Obama can’t remember Dr. Jill Biden’s name or where the Gulf of Mexico is

HotAir ^ | August 7, 2013 | Mary Katharine Ham

[xzins]

Excluding the medical profession, but outside of a campus , the only place I’ve seen folks cling to the title “doctor” due to the awarding of a academic doctorate are in religious ministry and in politics. “Reverends” who should be satisfied with that stilted title if they’re into titles, also love to be “Dr.” And the really weird ones like “Reverend Doctor”. Bleagghhh.

[fatima]

I think it's fair that someone uses their title.It takes a long time to get.I have a Doctor friend who get annoyed when I say Doctor before his first name so I dropped it.Also Priests say to me just call me by my first name but when they are out in public it's different.I once met a Lord from the house of Parliament and had to ask him a few questions.He introduced himself with his first name.I asked should I call you Lord,Lord.:)

[yldstrk]

I have a JD and I don’t insist people call me doctor or esquire

[yldstrk]

I totally agree

[autumnraine]

Oh for the love of PETE!

[Carriage Hill]

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[MtBaldy]

What a tool. I’ve known a number of PhDs socially and none of them used the Dr. in their name. Heck I knew one guy who was a friend of my parents for years. I knew he was smart and made good money but had no idea he had a PhD in Nuclear Physics until my father told me.

[yldstrk]

really.

People with class don’t crow and brag and act obnoxious

“Don’t you know who I am?”

[Mygirlsmom]

“I personally believe the U.S. American President is unable to do so because, uh, some, uh...Presidents out there in our nation don’t have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as Charleston and, uh, the Jacksonville everywhere like, such as and...I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help the US President so we will be able to build up our future for our...

[IamConservative]

What could be more racist than to not hold Obama to the same standard as past presidents?

Exactly. What W used to refer to as "the soft bigotry of low expectations."

I have long contended the race hustlers don't want just "equal." They want "special."

[Myrddin]

My dad was XO of 32nd St Naval Station from 1970 to 1977. We received calls at all hours when emergencies required immediate decisions. The caller often spewed all the details when I answered. I had to pause the stream of consciousness to call my dad to the phone. Amusing.

I have a similar problem today. I share a first and last name with a local high school science teacher. I get calls from students and parents. The best I can offer is that I can help them with the answer, but I can't do a thing about the school work. You'll have to call the teacher.

[combat_boots]

How many body doubles does it take to replace a dead man? He’s on crack, but Obama’s on ice.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rightwingintelligentsia.

If we don’t deepen our ports all along the Gulf -- places like Charleston, South Carolina, or Savannah, Georgia, or Jacksonville, Florida -- if we don’t do that, those ships are going to go someplace else. And we’ll lose jobs. Businesses won’t locate here.