Bush and nicknames
It is widely known that President Bush has an affinity for giving out nicknames. Some are probably earned by the recipient and others may fit instantly by mere appearance. While critics see this penchant of Bush in the negative as a way of demeaning or controlling the newly named, most see it for a light hearted gesture of endearment.
The art of nicknaming has been around forever and President Bush seems to by quite good at it. No one is immune to receiving a nickname. From staffers to the press, even Vladimir Putin, current Prime Minister and former President of Russia has a new moniker placed on him, he is nicknamed ‘pootie poot’.
Perhaps ‘W’ uses nicknames as a way of remembering people without having to think of their names, maybe it’s something of a gesture of endearment. Not out of the realm of possibilities is a unflattering name to someone who is a thorn in the Presidents side. One such instance may be for The Cobra – Maureen Dowd a prominent member of the press and harsh critic of the administration. Regardless how they get them, the nicknames seem to fit quite well and some have stuck even past his time in office.
Politicians nicknames:
Pedro – Peter King, Republican Congressman from New York
Hogan – John McCain, Republican Senator, Arizona
Big George – George Miller, Democratic Congressman, California
Freddy Boy, Freddo – Fred Upton, Republican Congressman from Michigan
Congressman Kickass – John Sweeney, Republican Congressman, New York
Speak – Dennis Hastert, Republican Congressman from Illinois and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Big O – Olympia Snowe, Republican Senator, Maine
Hobbsy – Dave Hobson, Republican Representative, Ohio
Benator – Ben Nelson, Democratic Senator, Nebraska
Ellis – Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senator, New York
Bama, Rock – Barack Obama, former Democratic Senator, Illinois and the current President
Corndog – John Cornyn, Republican Senator, Texas
Maxie – Max Baucus, Democratic Senator, Montana
Ali – Barbara Boxer, Democratic Senator, California
Frazier – Diane Feinstein, Democratic Senator, California
Sabertooth – Barney Frank, Democratic Congressman, Massachusetts
Journalists
The Cobra – Maureen Dowd
Stretch/Little Stretch – David Gregory, NBC
Stretch – Dick Kyle, Bloomberg News
Super Stretch – Bill Sammon, then of The Washington Times, now of The Washington Examiner
The Commissioner – George Will
Dulce – Candy Crowley, CNN
Factor – Bill O’Reilly
Mikey – Mike Emanuel, Fox News
Shades – Peter Wallsten, blind reporter for the Los Angeles Times
World leaders
Dino (short for Dinosaur) – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
Steve – Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
Pootie-Poot – Vladimir Putin, current Prime Minister and former President of Russia
Bandar Bush – Bandar bin Sultan, ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia
Landslide – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Man of Steel – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
Funny how all these people seem to fit the alias they’ve been given but the one I still like the best is the one given to the namer himself. This designation also fits like a hand in glove in that George Bush is a direct man with a sense of humor able not only to laugh at himself but to also see the good in others and bring it out in a unique and endearing way. Known worldwide by a single letter is this man who helped shape and improve the lives of countless people. For that we are all thankful for the one we all know simply as
“W”.
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