Whitehair Kickassington

I love how elections bring out the wittiness in those that are politically savvy... I could not stop laughing when I read the comments on this video... check some out below. (But I'm curious... why so few Hillary comments? Probably because 'Hillary Rodham Clinton' sounds more presidential than the whole lot combined.)



Aaand the comment:

"It's a shame about Rooney, who back in his prime was a great newsman. Have his last 25 years on "60 Minutes" done anything but trash his own reputation?

That said, I hope Democrats are not shy about making fun of the Republican candidate for trivial superficialities this year. Republicans and their media echo chamber always do the same to Democrats.

And I say this as someone whose given name has a natural nickname that rhymes with "potty" and whose surname is shared by a number of teaseworthy famous people and fictional characters. So I've been on the receiving end of this kind of schoolyard ridicule, and I'm all for embracing our inner name-calling child when it comes to campaign time.

Rudolph William Luis Giuliani, for example That's a ridiculous name. Not because of the Italian-sounding bit at the end, but because who has two middle names without being in line to the British throne? Oh, right, effete Easterners who think they know better than the rest of us. Plus, he's a Republican with the middle initial W. I want to see Democrats start to call him Rudolph W. Giuliani.

Willard Mitt Romney is another great example. I go by my middle name too, but let's hear about "W. Mitt" when Democrats say his name. Or "Willard Romney." No squeamishness! We're not picking on him because of his Mormonism; we're picking on him because he's named after a hotel. And because he shares a Dubya with Dubya.

Huckabee's name makes its own teases, what with "Huckster" and "Huck" being synonyms variously for a charlatan or a fool.

John Sidney McCain III has a name as square and Andy Rooney-approved as the senator's jawline. But still, throwing the Sidney or a Sid into his name, or emphasizing the patrician-sounding "the third" can't hurt.

You know it's going to be "Barack Hussein Obama" when opponents of "the Democrat Party" speak, and you know they're going to slip a lot of "Osama" references into their talk. So the time to start ridiculing their candidates for their silly names is now. Start doing it here, in print. Start doing it in emails when you talk about the campaign. Slip name ridicule in when you talk with friends, family, and coworkers. Not with an angry tone in your voice, but with a bemused sense of can-you-believe-what-they're-trying-to-foist-on-us-this-time. "Oh, sure, Rudolph William Luis Giuliani. A man with as many names as ex-wives. He'll be a great role model." That sort of thing."

Hahaha... Or how about the comment below?

"I think in 10 years, when I'm eligible, I'll run for president under the pseudonym Whitehair Kickassington. That presidential enough fer ya?"

LOVE it.