One thing Obama does that Bush also did

[undeterred]

is refer to people as "folks". It irritates the hell out of me every time the President says it, because it reminds me of *.

:rant:

[Booster]

1. If he starts saying "the American people have to

understand" then I'm giving up.

[babylonsister]

2. Doesn't bother me because I use it, too. But "my friends" would. Ugh. nt

[Captain Hilts]

Hey!

FDR: That worked for me!

[babylonsister]

6. Can you explain your FDR attraction?

Seriously. You bring him up constantly, so I just wonder. Not a bad person to have as an example, but still...

[Captain Hilts]

7. The other presidential libraries don't have as easy of photo links.

Though the Nixon library has a great photo series of Nixon meeting Elvis, THE most requested photograph from the US archives.

And MANY people are drawing the comparisons between the two eras and two presidents. Have you missed that?

[babylonsister]

9. No, I haven't missed a thing, and wonder about your FDR Jones.

But you apparently don't want to answer, and that's okay.

[Captain Hilts]

10. The answer is the other libraries don't have good photo links.

Did you miss the TIME cover with Obama decked out as FDR? One of the conservative magazines also had it.

Then there are all the Great Depression analogies being made. And the comparisons - unfair - of Bush to Hoover. Hoover got a bum rap.

[babylonsister]

12. You didn't answer my question. I think you need to. Why?

And Hoover got a bum rap? OK.

[Captain Hilts]

14. Several threads today have been started making comparisons with the New Deal...

such as this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5014451

And this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5014390

Here's another:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x423830

That's just a quick perusal.

It's not enough to read the news. You have to know history to place it in perspective.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. I use the term "folks" all the time. Remember this....

the English language has only a limited number of terms. Plus, any word in the mouth of a total idiot and buffoon is quite different from that same word in the mouth of a brilliant man.

[Captain Hilts]

4. I do the same thing. It's a compromise between the formal 'people' and 'y'all'. nt

[ferrous wheel]

5. Goes to Camp David? Oh, the 'folks' thing. Don't worry, it's a totally harmless

linguistic idiosyncrasy that actually is fairly endearing to the people whose support he actually needs.
Don't invent a crisis when none exists. :D

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. As long as he doesn't say "misunderestimated" I am happy

[Captain Hilts]

11. Ain't that the truth. My Bush drinking game was to drink when he used a compound sentence. nt

[EFerrari]

13. Just wait until he puts food on families!