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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (63078)	5/2/2008 6:05:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 545060

No there is nothing wrong with going by "Ms Obama". Could be a "black thang. Back in the day, "Ms" was created from "miz."

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (63078)	5/2/2008 7:14:56 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 545060

Brian, I can tell you why. Her hyphenated name, back in the late 60s and early 70s went totally against the grain in my conservative state of Arkansas, LOL. It was widely viewed, rightly or wrongly, as costing Bill Clinton his second term as governor. The Republican running against him, White, I think was his name, ran more against her by painting her as a radical feminist and out to stir things up in the state with the womenfolk. It was good and I actually bought into it myself a little bit. In the interim, while Bill was out of office and teaching at the U. of Arkansas in the town where I live, she quietly dropped the hyphenated name and became known around town as just Hillary Clinton, i.e. would introduce herself that way. I look back on the whole thing with utter amazement at what a stir her hyphenated name caused. It was a constant topic of conversation at parties, LOL....people seriously anguished over the meaning of it.