[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.

[saquin]

So you think his “given name” was Soetero, the name of his stepfather whom his mother didn’t meet until after he was born? Interesting logic.

Call him whatever you want. I don’t particularly care. But don’t try to couch it in false logic.

[Clinging Bitterly]

I, for one, prefer to use Barry Soetoro.

According to records we've seen from his country of citizenship, that does appear to be his legal name.