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Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

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In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.

Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS' "Sixty Minutes" last Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tic, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.

But Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.

According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.

"Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist."

The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject, predicate --- we get it, stop showing off."

The President-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.

At least he's not using Latin phrases (link), except on an ad hoc basis.
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According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.
That's odd, do they expect to hear an Arabic accent?

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"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also."
Oh Sarah, I used to be glued to the TV whenever you took center stage, never mind my frantic attempts to find the Mute button on my clicker. Don't take me wrong, I actually wanted to hear what you had to say it's just.. well, your grating voice is a bit much for my sensible ears

So now I finally got a chance to read a part of one of your speeches albeit only one [sentence]? But that's quite enough, thank you.
I have derided Arnie in the past because I'd expected him to speak proper English as a Governor (no less) of an American state. I think I might just send him a letter of apology.
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They'll be contributing to research on the problem finally. I will be cured, one day, of this affliction that Obama and I share.
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I say they try and neutralize the gene that causes this and then share it with those of whom are less fortunate. Hello darling phillipc. It's been ages.
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