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Presidential name-squishing: disrespectful or dynamic?
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07-02-2010, 04:36 AM
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Presidential name-squishing: disrespectful or dynamic?
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but it seems like the conservative media's attitude, or the media's attitude in general, has been more disrespectful of President Obama's administration than previous administrations.
I say this primarily because it seems more common now to reference him by his last name alone, rather than the title President Obama, but also because of the name squishing. Back during campaign season, there was "Obamarama," then Obamanation, then Obamacare, now I'm watching Fox and they're flashing Obamanomics. Seriously? I don't know if his name is just easier to append than previous presidents, or if it's a symptom of the Twitter generation or what, but it's annoying.
And I'm not sure if this trend bothers me more because it gives conservatives a rapid-fire way to turn any discussion partisan, or if it is more disrespectful of Obama's policies and his office. And I can speculate on why that is, as I'm sure you all can. But, yeah. Thoughts?
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