List of nicknames used by George W. Bush

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 NicknamePersonal nameNotesPoppyGeorge H. W. Bush41st President of the United States, George W. Bush's fatherBushieLaura BushFormer First Lady of the United States, George W. Bush's wife. Nickname is mutual.

Foreign leaders NicknamePersonal nameOfficeDinoJean Chrétien20th Prime Minister of CanadaPootie-PootVladimir PutinParade, "Bye-Bye Landslide & Fredo", September 30, 2007, p. 19President and former Prime Minister of RussiaOstrich LegsBandar BushBandar bin SultanFormer ambassador to the United States from Saudi ArabiaLandslideTony BlairFormer Prime Minister of the United KingdomMan of SteelJohn Howard and Kevin RuddFormer Prime Ministers of AustraliaJuniJunichiro Koizumi56th Prime Minister of JapanSaakMikheil SaakashviliInterview with Mikheil Saakashvili by Dmitry Gordon 3rd President of Georgia

Staff NicknamePersonal nameNotesBig TimeDick Cheney46th Vice President of the United States of AmericaViceRummyDonald Rumsfeld21st Secretary of DefenseIzzyIsrael HernandezSpecial Assistant. The latter nickname was given for his role as provider of breath mints to the President on the campaign trail.Altoid BoyBoy GeniusKarl RoveSenior Advisor to the President of the United StatesTurd BlossomThe ArchitectCondiCondoleezza RiceSecretary of StateGuruThe World's Greatest HeroColin PowellSecretary of StateBig OPaul O'NeillSecretary of the Treasury. "Big O" superseded the alternate term.PabloFredoAlberto GonzalesAttorney GeneralBartyDan BartlettDeputy Chief of StaffBartDanny BoyCaptain DanDan the ManAri-BobAri FleischerWhite House Press SecretaryHigh ProphetKaren HughesSpecial Advisor, Director of Communications under Texas Governor George W. BushHurricane KarenThe BladeMitch DanielsOffice of Management and Budget DirectorMy Man MitchBig CountryJoe AllbaughFederal Emergency Management Agency DirectorBrownieMichael D. BrownFederal Emergency Management Agency DirectorBrother GeorgeGeorge TenetCIA DirectorTree ManUnnamedForest Service officialTangent ManAndrew CardWhite House Chief of StaffTinyRichard ArmitageDeputy Secretary of StateLight BulbAndrew D. LundquistNational Energy Policy Development Group Executive DirectorBulletsAnn VenemanSecretary of AgricultureM&MMary Matalin"Political Consultant Mary Matalin Plays Not My Job", Wait Wait....Don't Tell Me!, January 11, 2014Assistant to Dick CheneyHornyJonathan HornWhite House SpeechwriterScroteRonny Jackson"Dr. Ronny Jackson Trump's Pick to Head VA Was Nicknamed 'Scrote' by George W. Bush", April 19, 2018Physician to the President

Politicians NicknamePersonal nameNotesBamaBarack Obama44th President of the United StatesRockBonerJohn BoehnerRepublican Majority Leader, later Speaker of the HouseNo. 3Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the HouseBig BoyChris ChristieUnited States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, later Governor of New JerseyJazzmanJohn ConyersMichigan United States CongressmanPabloPaul WellstoneMinnesota SenatorPedroPeter KingNew York CongressmanHoganJohn McCainArizona Senator, Republican nominee in the 2008 United States presidential electionBig GeorgeGeorge MillerCalifornia CongressmanFreddy BoyFred UptonMichigan CongressmanFreddoCongressman KickassJohn SweeneyNew York CongressmanNellieBen NelsonNebraska Senator. "Nellie" was superseded by its alternative.BennyBenatorEllisCharles Ellis "Chuck" SchumerNew York SenatorAliBarbara BoxerCalifornia SenatorFrazierDianne FeinsteinCalifornia SenatorSabertoothBarney FrankMassachusetts CongressmanRedAdam PutnamFlorida Congressman

Journalists NicknamePersonal nameNotesThe CobraMaureen DowdNew York Times columnistStretchDavid GregoryTelevision journalist formerly with NBC, currently with CNNLittle StretchStretchDick KylePolitical correspondent with Bloomberg NewsSuper StretchBill SammonFormer White House correspondent for The Washington Times and The Washington Examiner, current Fox News editing managerMikeyMike EmanuelFox News White House correspondentShadesPeter WallstenPolitical reporter with the Wall Street Journal. Bush mocked him for wearing sunglasses inside, not knowing Wallsten is partially blind.PanchitoFrank BruniThe Nation: Frank Bruni, the Plutocrats’ Pundit. Eric Alterman, September 18, 2013.New York Times reporter who covered the Bush campaign in 2000

Others NicknamePersonal nameNotesKenny BoyKenneth LayEnron Corporation CEOWeadieDoug WeadAuthorWeadnikThe EnglishmanPeter McMahonDana Perino's husbandFlies on the Eyeballs GuyCofer Black[Woodward, Bush at War, pp.53.]Director of the CIA Counterterrorist CenterRoseyJack RosenJack Rosen, by Aly David , www.lifestylesmagazine.com, c2007Chief Executive of Rosen Partners LLC.

List of nicknames used by George W. Bush

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