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US President Barack Obama has vowed to end the "cosy relationship" between oil companies and US regulators in the light of the Gulf of Mexico disaster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8683714.stm


Since the US is now rejecting oil and all its evils , how will it cope with a 230% price increase ?

one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

usernamesareannoying wrote:one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

Thats what'll happen if he treads on the oil companies toes!

It's BBC; you'll notice they call their prime minister by Mr. so why not the president of another country?

usernamesareannoying wrote:one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

They do that crap depending on their side. I can recall many people giving interviews when GWB was in office and calling him Mr. Bush and in the same sentence saying President Clinton. That used to peeve my incredibly red family off so much

usernamesareannoying wrote:one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

How about future one term President?

Blah blah blah manage your own house first El Presidente.

I believe that US federal regulatory agencies are part of the President's house.

Not that anything is likely to come of this.

This is exactly what is going to lead to the end of the world in 2012.

Thanks Barak, you just killed us all!

Tauzor wrote:Since the US is now rejecting oil and all its evils , how will it cope with a 230% price increase ?

So, bringing them into line with fuel costs in the UK then?

@ Cannerus_The_Unbearable - I imagine it is because you are addressing "Mr Obama", and referring to "President Clinton".

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:

usernamesareannoying wrote:one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

They do that crap depending on their side. I can recall many people giving interviews when GWB was in office and calling him Mr. Bush and in the same sentence saying President Clinton. That used to peeve my incredibly red family off so much

It refers to him as President Obama a fair few times also. It's a British article, it's not going to be bound to the 'you must refer to him as president' rule is it.

Or if that's no good. Lets turn an insignificant detail into an indication of underlying right/left wing bias.

I meant in interviews involving neither person. It was mostly CNN that I noted doing it.

Occasionally it is also used to denote the difference between the administration, and the person; eg. Mr. Obama for the person, President Obama for the administration.

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:

usernamesareannoying wrote:one thing i noticed that i found odd for some reason throughout the entire article.
shouldnt he be referred to as President Obama and not Mr Obama?

They do that crap depending on their side. I can recall many people giving interviews when GWB was in office and calling him Mr. Bush and in the same sentence saying President Clinton. That used to peeve my incredibly red family off so much

Big dog is watching you, Cannerus.

Clinton for life!

dogma wrote:Occasionally it is also used to denote the difference between the administration, and the person; eg. Mr. Obama for the person, President Obama for the administration.

We can also use that same principle for the Administration; Mr. Administration to his friends, and President Administration when he launches tactical missiles at Al' Qeada bases (i.e. peasant villages filled with bomb targets [i.e. children]).

When you are addressing the current President you call him 'Mr. President.'

But I am sure there is a person out there who is last named President. Wouldn't it be easier to call a person by their actual last name than use one that is not really their last name and could be someone else's last name?

WarOne wrote:But I am sure there is a person out there who is last named President. Wouldn't it be easier to call a person by their actual last name than use one that is not really their last name and could be someone else's last name?

We'll make a special exception for any Mr. Presidents who become president. If any such Presidents become President, for the duration of their term(s) they will be referred to as 'Mr. President.'




I like the way we do it now.

The US can no more say no to oil than a hardened crack addict can say no to crack.

I'm still trying to figure out how the supposed reform of the MMS is tacit to the rejection of oil.