-=> On 07-10-05  15:25,  Bj”rn Felten <=-
 -=> spoke to Mark Lewis about Z6 again? <=-

 ml> ie: a former president is still called "Mr. President"

 BF> You are obviously confusing "title" with "rank"
here. Surely you'll
 BF> not  get far, if you claim that Bill Clinton is still the 
 BF> highest *ranking* politician in the US, do you think?

  He didn't claim that -- he claimed that he is given the respect of
  being addressed by the title of the office he held, as is Jimmy
  Carter and other former presidents.

 ml> many retired military personel are still called/known by their military
 ml> rank...

 BF> Really? So an officer, that's been degraded to a 
 BF> private, still holds an officer's rank?

  Read for comprehension -- he said nothing about being degraded.  He
  said retired.


 BF>  Well, then, that
 BF> could explain why the US still hasn't won a single war, 
 BF> ever...

   Leave it to you to toss in an irrelevant and irreverent comment that
   is totally false -- simply to parade your prejudice for all to see.

                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) comcast (dot) net
                              (1:261/1466)


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