Speaker, President, and President
Once upon a time, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives announced the president's arrival at the State of the Union as follows:
The vice president serves as president of the Senate, meaning he is referred to as "Mr. President."
Recently it has been changed to:
What explains the change? I kind of like it the old way.
Once upon a time, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives announced the president's arrival at the State of the Union as follows:
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, the President of the United States.
The vice president serves as president of the Senate, meaning he is referred to as "Mr. President."
Recently it has been changed to:
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, the President of the United States.
What explains the change? I kind of like it the old way.
posted by Peter at 2:17 AM
3 Comments:
I'm guessing some people are idiots and don't get the difference so they changed it.
"Mr. President, the President of the US" is kinda like my friend Natasha Kopp, who had a sister who was a doctor who was dating a guy who's last name was Police. So she could have been Dr. Police-Kopp.
Maybe because the left can't stomach hearing Dick Cheney referred to as "Mr. President" without a sudden attack of Tourettes.
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