Tired of "folks"

vanity post

[YankeeinOkieville]

So after watching tonight's debate, my overwhelming take-away is when did it become appropriate and common for a person seeking political office to refer to people as "folks"? It was like the proverbial nails-on-a-chalkboard to me every time I heard Mr. Obama hiss the word and before the first hour was up, I actually yelled at the screen.

This was the first time in a very long time I had any sort of "out loud" reaction to something on television and I almost turned it off!

Then I reminded myself that since I don't normally watch any TV (I was streaming C-SPAN through the computer) and since I had turned it on specifically to watch the debate, I steeled myself to get through it. (I can see why some of y'all turn these things into drinking games ;-)~ )

Soon I started noticing Mr. Romney with the same affectation.

So I ask you, my fellow Freepers, is it really common and I just never noticed it before Obama or has he lowered this standard as well as those of decorum, civility, and respect for where your feet belong?

[TigerClaws]

Funniest Obama performance was the faux southern down home black folk speech that was leaked a couple weeks ago.

Folks = I’m a regular person like you. Not a Harvard educated elitist.

[Paladin2]

Dude, you are a “peeps”.

[dragonblustar]

I also hate it when Oturdo says “oil” or “ pay a little more”!

[hole_n_one]

GWB’s very first statement on 9/11/01 referred to the filthy, dirty ‘effin terrorists as “folks”.

[Yosemitest]

You know the word "FOLKS" is an Acronym for:

Friends
Of
Lord
King
Satan

[YankeeinOkieville]

Dudette, actually - but I thank you for the complement from 20 years ago. I fell so . . . so included.

"peeps" <--you made me smile and I thank you.

[Vendome]

You live in Folkieville and don’t get it?

Like waving at everyone in down as you pass them in your truck and a friend from out of town remarks “Gee, seems like you know everyone in town”.

“Nope”.

[YankeeinOkieville]

Any relation to the self-appointed Lord King of the US of A?

[MuttTheHoople]

[I see my hands]

All other considerations be damned.. the more 'lk' words the better.

Don't sulk. Polk for pres! Make yolk, not caulk! Folks walk the talk, thanks to Salk but don't stalk.

[Paladin2]

"Dudette, actually"

Shouldn't you be a Yankeette (or somesuch)?

I've found that when challenged for a "handle" by "public servants" that using "Citizen" doesn't carry much weight. Disappointing is has been.

[Mike Darancette]

Your name would indicate why you might object to “folks”. It’s a black/southern thing y’all.

[Paladin2]

is —> it.

[Yosemitest]

Remember:
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way,
for [that day will not come] until the rebellion occurs and the man of LAWLESSNESS is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped,
so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?
And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
For the secret power of LAWLESSNESS is already at work;
but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.
And then the LAWLESS ONE will be revealed,
whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.
The coming of the LAWLESS ONE will be in accordance with the work of Satan
displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,
and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.
They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
For this reason God sends them a POWERFUL DELUSION
so that they will believe the lie
and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth
but have delighted in wickedness.

What do YOU think?

[Paladin2]

Well, it’s either peeps or Tax Slave.

[YankeeinOkieville]

GWB’s very first statement on 9/11/01 referred to the filthy, dirty ‘effin terrorists as “folks”.

Really? Amazing. I guess I was in such shock over the events it didn't register. So it is a common nomenclature in politics? Like every single time certain politicians speak of us common rabble, we are "folks"?

[SaraJohnson]

The term “folks” is used in the Midwest and South.

But the foreign term the Marxists recently introduced is changing the “the public” to Marx’s language “the masses.” That really irks me. Americans are referred to as the public or citizens. The masses were in the Soviet Union.

[tunedin]

It’s not the word folks, it’s the hissing whistly way he says all words with S that I can’t stand. If only thes{hiss}e were his wors{hiss}t offens{hiss}es{hiss}.

[Sequoyah101]

Too bad yankees keep reading their compass upside down or something like that. Once they get down here ‘bout all they do is complain about us and can’t seem to remember which way is up to find their way back north. I really wish more would though.