When George Bush (George W. Bush’s father) ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1992, he used trust as a central theme of his campaign. Bumper stickers and posters were made saying “Who Do You Trust?” When he made his nomination acceptance speech at the Republican national Convention in Houston, he included several sentences such as, “Who do you trust to make change work for you? And “Who do you trust in this election?” In each case, he should have used whom instead of who. Many years later, when Barack Obama held his first press conference after being elected president in November 2008, he said this in response to a reporter’s question: “Well, President Bush graciously invited Michelle and I to meet with him and first lady Laura Bush.” Within minutes articles and blog entries began appearing online calling attention to Obama’s grammatical error. What error did he make? Why do you think the press was so quick to jump on this grammatical mistake? Do you consider these errors to be important or minor? Why? Does a president have an obligation to use proper grammar? Why or why not? Why do you think these men made these pronoun errors? Do you think they were intentional or accidental?