You know what bothered me?

[MissHoneychurch]

That except at the swearing in, Obama's middle name Hussein got shortened to H. while they said the full names of everybody else. Also on the WH new page. Joe Robinette Biden .... Barack H. Obama. What is wrong about the name Hussein? There are more than Saddam who are/were named that way. I think that is stupid.

[TTUBatfan2008]

1. Agreed...

I would like him to cram it down the bigots' throats. Bottom line is there are millions upon millions of people around the world who have Hussein as part of their name and 99.9% of them are harmless. But these whackjobs have been allowed to turn the name into something bad when it really isn't.

[MissHoneychurch]

3. It would take the bad taste away from the name again

I hope they change it.

[Auggie]

2. I noticed that too.

What's the problem? It's his REAL NAME.

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Exactly

Robinette isn't that much better ... it is actually worse.

[eshfemme]

5. Actually, I noticed that they used all middle initials for everyone when they were introduced.

I only heard Joe's Robinette when he was being sworn in, just like with Barack. I think people are being overly sensitive here.

[snowbear]

6. That's what I thought too..

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[Norrin Radd]

7. Devil's advocate:

Possibly he might've thought by saying the full name he would've been perceived as emphasizing it for negative effect like they did all last year.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Maybe

but I would have liked to hear his middle name said. And also written out on the WH home page.

[Enthusiast]

9. I felt the same

His name was no problem except in the small minds of bigots. His middle name should be expressed in prominence.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. Biden's full name was not used either in the intro's.....

Obama's full name was used in the Oath of office....YAY!!!

[dbmk]

11. Not true

When Biden entered the stage they said "Joseph R. Biden".

[alwysdrunk]

12. They used the middle inital for everyone except Bush

And maybe that was because of the two George Bushes. They didn't say William Jefferson Clinton. I do know that the Hussein isn't censored. It is on some official documents.