It is okay to use the middle name.
It is not okay to use it to promote fear and hatrid out of ignorance.
It depends on how you use it!
Ah, yes. There is a hope as well. I should put that forward as well. Some will use the name hoping there will be an association, others will attempt to mock them for fear there will be an association.You're being dishonest on this. This is only half the story.
It is also the HOPE of association that causes people like Bill Cunningham & Limbaugh & the rest to use his middle name, mainly with the uneducated. And you know that.
Many on this site have used "Sidney" and Mitt's first name previous to that.
US Presidents and Serial killers will often have their full names listed. And I don't know why those two groups do, but they just do.
Damo's just plain stupid today.
Maybe...but unless he thinks Barack Hussein Obama is suddenly going to be outed as a serial killer he has just conceded that he's going to be elected President.
"US Presidents and Serial killers will often have their full names listed."
Well done there, Damo.
However, considering the success of previous predictions...we should consider this topic again in November.
Pretty much. I just think that the people who make the largest deal about using the name are those who believe that just the name association alone will kill Obama's shot. If that were true, he'd be doomed already.Maybe...but unless he thinks Barack Hussein Obama is suddenly going to be outed as a serial killer he has just conceded that he's going to be elected President.
"US Presidents and Serial killers will often have their full names listed."
Well done there, Damo.
However, considering the success of previous predictions...we should consider this topic again in November.
Pretty much. I just think that the people who make the largest deal about using the name are those who believe that just the name association alone will kill Obama's shot. If that were true, he'd be doomed already.
You mean Obama can't lose without people accusing the US of racism. The reality is that the race is already closer than people want it to be. Why else do you think that simply saying is name is an "attack"?If America really was that small minded, you're right, he'd never have become the front runner.
However, if he were to become the nominee and subsequently lose to the old fella then a large part of the World's media is going to cry "Racist!" as loud as they possibly can. Obama will have been beaten by racism, the system and everything under the sun except McCain. Obama can't really lose.
This is ridiculous. I think the guy who says "barack HUSSEIN obama" is clearly doing exactly what others are complaining about. I don't think the guy who simply uses all three names is always doing that though.Damo has been stupid for awhile now. He is trying to find some bullshit way to support the repubs again.
It is ridiculous to claim that the real issue is those that criticize the use and not those playing to the prejudices.
Barak needs to attack this head on. he needs to say " My name is Barak Hussein Obama. It was a name I had no choice in and was given to me by my parent. It is part of who I am and part of who I will always be. I am not ashamed of it and my right wing detractors have attempted to use it in a cynical way to draw a line between myself and Saddam. Thos people that are simpleton enough for this to have an impact would never have voted for me in the first place and from here on out it is a non issue EXCEPT for the idiots that think it will sway people." And be done with it. Get someone to clean up what I just said, point out nicely how fucking stupid people like Cunningham are, move on. Only retards think this thing has any legs.
John McCain's is Sidney. Hillary's is Diane.
Pretty much. I just think that the people who make the largest deal about using the name are those who believe that just the name association alone will kill Obama's shot. If that were true, he'd be doomed already.
You mean Obama can't lose without people accusing the US of racism. The reality is that the race is already closer than people want it to be. Why else do you think that simply saying is name is an "attack"?
Rubbish. Who brought it up? It's been going for quite some time now. But it really has nothing to do with race.Who brought the entire situation up, Mr. partisan hack? Your side. The racists.
His middle name is not only used by those who are attempting to attack him. The loudest detractors would like you to think so, but it is simply untrue.You're being unusually stupid today.
If I said "Barack Hussein Obama", it would not be an attack. His middle name is only said by people who are using it as an attack. Clear, plain, and simple. Don't play the trivialization game.