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American president George W. Bush is widely known to use nicknames to refer to journalists, fellow politicians, and members of his White House staff. His penchant for bestowing nicknames may come from his experiences with Skull & Bones, the Yale University secret society that gives every member a nickname. His was reportedly "Temporary", because he never chose a permanent one.[1]
Bush's nicknaming proclivity is noted enough to have attracted a variety of satire, including a New York Times humor piece,[2] and a Doonesbury strip where "Condi" is admonished with the phrase "Careful, Brown Sugar".
Among the nicknames he uses are:
- Dubya, 43
- The Decider, April 18, 2006
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[edit] Foreign leaders
[edit] Politicians
- Pablo - Paul Wellstone, Democratic Senator, Minnesota [27]
- Big George - George Miller, Democratic Congressman, California [28]
- Freddy Boy, Freddo - Fred Upton, Republican Congressman from Michigan [29] [24]
- Congressman Kickass - John Sweeney, Republican Congressman, New York [30]
- Speak - Dennis Hastert, Republican Congressman from Illinois and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives [31]
- Big O - Olympia Snowe, Republican Senator, Maine [24]
- Nellie (former), Benney (former), Benator (current) - Ben Nelson, Democratic Senator, Nebraska [32] (Daily Show, 02/28/05)
- Ellis - Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senator, New York[33]
- Bama, Rock - Barack Obama, Democratic Senator, Illinois [34]
- Quasimodo, Big Time - Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America [35] [24][8]
- Corndog - John Cornyn, Republican Senator, Texas[24]
- Maxie - Max Baucus, Democratic Senator, Montana[24]
- Ali - Barbara Boxer, Democratic Senator, California [36]
- Frazier - Diane Feinstein, Democratic Senator, California [37]
- The Brettmeister - Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Wonder girl - Hillary Clinton
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[edit] Others
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 'Bonesmen' for president - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com
- ^ Yo, Sparky. Yeah, You Know Who You Are
- ^ CNN.com - On being dubbed by Dubya - February 12, 2001
- ^ KAIT - Jonesboro, AR: Our Apologies
- ^ CBC News Indepth: Canada - U.S. relations
- ^ Bush can call me 'Steve': Harper
- ^ BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Analysis: Bush and Putin on nickname terms
- ^ a b c d e Parade, "Bye-Bye Landslide & Fredo", 30 September 2007, p. 19
- ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Profile: Prince Bandar
- ^ Bush staffers well-versed in loyalty
- ^ Names & Faces
- ^ Boy Genius or Turd Blossom? | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ New Statesman - NS Profile - Colin Powell
- ^ Editorial Observer: Paul O’Neill, Unplugged, or What Would Alexander Hamilton Have Done?
- ^ A Gonzales resignation is not enough | Salon
- ^ Bush staffers well-versed in loyalty
- ^ JewishJournal.com
- ^ 'Hurricane Karen' blows hot for Bush - FeaturesWorld - www.theage.com.au
- ^ In Indiana Race, Bush's Budget Blade Becomes 'My Man Mitch' (washingtonpost.com)
- ^ Who Is Joe Allbaugh? - Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine
- ^ Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
- ^ Bush's love of Pootie-Poot Putin | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ Margaret Spellings: Media Star
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dubya Nickname
- ^ Convention Dispatches: Bush Loves Those Nicknames Archives
- ^ FRONTLINE: bush's war | PBS
- ^ CNN.com - Senate Democrats welcome Bush appearance at retreat - February 2, 2001
- ^ CNN.com - On being dubbed by Dubya - February 12, 2001
- ^ CNN.com - On being dubbed by Dubya - February 12, 2001
- ^ Celebrity Scandals and Gossip - NY Daily News
- ^ Bush Nicknames - George W. Bush's Nicknames For Friends and Foes
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Chuck Schumer's Political Future
- ^ The Blue State: Video: Obama displays personal appeal on Conan
- ^ WeeklyRadioAddress.com: The Official Parody of the President's Weekly Radio Address
- ^ Bush Nicknames - George W. Bush's Nicknames For Friends and Foes
- ^ Bush Nicknames - George W. Bush's Nicknames For Friends and Foes
- ^ Editorial: Publishing world / Maureen Dowd offers reheated morsels
- ^ Urban Legends Reference Pages: Bush on Ribs
- ^ campaigndesk.org
- ^ http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/31/nmed31.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/05/31/ixhome.html
- ^ http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/31/nmed31.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/05/31/ixhome.html
- ^ http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/31/nmed31.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/05/31/ixhome.html
- ^ CJR: Dana Milbank on Covering the White House and Nicknames We Can't Publish
- ^ "Mikey" Emanuel's Embarrassing Moment. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Smoking Gun: Archive
- ^ The New York Times > Washington > In Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future President
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