List of nicknames used by George W. Bush
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Former U.S. president George W. Bush is widely known to use nicknames to refer to journalists, fellow politicians, and members of his White House staff.
Family
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Poppy | George H. W. Bush[1] | 41st President of the United States, George W. Bush's father |
| Bushie | Laura Bush[2] | Former First Lady of the United States, George W. Bush's wife. Nickname is mutual. |
Foreign leaders
| Nickname | Personal name | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Dino | Jean Chrétien[3] | 20th Prime Minister of Canada |
| Pootie-Poot | Vladimir Putin[4][5][6] | President and former Prime Minister of Russia |
| Ostrich Legs | ||
| Bandar Bush | Bandar bin Sultan[7] | Former ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia |
| Landslide | Tony Blair[8] | Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Man of Steel | John Howard and Kevin Rudd[9] | Former Prime Ministers of Australia |
| Juni | Junichiro Koizumi[10] | 56th Prime Minister of Japan |
| Saak | Mikheil Saakashvili[11] | 3rd President of Georgia |
Staff
Politicians
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bama | Barack Obama[31] | 44th President of the United States |
| Rock | ||
| Boner | John Boehner[32] | Republican Majority Leader, later Speaker of the House |
| No. 3 | Nancy Pelosi[33] | Speaker of the House |
| Big Boy | Chris Christie[34] | United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, later Governor of New Jersey |
| Jazzman | John Conyers[35] | Michigan United States Congressman |
| Pablo | Paul Wellstone[36] | Minnesota Senator |
| Pedro | Peter King[8] | New York Congressman |
| Hogan[37] | John McCain[8] | Arizona Senator, Republican nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election |
| Big George | George Miller[1] | California Congressman |
| Freddy Boy | Fred Upton[1] | Michigan Congressman |
| Freddo | ||
| Congressman Kickass | John Sweeney[38] | New York Congressman |
| Nellie[39] | Ben Nelson[40] | Nebraska Senator. "Nellie" was superseded by its alternative. |
| Benny[39] | ||
| Benator | ||
| Ellis | Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer[41] | New York Senator |
| Ali | Barbara Boxer[8] | California Senator |
| Frazier | Dianne Feinstein[8] | California Senator |
| Sabertooth | Barney Frank[42] | Massachusetts Congressman |
| Red | Adam Putnam[43] | Florida Congressman |
Journalists
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Cobra | Maureen Dowd[44] | New York Times columnist |
| Stretch | David Gregory[45][46][47] | Television journalist formerly with NBC, currently with CNN |
| Little Stretch | ||
| Stretch | Dick Kyle[47] | Political correspondent with Bloomberg News |
| Super Stretch | Bill Sammon[47] | Former White House correspondent for The Washington Times and The Washington Examiner, current Fox News editing manager |
| Mikey | Mike Emanuel[48] | Fox News White House correspondent |
| Shades | Peter Wallsten[49] | Political reporter with the Wall Street Journal. Bush mocked him for wearing sunglasses inside, not knowing Wallsten is partially blind. |
| Panchito | Frank Bruni[50] | New York Times reporter who covered the Bush campaign in 2000 |
Others
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Boy | Kenneth Lay[51] | Enron Corporation CEO |
| Weadie | Doug Wead[52] | Author |
| Weadnik | ||
| The Englishman | Peter McMahon[53] | Dana Perino's husband |
| Flies on the Eyeballs Guy | Cofer Black[54] | Director of the CIA Counterterrorist Center |
| Rosey | Jack Rosen[55] | Chief Executive of Rosen Partners LLC. |
See also
- List of nicknames used by Donald Trump
- List of nicknames of presidents of the United States
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia