Barry Hussein????

[chrisw127]

Barry

Higher taxes.

Drum circles.

Welfare mommas.

Sex education.

Herbal tea.

Gay marriage.

Government cheese.

Electric cars.

More trees.

Natural fibers.

Volunteerism.

Any of that scare you?

 

[Oreo Cookie]

Don't kid yourself though. People who do it ain't being polite. We can sit back and snicker and think "What a doof!" But, it's not a cute little nickname. It's not a pet name. It's not polite. It's not cute.

It's meant to insult and be disrespectful. They know it and we know it.

ITA!

President elect Obama, and come 1/20/09 President Obama, or Mr. President. Let's just remember who is running the country, not those calling him H. Their guy lost, they need to get-over-it!

 

[OrlandoMike]

Any of that scare you?

Only the Government cheese thing, I hear that stuff is nasty!

 

[shortbun]

I don't care about Barry either. What's laughable is a man who has a name like their so called ENEMIES could STILL beat their team into the White House. I guess his name didn't SCARE enough people...

What else didn't work?

He's a Muslim

He's a Socialist

A female VP after not choosing Hillary

Joe the Plumber

Tito the Builder

Bill Ayres

Rev Wright....

Man, should I go on???

lol! you forgot 'elitist!' Horrors!

 

[1 goofy family]

It's only just begun for that man. He'll endure 4 years or 8 years of insults and slights. He'll so wish that Hillary won.

I honestly think Obama has bigger things to worry about than petty insults. He's a grown man, as much as some will want him to I don't think he'll go home crying to mama just because someone said something mean.

And seriously, who even listens to Rush Limbaugh anyway? What a pathetic joke of a man.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Barry

H

Your next PRESIDENT

 

[crazyforgoofy]

ITA!

President elect Obama, and come 1/20/09 President Obama, or Mr. President. Let's just remember who is running the country, not those calling him H. Their guy lost, they need to get-over-it!

Seems we heard this a lot back in '04. There are a few here who seriously need to take a dose of their own advice.

 

[emma'smom]

Ok..so let's embrace "Barry H" and all start using it! If we make it a "pet name" then it looses its power to be insulting!! So..."President Barry H!"--my next president!!!

 

[Rella Bella]

Higher taxes.

Drum circles.

Welfare mommas.

Sex education.

Herbal tea.

Gay marriage.

Government cheese.

Electric cars.

More trees.

Natural fibers.

Volunteerism.

Any of that scare you?

What a strange conglomeration of things.

 

[rentayenta]

We have to drink herbal tea? Whoa, that's way too much for me..............

 

[ConcKahuna]

He's named after his father, and his middle name is his grand father's first name. It means "Handsome One" in arabic.

 

[Magic Mom]

What do you care what people call him. Those aren't nasty or disrespectful so what difference does it make? Personally, I'll call him Obama or BO when I'm too lazy too type out the name.
I've heard Pres. Bush called much worse than his middle name....did that upset you too?

 

[Planogirl]

Calling him Hussein is meant to be an insult but that one is easy to ignore. I see nothing bad about Barry or H. H is kind of like W after all.

 

[HunnyPots]

You know, its like in elementary school - when the idiots can't find anything real to taunt you about, they make fun of your name...

 

[Rella Bella]

You know, its like in elementary school - when the idiots can't find anything real to taunt you about, they make fun of your name...

 

[Family Fun Mom]

Before you start crying foul you should really think of all the names you guys called Bush over the last eight years. All presidents get such a name (remember Slick Willy?), usually several. Quit being so sensitive. It's going to get much worse. You really need to thicken your skin.

Besides, Hussein is not even a parody, it's his actual name. You look silly crying about people calling a man by his given name.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Calling him Hussein is meant to be an insult but that one is easy to ignore. I see nothing bad about Barry or H. H is kind of like W after all.

No, it isn't "kind of like W." W was embraced by the bushies and the President and his family as a fond nickname. The posters who use it with regularity use it as a slur and an insult.

 

[Nancyg56]

Don't kid yourself though. People who do it ain't being polite. We can sit back and snicker and think "What a doof!" But, it's not a cute little nickname. It's not a pet name. It's not polite. It's not cute.

It's meant to insult and be disrespectful. They know it and we know it.

I don't like it either but then I don't laugh at ethnic or racial jokes either so what do I know?

I've heard Pres. Bush called much worse than his middle name....did that upset you too?

When it was said in a mean or spiteful way I did. I look forward to the day when people can disagree with the President and not get so insulting.

 

[FinallyBoughtDVC]

I've noticed a few people here on the Dis refer to President Elect Obama as Hussein or Barry. I was also listening to Rush Limbaugh the other day and heard him call Obama by his middle name Hussein. I'm just wondering is this supposed to be some type of insult. I understood the reason for doing this before the election was over but I guess I just don't get it now. I always chuckle when I see him being referred by those names because the posters seem to be so proud of the fact that they call him Barry or Hussein.....I am an Obama supporter and it honestly makes me laugh when I see it....I always think to myself you can call him Barry or Hussein all you want but just remember that it's President elect Barry Hussein (I actuallly love the sound of it)

Anyone who does this reminds me of an 8 year old bully making fun of another child by mocking his name because he's/she's got nothing else to pick on.

I can't take any adult seriously who chooses to not call another adult by the name they prefer. In fact, it's downright pathetic. It's like, grow the freak up already.

 

[bicker]

I think "Hussein" specifically is not really used as an insult against the President-elect (at least not a significant insult), but rather as fear-mongering. Its most significant artifact is disrespect of the general public (and in that case, it shows great disrespect).

You have to wonder about someone, who is trying to make a point, who in doing so actively insults the people he's trying to convince.