it was common practice to call a respected officer “Sir.” We would often refer to an “officer” who we did not respect by his or her rank. So instead of “Yes sir or no sir!” It was yes Lieutenant or yes “Senator.”

Let her have her “Title.”

it was common practice to call a respected officer “Sir.” We would often refer to an “officer” who we did not respect by his or her rank. So instead of “Yes sir or no sir!” It was yes Lieutenant or yes “Senator.”

Let her have her “Title.”

ma’am is perfectly respectful. In fact that’s how a private addresses a female Officer in the military.

Oh and I noticed that Sen. Boxer didn’t bother to address the Brigadier General as such, and I am certain he worked much harder than her to attain that title.

Sen. Boxer, you are a self important, disrespectful, unappreciative ass. You bring shame to the entire Country. Stay classy.

*rhetorical question

Every military person I’ve ever met in a professional setting (and I’ve met a lot of them) alway referred to civilians or their superiors as Sir or Ma’am (or very young ladies they will call Miss). In a relaxed setting, or if they’ve known you a while, they will loosen up. But this is simply their way of speaking and of showing proper respect. Boxer is an idiot.

“That’s DOCTOR Evil. I didn’t spend 8 years in evil medical school to be called MISTER, thank you very much.”
– Dr. Evil -

So, Sen. Boxer has a problem with being addressed respectfully. Hmm, I have a suggested term of address, but it would get me banned here.

After addressing her the first time as “Your Majesty.” Hmmm, maybe Barb would prefer “Your Majesty,” since she obviously thinks she’s royalty now. I like how she makes sure to tell him that she “worked so hard to get that title.” I guess that’s what running for office is all about now, titles and emoluments.

In the South, using the term “ma’am” is one of respect, even to women who may be or are younger than you. Obviously the ma’am/sir thing translates over to the military as well.

I know Sen. Boxer (see! I used the title!) is from Cali, but in my experience even most Californians are knocked over when they hear “ma’am” or “sir” and consider it a compliment that they don’t hear often on the west coast.

Have your title, Senator Boxer. I know you’re working hard to bankrupt generations to come.

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No one will be referring to Babs as “Senator” after the 2010 elections . . . if she’s lucky she’ll get a “Ma’am” . . . if she’s unlucky she’ll get a “I’d prefer paper, not plastic”.

If a Senator was called Sir by a General answering questions before him it would be a sign of deference and respect, but in Boxer’s twisted imagination using the decorous and deferential “Ma’am” is some kind of projected insult.

And that’s what it was: it was a projected insult, on her part.

Someone should have hocked a loogey on her.

That will prevent Boxer from sucking her thumb too long next time we get attacked and the military she loathes so much takes its time going to protect her.

By the way, isn’t the proper term “Madam Speaker”? On second thought, let’s not touch that connotation and Pelosi.

.. this is a perfect example.

“I worked hard to get this position” ? How? You glad-hand a bunch of people and took their money to get elected.. And now you’re throwing away my childrens’ and grandkids’ future?

You’re lucky to get a ma’am there, Boxer..

Worst. Congress. Ever.

Keep it up.. see you next Nov.

While I do not begrudge the Senators request, I think it just underscores the image of self importance in her own mind. Seriously Senator, cant we have you just focus on the issue at hand and not be distracted by the perceived slight of being called “Ma’am”. Unbelievable.

to say I am from California right now…

Even I know that “Ma’am” is a sign of respect – how offensive and totally disrespectful to a man who has spent his life and career fighting to protect fools like her!!!

at the beginning and end of his opening statement.

Statement is here:
http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=f7893b18-55b2-40f8-a2fc-9a7b905a4756

I wanted to check if her reaction was justified for some reason, such as being called “Ma’am” after others were called “Senator.” It appears to me that she was given all the respect due to her office and that she overreacted.

or feminazi, as Rush says. She probably thinks any gender-specific term is an insult, no mater that one such as ma’am has always been used as a term of respect all around the world. Feminazis have been conditioned to reject such terms, to think of them as condescending.

I wonder what her reaction would be if Obama ever slipped up and called her “sweetie”?

My dream in 2010 is seeing this worthless one beaten. It’s a dream I cherish more than winning lottery numbers. She is the tyoe of person for which the phrase “knocked off her high horse” was invented. Please God, hear my prayer.

Unfortunately, this is California, people don’t think when they vote, they just mark the D. In Boxers case that is D for dunce.

What’s even more disgusting is she’ll probably be reelected by a 20 point margin.

California will never learn.

I was on vacation in Washington, DC many years ago (I live in the metro-area now), and was waiting for the trolley between the Congressional and Senate office buildings. Off in the distance I saw Texas Senator Phil Gramm walking toward the trolley stop where I and another group were waiting. Simultaneously, we whispered to each other: “Hey, that’s Phil Gramm!” As he approached I was about to stick out my hand and say, “Hello, Senator Gramm.” He beat me to it, stuck out his hand and said, “Hi, I’m Phil.” Unlike one of the Queen Bees, his genuineness was sincere and heartfelt.

Thanks for the laugh, Erick.

I was on vacation in Washington, DC many years ago (I live in the metro-area now), and was waiting for the trolley between the Congressional and Senate office buildings. Off in the distance I saw Texas Senator Phil Gramm walking toward the trolley stop where I and another group were waiting. Simultaneously, we whispered to each other: “Hey, that’s Phil Gramm!” As he approached I was about to stick out my hand and say, “Hello, Senator Gramm.” He beat me to it, stuck out his hand and said, “Hi, I’m Phil.” Unlike one of the Queen Bees, his genuineness was sincere and heartfelt.

Give to DeVore.

b*tch that Ma’am is a show of respect”. I hope it was helpful to her.

Well that is just the reason why you ought to give it up. You don’t “deserve” anything. Your a servent!!! I think more and more the Senate is just a school for idiots.

…who knows better than the Corps of Engineers how to protect New Orleans from flooding.

this stuff is just unreal. That poor man trying to communicate his thought and he gets interrupted with that!

who was a lowly enlisted man in both the Army and the Navy, with barely a high school education otherwise.

The General earned his rank, and I have my Doctor of Philosophy, and I’m sure we’re both gentlemen, but my father didn’t cotton arrogance unto his dying breath.

He would have told her the same thing Cheney told Leahy a couple years back, only over the microphone.

OK, maybe I would have learned my father’s lesson too well, and would have have told her to “Kiss my ass”. I may still, if I get the opportunity. Over a microphone, and then ask the People to send me $1 by mail if they approve.
(Yeah, I’ll take the yellow card on profanity for this one.)

I hold the woman –if I may call her that– in no esteem whatsoever. I don’t care if every single illegal immigrant in California elected her. Her crowning achievements are that she won a popularity contest, rigged in her favor, and has a BS in Economics.

I’m more qualified to be a Senator in the State of California.
Carrie Prejean has better qualifications to run the state of California. (Can you believe she’s too young by almost a decade to run?) And she’s not even arrogant about it.

That has to be the single most arrogant thing that I have ever heard come out of the mouth of a US Senator, and that’s a doozie. Still she doesn’t outshine our “President” on the count of arrogance, but…

That’ll make her blood boil. The iconic Al Bundy

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This woman is completely drunk with power and corruption. This is a symptom of it, I am not kidding either. When a person starts acting like this it is time to strip them of power because they are dangerous.

Hmmmm. I mean really. Not one to make fun of a “sitting” Senator, but when she sits around the house…

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dethrone her.

about this Marxist shrew would surely get me ‘blammed’ by Moe.

This woman…ugh. So many words for this woman. First off…who does that? Who interrupts a General to fire her ~crap~ cannon over title semantics? Oh..that’s right…a LIBERAL who is so secure in her position that she feels the need to humiliate a man who has done a damn sight more with his life than she could ever hope to do with hers.

Furthermore…I love being called ma’am, especially by men in uniform. Guys, don’t let vapid harpies like Boxer scare you away from being polite!

Someone needs to put this woman in her place.

I temporarily worked with a couple of enlisted personnel and a doozy of an officer at one time. Throughout the two weeks, one of the enlisted guys would always refer to the officer by his rank – never “sir”. I finally asked him why he did that.

He said he respected the uniform but had a problem with the man and he reserved saying “aye, aye sir” (or addressing them as “sir”) to those truly deserving.

Did you seriously tell a General not to call you ma’am and call you Senator? You think YOU worked hard to become a Senator? Do you know how HARD he WORKED to get the title of General? Are you aware that in the military ma’am is a sign of respect? It is FOOLS like you that give the US Congress a bad rep. You are a good excuse for term limits.
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Oh and by the way, Carly Fiorina 2010! Screw you!

Portraying fictional Senator Charles F. Meachum, declaring that “I am a United States Senator”, to excuse a truly deplorable belief that his point of view was vastly superior to all others just because of the Senator part.
As many have noted, the military refers to a superior officer by the term “Sir” or “Ma’am” rather then the constant reference to their specific rank.
Boxer was/is just being prissy.
Which, while nothing new, is all to typical of folks like her.