Point is that's how the media often refers to him.
I can't spell his last name without looking it up so...

If I respected him I'd use his last name.
I don't call the president George.


On 6/21/06, Gruss Gott wrote:

> I'm not sure what your point is, but mine is this:
>
> It's polite to call those you don't know by their last name.  If they
> deserve your respect then you use "Mr." or "Ms."  When you call
> someone by their first name it implies an intimacy and approval of
> that person.
>
> So, for the press and all of us, we should use "Hussein" when the
> context is clear or "Saddam Hussein" when it's not or if full clarity
> is desired.  Speaking of Hussein using his first name suggests that
> you like and approve of him and his actions.

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