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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
How many people here use their middle given name in day-to-day affairs? Not many, I'd guess. The only time I use mine is when I have to give my middle initial to charge on a credit card.
So why is it such a big deal that President Obama didn't run his campaign, or is running his administration, with infrequent use of his middle given name? Might it be because it's a foreign-sounding name and his antagonists desire to make its use an emotional issue?
The answer is obvious, I think. If President Obama's middle name is one of the biggest issues regarding his presidency, the U.S. will be in great shape!
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That is precisely my point....him and only him made it an issue. By insisting that nobody use it..automatically made it an issue.
Many times in history the cover-up of a crime or incident takes on a life of it's own. The mystery or cover-up becomes the issue whether it is really an issue or not.
It has been said in print a million times since Nixon...it is not the crime itself but rather the cover-up. Many people use that same philosophy in every day life. Just throw the bad news out there and after awhile it is not news anymore.
Example: (maybe not the best but it is all I can think of right now) The day that you smash your car up it feels like the end of the world.....a month later it is all but forgotten.
I know this whole subject of a middle name can sound like nonsense....but it is what it is.
If you make something sound like it is taboo...everybody wants to talk about it.Keedy