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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Thu May 3, 2012, 04:22 AM May 2012

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/11247-obamas-use-of-complete-sentences-stirs-controversy

In the first term in office, President Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the previous eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.

New polls indicate that millions of Americans are put off by the President's unorthodox verbal tic, which has Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opens his mouth.

Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements, as well as his insistence on the correct pronunciation of the word “nuclear,” has harmed his reelection hopes among millions of voters who find his unusual speaking style unfamiliar and bizarre.
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Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy (Original Post) eridani May 2012 OP
It's as if....like, um...he came from...ah, well, you know...some other...country. BlueJazz May 2012 #1
I can't believe this isn't from the Onion. nt raccoon May 2012 #2
But, it IS Andy Borowitz. GoCubsGo May 2012 #3
LOL treestar May 2012 #4

treestar

(82,383 posts)
4. LOL
Sun May 6, 2012, 08:36 PM
May 2012

And his strange diplomatic and polite behavior to foreign dignitaries! Very odd. We are used to their getting shoulder massages from our President or being told to "bring it on."

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