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Yeah I didn't get it as well.Is something strange going down with Obama in texts books? The answer to the hypothetical seems rather clear. Whatever the standard the book is using for all President's names is what Obama is referred to as.
Hey, Hussein's the boys' middle name.
That's it.
It's wonderful watching the Propaganda Meister Democrats getting their knickers in a wad over the idea that someone might actually put the first half-black president's full name in an American history textbook.
It's just more evidence of the life of lies and denial they lead, and conclusive proof that they should not be allowed within 20000 feet of any school, pre-school, playground, or public park.
Hey, Hussein's the boys' middle name.
That's it.
It's wonderful watching the Propaganda Meister Democrats getting their knickers in a wad over the idea that someone might actually put the first half-black president's full name in an American history textbook.
It's just more evidence of the life of lies and denial they lead, and conclusive proof that they should not be allowed within 20000 feet of any school, pre-school, playground, or public park.
Is something strange going down with Obama in texts books? The answer to the hypothetical seems rather clear. Whatever the standard the book is using for all President's names is what Obama is referred to as.
Apparently a text book in Texas was going to use his middle name throughout it. There was some disagreements on this. There's no concrete information as to how other presidents were refered to, save for peoples memories of schools and a general academic standard for referencing people, so thus the three potential hypotheticals.
Essentially I'm curious if the uproar is for uproars sake because people regarding the texas situation just don't know what the text book status is for other Presidents so are just arguing based on their assumption which may be different than others, or if there are people on either side that just want it used no matter what or just don't want it used no matter what.
I remember that in my textbooks it was President first and last name. Only in the few cases like FDR or JFK were the middle name used. That or to tell the difference between Bush I and Bush II. But as a student all I would want is consistency out of the textbook. If every president's middle name is included then include Obama's.
Hey, Hussein's the boys' middle name.
That's it.
It's wonderful watching the Propaganda Meister Democrats getting their knickers in a wad over the idea that someone might actually put the first half-black president's full name in an American history textbook.
It's just more evidence of the life of lies and denial they lead, and conclusive proof that they should not be allowed within 20000 feet of any school, pre-school, playground, or public park.
Oh come on! The reason they wish to toss that in any chance they get is so the little kiddies will think he is an Evil Muslim:roll:
Well apparently conservatives so far DON'T want it tossed in there to make kiddies think he is an Evil Muslim.
As well though, liberals so far DON'T want it kept out to "hide the truth" that his middle name is Hussein.
I'm really interested in a few of the birther's to vote though, and a certian vet.
It'd be interesting, but I don't actually think so.
In two parts really...
One, I really do think that most that talk about the name in the text book thing are doing it with a certian preconcieved notion of what's "normal" for a text book that fits their preconcieved notion of what they want, even if its a subconsious assumption. By that I mean either consiously or subconsiously I think some Conservatives are assuming books have the presidents full names in them so they want Obama's in and think that's okay and that some Liberals are assuming the books have the President's common names in them so they don't want it.
I do think the majority of people on both sides would have no issue with consistancy and when faced with that directly would say such. The issue is so often when these things are discussed that bit of context isn't given so its left to everyones own internal assumptions through their consious or subconsious mind.
I also think there's probably people, on both sides, that may end up seeing this...knowing they would vote differently...and avoid it, I do give you that. Maybe I should've done anonymous and could always try a sister poll to this out soon and see how it turns up.
The reason is because something that we don't like to talk about in polite company. Liberals fear that the word hussein, being middle eastern, can be used in identity politics.
No, that's not it at all.
If you use the complete name everywhere, then use the complete name everywhere. If you use first and last name, use first and last name.
Most conservatives who use his middle name use it only to point out that it doesn't sound typically American. So it's conservatives playing identity politics.
It's his middle name and should be used if that's the standard. He used it in his inauguration as all presidents before him. Utterly appropriate.
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