Think about it. How easy does that make it for him to be degraded (think back to jr. high) and for idiots to do something like they did on MSNBC.
While you and I both know how to pronounce his name correctly, it still leaves him wide open for attacks such as this.
Likewise, I wonder what Dick Butkis' parents were thinking...
Isn't Dick the abbreviation of Richard?
Never mind I get it. You're right