Sandy: There is a quilter of some prominence who does
that too. She does it often in a lecture. It makes me
grind my teeth!
Well, she refers to herself in the third person using
her own name. She does not call herself Bob Dole, thank
goodness.
PAT in Virginia

Sandy Ellison wrote:

Howdy!

BobDole syndrome: Mr.Dole is a U.S. politician with a habit of speaking
of himself in the 3rd person.
Reporter: "Mr.Dole, do you have a plan for dealing with the lack of health
care for children?"
Mr.Dole: "Bob Dole has a plan. Bob Dole wants to count those children
and find out how many don't have insurance. That's what Bob Dole will do."
g Might me a hangover from Mr.Nixon who used a similar technique:
"You won't have Richard Nixon to kick around any more."