We need to get rid of the myth that it is incorrect to call the President “Mr. Jones.” (If his name is Jones.) I remember FReepers’ getting bent out of shape when reporters called the President “Mr. Bush.” That is correct both in the second person and the third person.
” I remember FReepers’ getting bent out of shape when reporters called the President “Mr. Bush.” That is correct both in the second person and the third person.”
The second sentence is irrelevant. Those same media whores who called GWB “Mr. Bush” while he was president would in the next breath or paragraph refer to BJ as “President Clinton”.
Here’s an interesting fact: When Obama leaves office, he’s no longer properly called President Obama. He’s back to being Senator Obama. That’s because whenever there’s an office that has only one holder at a time, only the current person is called by that title. The previous person defaults to being called the highest previous title ever held, so long as that title can belong to multiple persons. This is proper etiquette. It’s proper also to call them Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. So on Jan. 20, 2017, Obama becomes Senator Obama again.