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Is Michelle Obama Taking Her Own Press Too Seriously?
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I actually clicked on a piece about the First Puppy. Seems he's all hyper and stuff, chewing tootsies and waking folks up in the middle of the night. But here's the line that activated my pomposity meter: "The president and I came out and we thought somebody was out there."
"The President"? Not Barack or Barry or my husband? The President?
Michelle: Back away from the Kool-Aid. I'll cover you.
Mrs. O'Bama's calling the president, 'the president"
Wasn't she speaking to a child on 'Take your kids to work' day? What should she have called him???????????????
"Pompous" Mrs. Obama
Please....she was speaking to a gathering of children. Polite adults don't call other adults by their first names to children. My mother taught me to call adults Mr or Mrs
So-and-so, and I taught my children to do the same. This model is quite rigorous in schools, so children are used to adults being referred to by title or by the formal
Mr or Mrs pattern.
Context
Sorry Ms. Dickerson (may I call you Debra?) but I agree with the two previous comments. Context is everything.
OK. You got me.
I wasn't accounting for the context. Just weird that when the hubby goes out after a bump in the night with a bat, clad only in boxers...and 18 secret service guys, well you get my drift.
I'm just terrified she'll turn into Empress Nancy Reagan, with all this adulation.
Debra J. Dickerson
MoJo Blogger
Is Michelle Obama Taking Her Own Press to Seriously?
I guess you like most members of your cohort don't think he deserves to be addressed as the president.
Whaaaa?
Huh?
Debra J. Dickerson
MoJo Blogger
Fuggeddaboudit, Debra
Mrs. Obama was in fact speaking to children when she referred to 'the President.' She is not going to turn into Nancy Reagan -- Mrs. Reagan was little more than a clotheshorse and socialite. Mrs. Obama has more intellectual substance, and has actually worked for a living -- two things that Nancy simply has no clue about.
suki's comment unfair.....
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Nancy Reagan graduated from Smith College, which was and is a very distinguished institution of learning. Also, Nancy Reagan worked as an actress for many years. I was not a Reagan supporter but it's not fair to make up facts about someone to prove a point.
o rly
that's funny. this blog about pomposity from debra dickerson activated my irony meter.
re: Mrs. Obama knew her audience
Mrs. Obama is very smart, educated so she knows to speak properly with her audience. I salute her for showing and teaching the kids to be respectful.
Know your audience first before speaking and the first lady does:-)
More power to you First Lady!