Allison Keene
The Quick 10: 10 Nicknames Coined By President Bush
by Allison Keene - June 24, 2008 - 3:11 PM

We’re betting that the George W. Bush Presidential library includes a nicknames wing.

1. Pootie-Poot. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. The Cold War is over, so warm, fuzzy nicknames must be in!
2. Congressman Kickass. John Sweeney, Republican Congressman, NY. Also possible title for Vin Diesel’s next film.
3. Hurricane Karen. Karen Hughes, Special Advisor.
4. Corndog. John Cornyn, Republican Senator, TX.
5. The Cobra. Maureen Dowd, New York Times. She got off easy. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post‘s nickname was said to be unprintable.
6. Condoleezza “Unsticker” Rice. Enough said.
7. The Brettmeister. Brett M. Kavanaugh, federal judge on the US Court of Appeals. Because no nickname list is complete without a “-meister”
8. Turd Blossom. Former Senior Advisor Karl Rove. Turd Blossom. Just had to repeat that one.
9. Quasimodo. Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney also calls Bush “The Apprentice.”
10. The Decider. George W. Bush. The name Dubya gave to, of course, himself.

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Comments (11)

  1. See, he doesn’t need to worry about catching Osama Bin Laden or anything. His legacy is already firmly in place…

    posted by Reed on 6-24-2008 at 3:55 pm

  2. Can we get some references on these? It’s not that I dont believe he said them all, I do.
    Also…”Turd Blossom”, haha.

    posted by Jennings on 6-24-2008 at 4:19 pm

  3. One of my favorites because it’s such a silly pun…

    The Benator: His name for Senator Ben Nelson

    posted by Alison on 6-24-2008 at 4:21 pm

  4. The Benator is a great Senator, so that actually is pretty fitting, as well as punny.

    posted by kate on 6-24-2008 at 4:54 pm

  5. Oh I am laughing myself silly, “Turd Blossom” “Congressman Kickass”. Every comedy writer in Hollywood owes him a debt of gratitude.

    posted by Don on 6-24-2008 at 5:00 pm

  6. Interesting, but I agree with Jennings that something showing where you got this stuff would be nice. Otherwise, it just sounds like another tired Bushbashing.

    posted by Brandon on 6-24-2008 at 6:36 pm

  7. All confirmed by at least the AP and NYT, yep!

    posted by Allison Keene on 6-24-2008 at 7:07 pm

  8. Bush Bashing? Anyone who follows politics knows Bush is known for assigning nicknames to just about everything. I haven’t a clue why he does it, but he does, and I’ve never heard anyone ever complain about it.

    If anyone actually wants references (I suspect no one really does) try “List of nicknames used by George W. Bush” in Wikipedia. There are over 40 citations, including BBC, CNN, NYT, PBS, and the Washington Post.

    posted by Florida on 6-25-2008 at 8:42 am

  9. I also don’t see why the fact that he gives people nicknames is considered bashing.

    posted by Lynn on 6-25-2008 at 9:05 am

  10. Thanks for the info about references. I linked the wikipedia article as my website (click my name).

    posted by Jennings on 6-26-2008 at 2:12 pm

  11. His nickname for former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was The Man of Steel. Referenced it everytime they met.

    posted by tasmanian devil on 1-24-2010 at 9:38 pm

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