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Brownie. Poppy. Turd Blossom. Who will deny that there's a certain frat-house poetry in the nicknames George W. Bush confers on those around him? And yet their very quotability threatens to dull our ears, with repetition, to their expressive nuances—to the subtle blend of camaraderie, contempt, and just plain crazy that so aptly reflects Bush's style of government. Fortunately, the Notable Names Database now offers a means of preserving our sense of wonder: The Dubya Nicknames registry, a list of every known Bush endearment, from Joe "Big Country" Allbaugh to Robert "The Adding Machine" Zoellick. Even dogged Bush-watchers are sure to find some jaw-dropper here, whether it's the inscrutably malicious "Balloonfoot" (Colin Powell), the inscrutably inscrutable "Tangent Man" (Andrew Card), or the focus-on-the-family "Bushie," which seems OK applied to the First Dad but turns several shades of weird as a pet name for Dubya's own wife.
Online since January, the Notable Names Database is a fast-growing, hyperlinked Who's Who, aiming to do for followers of current and historic events what the Internet Movies Database does for film buffs. "It mostly exists to document the connections between people, many of which are not obvious," notes the site's home page, with understatement. Yes, the pages listing every famous Skull and Bones member or every notable ever charged with pot possession may give predictable results, and even the revelation that Ann Coulter has second-degree links, via sex with Bill Maher, to black porn stars Heather Hunter and Coco Johnsen may strike some as only logical. But in the Dubya Nicknames page, the quiet encyclopedism of the NNDB proves itself an eye-opening tool of cultural critique—and a soothing alternative to the tub-thumping arguments of political bloggery. Sometimes you just want to let the data speak for themselves, and marvel. go to next article in screens ->
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And here they are. Go to the link if you want to find out more about them.
http://www.nndb.com/group/750/000091477/
Joe Allbaugh Big Country
Fred Barnes Barney
Max Baucus Maxie
Tony Blair Landslide
Barbara Boxer Ali
Martha Brant Martita
Michael D. Brown Brownie
Frank Bruni Pancho
George H.W. Bush Poppy
George W. Bush Dubya, Bushie
Laura Bush Bushie
Carl Cameron Camarones
Andrew Card Tangent Man
Paul Cellucci Cellooch
Dick Cheney Big Time
Jean Chrétien Dino (as in Dinosaur)
Susan Collins Sweet Susan
John Cornyn Corndog
Candy Crowley Dulce
Mitch Daniels The Blade
Tom Davis T.D.
John Dickerson Dick
Maureen Dowd Cobra
Dianne Feinstein Frazier
Barney Frank Sabretooth
Bill Frist Fristy
Rich Galen Richie
Alberto Gonzales Fredo
David Gregory Little Stretch
Stephen Hadley Hads
Dennis Hastert Speak
Pete Hoekstra Pedro
Karen Hughes High Prophet, The Enforcer, Hurricane Karen
Tim Hutchinson Hutch
David Jackson Action Jackson
Lee Jackson Action Jackson
Ted Kennedy Senator
Pete King Pedro
Mort Kondracke Morton
Dennis Kucinich Mayor
Dick Kyle Stretch
Ken Lay Kenny Boy
Larry Lindsey Thunderbolt Lindsey
Mitch McConnell Mitchie
Mark McKinnon M-Cat
George Miller El Grande Jorge
Ben Nelson Nellie, Benny, Benator
Colin Powell Balloonfoot
Vladimir Putin Pootie-Poot
Condoleezza Rice Guru
Karl Rove Boy Genius, Turd Blossom
John Rowland Johnny
Bill Sammon Super Stretch
Olympia Snowe The Big O
John Sweeney Congressman Kick-Ass
George Tenet Brother George
Tommy Thompson Double T
Fred Upton Freddo
Ann Veneman Bullets
Paul Wellstone Pablo
George Will The Commissioner
Patricia Wilson Outback Woman
Robert Zoellick The Adding Machine
If I were Alberto Gonzolez and Fred Upton, I'd be a wee bit concerned about being called 'Fredo'. I mean, we all know what happened to him, right?
Dubya nickname registry.
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