Afternoon Thread, Equal-Protection Division: 'Call Me Senator' Boxer v. First-Name Barry

You all remember when Babs Boxer, the Terror of Tiny Town, went Brooklyn-nuclear on a hapless Army Brigadier General, Michael Walsh, who had the insolence to call her “Ma’am” instead of “Senator” when testifying before her short but august majesty.

Lest we forget this great moment in civilian control of the military, here it is:

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OK, maggots — got the message?

Now let’s watch how the Emperor Barack Hussein Obama II treats his subjects. Here he is yesterday, swatting away a pesky, impotent Sen. John McCain. Everyone in the room addresses the former Barry Soetoro as “Mr. President,” but the Punahou Kid can’t bring himself to give McCain the dignity of a title:

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Yes, I know it’s kind of fun to watch the man who never saw an aisle he didn’t want to reach across in order to appease his tormentors and double-cross his pals grit his teeth and seethe, but still… “John?” To a man who not only has a military rank but holds high civilian office?

Wouldn’t it have been fun to see the combined scenes played something like this?

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Your thoughts welcome here.

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