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