar 2019 #88

You made that comment already, but those are not initials themaguffin Mar 2019 #99

Right, names/nicknames/initials can be used with ill intent. David__77 Mar 2019 #102

It's not a nickname. Jesus Christ (or should I say JC). themaguffin Mar 2019 #105

Names/nicknames/initials are all means of identifying people. David__77 Mar 2019 #107

You are equating and conflating different things. I never saw anything to "BS" because initials seem themaguffin Mar 2019 #112

BHO or BO may also be perceived as an insult. David__77 Mar 2019 #114

I never took it as such. I never saw anything where it was taken that way. Seriously, in a decade themaguffin Mar 2019 #117

Just sometimes. David__77 Mar 2019 #120

links to links to links. Ok "sometimes." Whatever. themaguffin Mar 2019 #122

Normally I'd say JHFC ... but that's just me n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #174

people often refer to Barack Obama as BO. I don't really like it. EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #103

Nobody complained about insulting Obama when the initials "BO" was used, catbyte Mar 2019 #108

So is PHD, maybe we can use that? George II Mar 2019 #155

Sure, if his name was Phillip Henry Dixon catbyte Mar 2019 #157

Meh. I agree that sometimes it is used as a tweak. MH1 Mar 2019 #109

This. The_Counsel Mar 2019 #204

I often refer to Hillary Clinton as murielm99 Mar 2019 #128

LBJ took the IRT down to murielm99 Mar 2019 #131

High as you know what... LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #137

I will have to get the "Hair" CD out, murielm99 Mar 2019 #160

I can't imagine the Bern at a Be In. A Sit In, yes. A Be In, no. LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #177

I'm old, I saw Hair on Broadway way back whenever! George II Mar 2019 #190

I saw it in Chicago the first week it opened there. murielm99 Mar 2019 #192

I was only two years old when they first performed the musical. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #196

+1 LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #140

When I was training for marathons (MANY decades ago!) we'd do LSD every second day.... George II Mar 2019 #156

Trump supporters suffer from the DT's. Sneederbunk Mar 2019 #133

I think everyone knows why it's so "convenient" to use his initials defacto7 Mar 2019 #138

I've done it elswhere, in response to his evasion of the Townhall question about harassment LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #139

It's what we do. But some do it constantly, defacto7 Mar 2019 #151

I have no desire at all to engage in constructive debate with Amimnoch Mar 2019 #147

Thanks for sharing your view. David__77 Mar 2019 #163

Time to turn that frown upside down! floppyboo Mar 2019 #152

Because BS are his initials. Progressive dog Mar 2019 #154

I smell fear, and a lot of it at that. liftallboats Mar 2019 #161

AOC, HRC, JFK -- all instantly recognizable by their initials. pnwmom Mar 2019 #165

If one truly cares about being respectful... tonedevil Mar 2019 #175

I can't be "respectful" to anyone who denigrates the Democratic party... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #181

That's cool. /nt tonedevil Mar 2019 #183

We need a nominee who will unite the party Gothmog Mar 2019 #186

I think you mean "unite". If not, the primaries will be interesting, that's for sure. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #188

Agreed, great post. And after today's hire of 3rd-party R B Garr Mar 2019 #206

I cannot support anyone who wants to sabotage and destroy the Democratic party... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #211

Most of the time, I refer to him as Bernie. I use initials for ecstatic Mar 2019 #182

Please don't just use "Sanders" California_Republic Mar 2019 #187

simple Lazy Daisy Mar 2019 #189

Some might think it should be BNADS. mwooldri Mar 2019 #193

It's just a juvenile attack left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #197

No it's not. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #198

It's Funny they don't want BS called Cha Mar 2019 #208

Talk to BS about his initials instead Cha Mar 2019 #207

"St. Bern" works for me, chief Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #199

They are his initials, no? peggysue2 Mar 2019 #200

Please, let's find something even more petty to bicker about! Cary Mar 2019 #202

I would never knowingly call him BS. Blue_true Mar 2019 #209

He's always been BS and Cha Mar 2019 #210