[saquin]

There’s a difference between using your full given name while taking an oath, and having political opponents emphasize (”Barack HUSSEIN Obama”) your middle name as a slur. Unless you heard people on the campaign trail regularly refer to “John SYDNEY McCain” and “Sarah LOUISE Palin” from the stage, then there was a slur intended in the exaggerated use of his middle name. Intent matters. Using your own full name in an oath is different.

[Shady Ray]

There’s a difference between using your full given name while taking an oath, and having political opponents emphasize (”Barack HUSSEIN Obama”) your middle name as a slur. Unless you heard people on the campaign trail regularly refer to “John SYDNEY McCain” and “Sarah LOUISE Palin” from the stage, then there was a slur intended in the exaggerated use of his middle name. Intent matters. Using your own full name in an oath is different.

Well, I don't think he has made any effort to clarify what his given name is, so until he does, I think it is perfectly fine for anyone to call him whatever they d*mn well please. I, for one, prefer to use Barry Soetoro.

[Steelfish]

“Intent matters”

Of course it does. All sarcasm is intentional. Didn’t he say recently “I have Muslim members of my family” in an interview with al-Arabiya. So why should reference to his middle name be offensive?