In article b11abfc3-88df-460c-885b-5759d66e0228
@j39g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Sep 3, 5:16*am, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
What do you think about Sen. Barbara Boxer being addressed as "ma'am"
rather than as "Senator" by a U.S. brigadier general during a Senate
hearing? Was this really a breach of protocol?

"Let us not go looking for insults -- or assume stupidity, which it
would be for anyone to insult a senator at a senatorial hearing.

Miss Manners assures you that "ma'am" is, like its masculine
equivalent, "sir," a highly respectful form suitable for addressing
any female, including a president, a monarch and your own mother."

Tom, my thought s are that Boxer prefers "Senator" over "ma'am"
because to her, "Senator" sounds more "butch"

Big ****ing deal... Now we have a Czar of Green Jobs snerk calling
republicans Assholes, Rangle and Patterson (of NJ) saying anybody
against this bogus health care bill is "racist"... Have you listened to
this Jones guy? His excuse is "that was before" (Feb 09) as if he
changed his racist ways in a month to take the Job in the Obama Admin..
When we all know he didn't change anything, racist, thug, tax cheat
seems to be a requirement for old Barak... Now if I called the bunch of
them dumb ni.... OOOPs, can't do that, I am a white Republican...

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