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|[[Mike Emanuel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/mikey_emanuels_embarrassing_moment_39767.asp|title="Mikey" Emanuel's Embarrassing Moment|accessdate=June 1, 2008}}</ref>
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Revision as of 00:30, 1 January 2018

Former American

nicknames to refer to journalists, fellow politicians, and members of his White House
staff.

Bush's nicknaming proclivity is noted enough to have attracted a variety of satire, including a New York Times humor piece and a Doonesbury strip where "Condi" is admonished with the phrase "Careful, Brown Sugar".[1]

Family

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
Poppy George H.W. Bush[2] 41st President of the United States, George W. Bush's father
Old Man
Bushie Laura Bush[3] 43rd First Lady of the United States, George W. Bush's wife Nickname is mutual

Foreign leaders

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
Dino Jean Chrétien[4] 20th Prime Minister of Canada Dino is short for Dinosaur
Pootie-Poot Vladimir Putin[5][6][7] President and Prime Minister of Russia
Ostrich Legs
Bandar Bar Bandar bin Sultan[8] Former
ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia
Landslide Tony Blair[9] Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Man of Steel John Howard and Kevin Rudd[10] Former Prime Ministers of Australia
Shoes Silvio Berlusconi[11] 50th Prime Minister of Italy

Staff

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
Big Time Dick Cheney[6] 46th Vice President of the United States of America
Vice
Rummy Donald Rumsfeld[7] 21st Secretary of Defense
Izzy Israel Hernandez[12]
Special Assistant
Altoid Boy Nickname given for his role as provider of breath mints to the President on the campaign trail
Boy Genuis Karl Rove[6][11] Senior Advisor to the President of the United States
Turd Blossom
The Architect
Condi Condoleezza Rice[6] Secretary of State
Guru
The World's Greatest Hero Colin Powell[13] Secretary of State
Big O Paul O'Neill[14][15] Secretary of the Treasury Current nickname
Pablo Former nickname
Fredo Alberto Gonzales[6][16]
Attorney General
Barty Dan Barlett[17] Deputy Chief of Staff
Bart
Danny Boy
Captain Dan
Dan the Man
Ari-Bob Ari Fleischer[18] White House Press Secretary
High Prophet Karen Hughes[19] Special Advisor, Director of Communications under Texas Governor George W. Bush
Hurricane Karen
The Blade Mitch Daniels[20] Office of Management and Budget Director
My Man Mitch
Big Country Joe Allbaugh[21] Federal Emergency Management Agency Director
Brownie Michael D. Brown[22] Federal Emergency Management Agency Director
Brother George George Tenet[7] CIA Director
Tree Man Unnamed Forest Service official[23]
La Margarita Margaret Spellings[24]
Secretary of Education
Tangent Man Andrew Card[25] White House Chief of Staff
Tiny
Richard Armitage[26]
 Deputy Secretary of State
Light Bulb Andrew D. Lundquist[27] National Energy Policy Development Group Executive Director
Bullets Ann Veneman[28] Secretary of Agriculture
M&M Mary Matalin[29] Assistant to Dick Cheney
Horny Jonathan Horn[30] White House Speechwriter

Politicians

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
Bama Barack Obama[31] 44th President of the United States
Rock
Boner John Boehner[32] Republican Majority Leader
Big Boy Chris Christie[33] United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, current Governor of New Jersey
Conan the Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger[34] Governor of California
Pablo Paul Wellstone[35]
Senator
Pedro
Peter King[9]
Congressman
Hogan[36] John McCain[9] Arizona Senator
Big George George Miller[2] California Congressman
Freddy Boy Fred Upton[2] Michigan Congressman
Freddo
Congressman Kickass John Sweeney[37] New York Congressman
Nellie[38] Ben Nelson[39] Nebraska Senator Former nickname
Benny[38]
Benator Current nickname
Ellis Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer[40] New York Senator
Ali Barbara Boxer[9] California Senator
Frazier Dianne Feinstein[9] California Senator
Sabertooth Barney Frank[41] Massachusetts Congressman
Red Adam Putnam[42] Florida Congressman

Journalists

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
The Cobra Maureen Dowd[43] New York Times columnist
Stretch David Gregory[44][45][46] Television journalist formerly with NBC, currently with CNN
Little Stretch
Stretch Dick Kyle[46] Political correspondent with Bloomberg News
Super Stretch Bill Sammon[46] Former
The Washington Examiner, current Fox News
editing manager
Mikey Mike Emanuel[47] Fox News White House correspondent
Shades Peter Wallsten[48] Political reporter with the Wall Street Journal Bush mocked him for wearing sunglasses inside, not knowing Wallsten is partially blind
Panchito Frank Bruni[49] New York Times reporter who covered the Bush campaign in 2000

Others

Nickname Given Name Position Notes
Kenny Boy Kenneth Lay[50] Enron Corporation CEO
Weadie Doug Wead[51] Author
Weadnik
The Englishman Peter McMahon[52] Dana Perino's husband
Flies on the Eyeballs Guy Cofer Black[53] Director of the
CIA Counterterrorist Center
Rosey Jack Rosen[54] Chief Executive of Rosen Partners LLC.

See also

  • List of nicknames used by Donald Trump
  • List of nicknames of United States presidents
  • Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia

References

  1. ^ Doonesbury Comic Strip, 7 April 2004
  2. ^ a b c Trudeau, Garry (January 31, 2001). "On being dubbed by Dubya". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Gormley, Beatrice. Laura Bush: America's First Lady. p. 89.
  4. ^ "CBC News Indepth: Canada – U.S. relations". CBC News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Reynolds, Paul (May 23, 2002). "Analysis: Bush and Putin on nickname terms". BBC News. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d e Parade, "Bye-Bye Landslide & Fredo", September 30, 2007, p. 19
  7. ^ a b c "George W. Bush's Nicknames". About.com. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Profile: Prince Bandar". BBC News. June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  9. ^ a b c d e "George W. Bush's Nicknames for His Friends and Enemies". Nymag.com. May 21, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  10. ^ "AM – Bush anoints Rudd as the new 'man of steel'". Abc.net.au. March 29, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  11. ^ a b The weird, humiliating nicknames George W Bush gave to everyone
  12. ^ "Names & Faces". The Washington Post. June 26, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Hasan, Mehdi (January 2, 2002). "NS Profile – Colin Powell". New Statesman. Retrieved October 2, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Bush Sought 'Way' To Invade Iraq?". CBS News. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "The education of Paul O'Neill". TODAY. January 13, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  16. ^ Elliott, Justin. "A Gonzales resignation is not enough". Salon. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Milbank, Dana (April 28, 2002). "Message Man Is Like a Younger Bush". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "JewishJournal.com". JewishJournal.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  19. ^ "'Hurricane Karen' blows hot for Bush". The Age. Melbourne. March 31, 2004.
  20. ^ Slevin, Peter (October 4, 2004). "In Indiana Race, Bush's Budget Blade Becomes 'My Man Mitch'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  21. ^ Stevens, Dana (September 28, 2011). "Who Is Joe Allbaugh?". Slate. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Top Worldwide". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  23. ^ Borger, Julian (May 20, 2002). "Bush's love of Pootie-Poot Putin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  24. ^ "Margaret Spellings: Media Star". Newsmax.com. October 3, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ Taibbi, Matt (March 1, 2016). "Revenge of the Simple: How George W. Bush Gave Rise to Trump". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  26. ^ "FRONTLINE: bush's war". PBS. March 24, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  27. ^ Abramowitz, Michael; Mufson, Steven (July 18, 2007). "Papers Detail Industry's Role in Cheney's Energy Report". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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  29. ^ "Political Consultant Mary Matalin Plays Not My Job", Wait Wait....Don't Tell Me!, January 11, 2014
  30. ISBN 9780307463739
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  32. ^ "The Crying Shame of John Boehner". Rolling Stone. January 5, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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  34. ^ "'Bonesmen' for president – Countdown with Keith Olbermann". MSNBC. October 3, 2004. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  35. ^ Bas, Dana (February 2, 2001). "Senate Democrats welcome Bush appearance at retreat". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  36. ^ Adams, Cindy (August 8, 2008). "Get A Handle On Exiting Prez". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  37. ^ Mahoney, Joe (November 11, 2007). "Former Rep. John Sweeney charged with aggravated DWI". Daily News. New York.
  38. ^ a b "Bush uses new nickname for senator". CNN. January 14, 2005. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005.
  39. ^ Stewart, Jon (host) (February 28, 2005). "February 28, 2005 - Ben Nelson". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Season 10. Episode 27. Comedy Central.
  40. ^ "Chuck Schumer's Political Future". Newyorkmetro.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  41. ^ "Barney Frank zings Bill O'Reilly, GOP foes". BostonHerald.com. Associated Press. November 9, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  42. ^ "hungrycoyote's Blog | Talking Points Memo | Putnam, Tudor Clash in Forum (FL-12)". Tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com. October 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ "Editorial: Publishing world / Maureen Dowd offers reheated morsels". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 16, 2004.
  44. ^ "Urban Legends Reference Pages: Bush on Ribs". Snopes.com. August 19, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  45. ^ campaigndesk.org Archived February 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  46. ^ a b c Born, Matt (May 31, 2002). "Bush snarls as White House pack closes in". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  47. ^ ""Mikey" Emanuel's Embarrassing Moment". Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  48. ^ Cornwell, Rupert (June 16, 2006). "Bush shows his sensitive side, telling blind journalist: 'I'm interested in the shade look'". The Independent. London. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  49. ^ The Nation: Frank Bruni, the Plutocrats’ Pundit. Eric Alterman, September 18, 2013.
  50. ^ The Smoking Gun: Archive
  51. ^ The New York Times > Washington > In Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future President
  52. ^ Baxter, Sarah (December 9, 2007). "Bushs cool blonde is a northern gran". The Times. London. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  53. ^ [Woodward, Bush at War, pp.53.]
  54. ^ Jack Rosen, by Aly David, www.lifestylesmagazine.com, c2007

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