During his time in the White House, President George W. Bush was known for his love of giving other people nicknames — "Pootie Poot" (Russian President Vladimir Putin), "Bushie," (First Lady Laura Bush) and "The Cobra" (New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd) are just some of the monikers that the one-time Republican president bestowed on people in his work circles.
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'Turd Blossom,' 'Pootie Poot' — here are the nicknames George W. Bush gave to world leaders, politicians, and journalists
These are the monikers that the George W. Bush bestowed on people in his work circles.
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Here are the hilarious (and often unbelievably awkward) nicknames Bush gave to the various politicians, journalists, and world leaders of the early 2000s.
"Bama" and "Rock" — Barack Obama, Bush's successor as President.
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"Pootie Poot" and "Ostrich Legs" — Vladimir Putin, President of Russia since 2000.
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"Bushie" — mutual nickname with Laura Bush, Bush's wife and former First Lady of the United States.
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"Poppy, 41, Old Man" — George H. W. Bush, Bush's father and 41st President of the United States.
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"Big Time", "Vice" — Dick Cheney, Bush's Vice President.
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"Condi", "Guru" — Condoleezza Rice, Bush's Secretary of State
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"Hogan" — John McCain, Arizona senator and one-time Republican presidential nominee.
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"Boner" — John Boehner, who served as chair of the House of Education committee and, later, House Majority leader during Bush's time in the White House.
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"Landslide" — Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the UK form 1997 to 2007.
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"Shoes" — Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy between 2001 and 2011 (with a brief gap).
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"Conan the Republican" — Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and movie star.
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"Big Boy" — Chris Christie, the scandal-ridden governor of New Jersey.
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"Ellis" — Chuck Schumer, longtime New York senator and current Minority Leader.
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"The Cobra" — Maureen Dowd, esteemed New York Times columnist.
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"Boy Genius, Turd Blossom, the Architect" — Karl Rove, Bush's senior adviser.
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"Tiny" — Richard Armitage, Bush's Deputy Secretary of State.
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"Brother George" — George Tenet, former CIA director.
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"The World's Greatest Hero" — Colin Powell, Bush's Secretary of State.
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"Ari-Bob" — Ari Flesicher, White House Press Secretary during the Bush era.
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"Ali & Frazier" Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Senators from California. Boxer was Ali and Feinstein was Frazier.
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"Rummy" — Donald Rumsfeld, Bush's Secretary of Defense.
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"Stretch/Little Stretch" — David Gregory, famous NBC journalist.
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"Freddy Boy, Freddo" — Fred Upton, Republican congressman from Michigan.
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"Panchito" — Frank Bruni, New York Times reporter who covered Bush's 2000 campaign.
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"Barty, Bart, Danny Boy, Captain Dan, Dan the Man" — Dan Bartlett, Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff.
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"Pedro" — Peter King, Republican senator from New York
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