Posted on 08/26/2006 5:23:37 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776
Dear Yahoo!: If Hillary Clinton is elected president what would we call Bill Clinton? Mark Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Mark: The United States has never had a female president, so we've never grappled with this bit of etiquette. Or, to put it another way, there's no precedent for that president. That said, our first female president will be referred to as "Madam President." This is how female heads of state are referred to in other countries. We can only assume the same rules will apply here. Addressing the president's husband (if she's married) is a bit trickier.
If Hillary Clinton were elected president, we'd most likely still refer to Bill Clinton as either "Mr. President" or "former President Clinton." Even after they're out of office, past commanders in chief retain the title. Call it a perk of the job.
Of course, not every potential presidential candidate is married to a previous ruler of the free world. For example, if Britney Spears were elected to the office (God help us), we'd all address Kevin Federline as "First Gentleman." This is how Dan Mulhern, the spouse of the governor of Michigan, is referred to. Same thing with Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo, husband of Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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The Red Marxist Queen's Servant
"Oh, Lover Boy...!"
You win....
DISHONORABLE
"The First Bubba"? Or maybe "Groper in Chief."
ROFL
The @#$%$#&*?#%@$&*.
First A$$hole?
First Putz.
DITTO
Of all the retarted, dumb, and often criminal activities of The Bent One, I must say his decision to stay married to The Shrill stands above all others.
It's all downhill from there.
public enemey Number two..as Hillary becomes number One.
First perjurer or First pervert seems appropriate to me.
That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure where I had read it. Wasn't there also some exception to the rule based on whether the highest prior office was unique, or something like that?
I would call him the POS married to the POS President.
But seriously folks more than likely the media would call him the US Ambassador to the UN.
Zipper Willie
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