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05-01-2008, 11:51 PM
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"Folks"
I don't know about you guys but I am really sick of Americans being referred to as "folks".
I think it's very disrespectful to voters to call us "folks". I just watched the Meridith Viera/ Obamas interview and was surprised how often the word came up. W uses it all the time. Was it Reagan who started it? I wish to hell everyone would stop. What other country would the people accept being referred to by some stupid homespun slang, you yahoos. 
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05-02-2008, 03:52 AM
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it's better than saying " the common man" which this replaces.
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05-02-2008, 04:08 AM
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Or "typical" American.
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05-02-2008, 09:33 AM
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I'm partial to either 'Joe Six Pack', or failing that, 'Joe Lunch Pail'
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05-02-2008, 02:58 PM
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How about something a bit more humbling to the speaker? Perhaps, "My gracious fellow citizens who have elected me to this office and whom I fight for every day"? Let's keep'em honest.
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05-02-2008, 10:16 PM
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 Seriously, "folks" is okay. It's supposed to sound warm and familiar. I think the candidates are adhering to one of the basic rules of public speaking: "Keep it simple, stupid." For most audiences, the speaker is advised to appeal to an 8th grade level of education. Anything above that is generally assumed to be over their heads.
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05-02-2008, 10:50 PM
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What about just "Americans" or "people"? Maybe "folks" is used more since the so- called elitism jabs. 
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