How NOT to address a political leader. Miss Manners just fainted.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080707.wyoharper0707/BNStory/International/home


First it was “Steve.” Now it's “Yo, Harper.”

U.S. President George W. Bush's penchant for slangy speech was always apparent from the nicknames he bestows on reporters, and it doesn't stop with other leaders.

Yesterday, as leaders of the G8 chatted with the heads of seven African nations, a televised feed of their summit in Japan picked up some of the chit-chat before a closed-door meeting, including Mr. Bush's casual style of address with the Prime Minister of Canada.

Mr. Bush slung a casual arm over Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua for a chat, until he caught sight of Stephen Harper. “Yo, Harper!” he called, bringing him over for an introduction.

Well, at least he didn't add, "Whassup?"

Both funny and pathetic at the same time.

Harper should have jerseyed him.

 

A little more than six months to go . . .

 

Geez. Now we gotta worry about Canada declaring war on us, too?

 

Hi King.

 

BYH says it's poor etiquette for Miss Manners to refer to herself in the third person.

 

As Babe Ruth would put it:

"Hot as hell, ain't it, Prez?"

 

"I'm the commander guy."

 

As dangerous as a Barry Zito fastball.

 

Can you imagine if Thatcher were PM of Britain and he goes, "Yo, Maggie". She would have beaten him to death with her purse.

 

Or her hair.

 

Gonna burn down your goddamn Capitol Building ... again.

 

I thought it was the White House