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2008 candidates and their nicknames
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| 12/11/07
| AP
Posted on 12/11/2007 5:14:41 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Meet the presidential candidates by another name — Barry, Bird Legs, Coyote Bill.
Such are their childhood nicknames.
Several of the candidates go around today with names altered in their youth. Mitt Romney, for example, was named Willard Mitt Romney. In a twist from the usual nickname progression, Fred Thompson actually was named Freddie, and John Edwards was named Johnny.
Rudolph Giuliani is running under the less formal Rudy, the name by which his friends and close associates have known him for decades.
Behind those modest alterations are a few truly fanciful monikers. They emerged when AP asked them about their childhood nicknames in a series of questions about their personal side. Thompson's campaign, in response, indulged in a touch of whimsical wishful thinking.
The candidates by their full names, and their nicknames:
DEMOCRATS:
New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck
Former North Carolina Sen. Johnny Reid Edwards: John
Illinois Sen. Barack Hussein Obama Jr.: Barry
New Mexico Gov. William Blaine Richardson: Coyote Bill
REPUBLICANS:
Former New York Mayor Rudolph William Louis Giuliani: Rudy
Former Arkansas Gov. Michael Dale Huckabee: Mike and Huck
Arizona Sen. John Sidney McCain III: Johnny
Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard Mitt Romney: "In high school, my friends called me Bird Legs. And how did I get it? Take a guess."
Former Tennessee Sen. Freddie Dalton Thompson: Mr. President
TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: candidates; hitlery; nicknames
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No nicknames that stuck ?
lol
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:15:08 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: NormsRevenge
“New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck”
Guarantee you THIS is background info the Obama camp needs to checkout...I’m telling you everyone has been nicknamed at some point growing up...Bet Hillary had some good ones when she was a kid “Rotten” has to be up there knowing her! I don’t believe that statement “NO NICKNAMES THAT STUCK” More CLINTON CRAPOLA put out by their media minions!
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:18:20 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:21:14 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: NormsRevenge
Sorry. Don’t like that visual. I suspect that she would have seriously hurt anybody calling her a name she didn’t like. Do you think , with her personality, she would have received any nicknames that she liked?
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:22:09 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: NormsRevenge
Former Tennessee Sen. Freddie Dalton Thompson: Mr. President
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:22:45 PM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
( Seeking the truth here folks.)
To: NormsRevenge
New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck
We can fix that! How do Hitlery, Shrillary, or Her Thighness sound?
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:23:08 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:23:09 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:24:32 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: G8 Diplomat
Personally, I like our FReeper nicknames that we’ve given the candidates. They’re much more accurate.
Actually I have a whole list of Free Republic nicknames...
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:24:53 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
To: NormsRevenge
New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck "Hillary Clinton is Hugo Chavez in a pantsuit." (P.J. O'Rourke)
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:26:31 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
(This tagline intentionally left blank.)
To: NormsRevenge
“New York Sen. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: No nicknames that stuck”I always thought that sh!t stuck.
To: NormsRevenge
No nicknames that stuck ?!
Proof positive of media bias.
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:29:02 PM PST
by
festus
(Fred Thompson '08)
To: G8 Diplomat
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:29:49 PM PST
by
festus
(Fred Thompson '08)
To: NormsRevenge
"Mike and Huck"?
The Huckster
sw
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:32:02 PM PST
by
spectre
(spectre's wife ("The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win.")
To: NormsRevenge
Cankles? Her Royal Thighness...the list is endless, but Shrillary says none have stuck.
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:34:28 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: originalbuckeye
Sorry. Don’t like that visual. How about this one:
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:35:15 PM PST
by
lesser_satan
(READ MY LIPS: NO NEW RINOS | FRED THOMPSON - DUNCAN HUNTER '08)
To: Quix
Ping. (Sorry if this is a duplicate.)
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posted on
12/11/2007 5:57:15 PM PST
by
Joya
(Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn king. Peace on earth and mercy mild ...)
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