myers@uwvax.UUCP (Jeff Myers) (10/15/84)
An interesting thing about the debate which I hadn't noticed at the time was pointed out by the New York Times. The candidates agreed before the debate the manner of address which would be used. Bush choose to be referred to as "Vice President Bush", which everyone consistently called him (I prefer more colorful terms), while Ms. Ferraro choose to be called "Congresswoman Ferraro", which she was consistently called, with one exception...George Bush, Esq. chose to call her "Mrs. Ferraro". Bush is one of two things: stupid or rude (or both). He should either read net.etiquette or go ram a CIA mine with a canoe.
owens@gitpyr.UUCP (Gerald Owens) (10/19/84)
> An interesting thing about the debate which I hadn't noticed at the time was > pointed out by the New York Times. > > The candidates agreed before the debate the manner of address which would be > used. Bush choose to be referred to as "Vice President Bush", which everyone > consistently called him (I prefer more colorful terms), while Ms. Ferraro > choose to be called "Congresswoman Ferraro", which she was consistently called, > with one exception...George Bush, Esq. chose to call her "Mrs. Ferraro". > > Bush is one of two things: stupid or rude (or both). He should either read > net.etiquette or go ram a CIA mine with a canoe. if it was just "one" exception (I didn't hear the debate. had a test the next day), then I'd suggest it was just a slip of the tounge. If He did it CONSISTENTLY during the debate, then he was definitely RUDE. Interesting note: Everyone worries about how awful the country would be run by the religious right: Why, they would try to make everone PERFECT. These same fools then turn around and insist on perfection of action and word in regard to their pet causes, and promptly heap huge amounts of criticism upon the persons who make even ONE mistake. Gerald Owens Owens@gatech
pollack@uicsl.UUCP (10/20/84)
Bush is stupid and rude; but his use of the wrong title was strategic, in
order to belittle her. Actually, I think he didn't use "Mrs." consistently,
but sometimes said "Ms." or "Miss", to thoroughly undermine her
social role.
I was hoping she would lambast him, especially after
his insane tirade on Central America. I imagined her assuming
a maternal tone, saying:
"Boy, George! You mustn't believe everything you read in
those CIA comic books!"
Thereby undermining his Hetero/Masculine identity (Boy George), his age and
wisdom (maternal tone), and pointing out his fanatical belief in his own
agency's misinformation (belief in comic books).
Of course, she wasn't supposed to attack the boy..