It has become clear that a lot of people don't know which screen name goes with which political figure. So, even though it's always bad to explain one's jokes, I've created this post as a reference for the confused.
TheHopeinator,
Bodhilicious: President
Barack Obama. The first screen name should have self-evident origins. The second screen name's meaning is explained in "
Cabinet Meeting One".
Bidenmytime: Vice-President
Joe Biden, formerly of Scranton, PA and former senator of Deleware. This name is a pun on his name, and on the phrase "biding my time". Prior to recent history, the vice presidency was seen as largely ceremonial, and only important in the event that the president dies or is otherwise removed from office. Biden often appears folksy and somewhat simple.
His son and brother were involved in running Paradigm Capital, a hedge fund accused of fraud in 2009.
SecStateHRC,
Sxxxebody4u: Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton was also Obama's chief rival in the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination contest.
SarahLawrenceDance81:
Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff for President Obama. Emanuel has a well-deserved reputation for confronation and profanity. Consequently, it is somewhat amusing that he also trained intensely as a ballerino and majored in dance at Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 1981. Emanuel is also missing a piece of one of his fingers, amputated due to an accident involving a meat slicer at an Arby's.
ReidMyLips89046: Democratic Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, representing Nevada. "Read my lips: no new taxes!" was an infamous quote made by George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention. Bush ended up raising (existing) taxes during his presidency to balance the budget. 89046 is the postal zip code of Reid's hometown, Searchlinght, Nevada.
BubbaDC,
BubbaNY,
BubbaLA: Former President
Bill Clinton. "Bubba" is a common nickname in the American South. Clinton's multiple screen names presumably helps him covertly engage in inappropriate correspondence with women.
NancyknowsBo:
Nancy Pelosi, Former Democratic Speaker of the House, and current Democratic House minority leader. She represents a district in Northern California. "Knows Bo" is a reference to a prominent, and often parodied, Nike campaign in the late 1980s centering around professional football and baseball player, Bo Jackson. "Bo" also refers to the first and last initials for Barack Obama, as well as the name of President Obama's dog.
GOPBoehner:
John Boehner, Former Republican House minority leader, and current Republican Speaker of the House. He represents a district in Ohio. The Republican party is often nicknamed the "Grand Old Party". Boehner himself, in real life, has joked that his name (pronounced BAY-nuhr), is often pronounced (BONE-her). "Boner" is a slang term for an erect penis. Boehner has a reputation of drinking after hours. He is also known for his artifical tan and occasionally tearing up during speeches.
McConnellSanders:
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate minority leader. McConnell represents Kentucky. The mascot/founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken is referred to as Colonel Sanders.
JanBrewHAHAer: Arizona governor
Jan Brewer, a Republican. She is perhaps most famous (or infamous) for signing into law strict anti-immigration laws. A "brouhaha" is defined as "a noisy and overexcited critical response, display of interest, or trail of publicity."
JohnMcCain2000: Republican Senator
John McCain of Arizona. John McCain ran for president in 2000 and 2008. He is often satirized for being old and occasionally grumpy; as part of the stereotype, he is characterized as lacking in technical prowess.
TheBachmobileMN:
Michele Bachmann, Republican Representative from Minnesota, and former Presidential candidate. She is known for representating the Tea Party, representing the right wing of the Republican party. The Batmobile, of course, is Batman's iconic car. She is sometimes compared with Sarah Palin, and has been criticized for her ideological stances, including the rehabilitation/treatment of gays and suggesting a link between vaccines and autism.
BGates02: Robert Gates, former Secretary of Defense under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
ChuChuChusme: Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
"I Choo Choo Choose You" appears on a pity valentine Ralph Wiggum receives from Lisa Simpson in an episode of The Simpsons.
TheAxeEffect:
David Axelrod, Obama's 2008 campaign manager. The "Axe effect" refers to a campaign by Axe deodorant, a pungent product that claims it will make the user irresistable to women.
TakingitLeeTerry:
Lee Terry, a Republican congressman from Nebraska. In 2010, the story broke that he had been
caught drinking and flirting with attractive female lobbyists. This is of course a pun on the common phrase, "taking it literally"
DuncanDeezNutz:
Duncan Hunter, a Republican congressman from California,
also accused of inappropriate behavior. "
Deez nutz" is a joke originating from the song "Deez Nuuts" by Dr. Dre, and has become a slang term for one's testicles. It is often a non sequitor used to aggravate other participants in a conversation "Dunkin Donuts" is also a popular donut chain in the United States.
SamGraves69:
Sam Graves, a Republican congressman from Missouri,
criticized for dining with a blond lobbyist.
BigBuckChuck:
Charles Wrangel, former Democratic congressman from New York. Wrangel was implicated in tax evasion and ethics violations, and was forced to give up his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means committee.
ShelbyALright:
Richard Shelby, Republican senator from Alabama. Pun on "She'll be alright." Also refers to Alabama (AL) and the conservatism of Republicans (right).
KYLingmesftlywhisgun:
Jon Kyl, Republican senator from Arizona, considered a strong conservative. A pun on "Killing me softly with his song", a #1 hit in 1973 for Roberta Flack, referring to his strong support of the NRA.
ScottBrownLaw59:
Scott Brown, Republican senator from Massachusetts elected to Ted Kennedy's former seat. Fresh-faced, handsome, and young (born in 1959), he is regarded as a posterboy for the Tea Party movement. He famously
posed nude for Cosmopolitan magazine while a law student.
Some images borderline NSFW:
Steeleda1:
Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman. An African-American, Steele was seen as an attempt by the GOP to broaden its base beyond working class whites. His occasional use of slang and rap references earned more ridicule than respect. "Still the One" is a popular song by Orleans released in 1976.
RonaldReaganBot: An AIM chatbot designed to simulate the late President
Ronald Reagan.
RichardNixonBot: An AIM chatbot designed to simulate the late President
Richard Nixon.
DanQuayleBot: An AIM chatbot designed to simulate former Republican Senator
Dan Quayle. Quayle was young and handsome, and tried to assume the mantle John F. Kennedy. His frequent verbal gaffes, however, convinced many that he was of below normal intelligence. Most famously, during a spelling bee, he told a young child that her correct spelling of "potato" was wrong, because his answer card had it spelled "potatoe". Unlike the other polticians portrayed as bots, Dan Quayle is actually alive.
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Luvs2BPampered: Senator
David Vitter from Lousiana. Vitter was implicated in a prostitution scandal. Allegedly, he paid prostitutes on Canal Street to put a diaper on him, following which he would be aroused by defecating on himself.
Note: he is a CURRENT US Senator. Luvs, Pampers, and Depends are all brands of diapers sold in the United States.
SouthernSpinster:
Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary for President Obama. He was born in Alabama. "Spin" is a term used to describe the process of using communication to characterize an event in a way that benefits a person politically, often with less than rigorous adherence to standards of truth. A spinster is an older, childless woman who has never married.
GohmertPyle:
Louie Gohmert, congressman from Texas. Suggested that terrorists were plotting to use babies in attacks against the United States.
RiddleMeDis150:
Debbie Riddle, Texas state lawmaker, representing the 150th district, who proposed a restrictive immigration bill modeled on Arizona's controversial law. "Riddle me this" is a phrase used by The Riddler, a villain from the Batman comics series. In the Divine Comedy, Dis is a city that encompasses the sixth through ninth circles of hell, where the most heinous sins are punished.
MormoneyMitt:
Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Massachusetts. Romney is often characterized as robotic. He is also Mormon. He became very wealthy from his time working at Bain Capital.
RedGroverRedGrover: Grover Norquist, leader of Americans for Tax Reform. Norquist has hundreds of signed letters from Republican politicians at the state and federal levels, in which they pledge not to raise taxes. "Red Rover" is an outdoor game played by children. "Red" also refers to "red state", the color used to indicate Republican victory/voting in electoral maps.
Weinertakesall:
Anthony Weiner, former Democratic congressman from New York. Weiner was forced to resign after it surfaced that he had sent inappropriate images to other women. His wife was, at the time, several months pregnant. Play on the common phrase "winner takes all", often used to describe (and often pejoratively) the philosophy of American society.
JEEnsignDVM:
John Ensign, a Former Republican Nevada senator. He was brought down by scandal involving an extramarital affair and payments to ensure silence. He is also a veterinarian.
Spitzerswallows:
Eliot Spitzer, former New York governor. He resigned after becoming mired in a scandal involving a prostitute. "Spits or swallows", of course, refers to a decision made by a person engaged in oral sex.
JohnE_BeGood:
John Edwards, 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and 2008 presidential primary candidate. Famous initially for being an advocate for the poor, and later infamous for an affair he had while his wife was undergoing cancer treatment. Johnny B. Goode is a famous 1958 rock 'n' roll song by Chuck Barry.
TheGovernator:
Arnold Schwartzenegger, former governor of California. He is perhaps most famous for his role as a villain/hero in the Terminator movie series. He has been plagued by scandals of sexual misconduct his entire career, culminating in the most recent revelation involving sex with a maid that broke apart his marriage to Maria Shriver.
SanfordandGun:
Mark Sanford, former governor of South Carolina. Famously disappeared during Father's Day weekend. His aides claimed he was "hiking the Appalachian Trail". He was, in fact, with his mistress in Argentina.
Sanford and Son was an American sitcom that ran in the 1970s.
ChrisLeeNY26:
Chris Lee, former Republican congressman from New York's 26th district. He resigned after a scandal that involved the solicitation of sex on Craigslist; the evidence included half-naked pictures of himself posted online.
IdahoCraig:
Larry Craig, former Republican senator from Idaho. He resigned after being busted by a policeman for engaging in lewd behavior and soliciting sex from the male officer in a bathroom stall in the Minneapolis airport. "I da ho" is also slang for "I am a whore."
KingofClub700:
Pat Robertson, a host of the 700 Club, the most important television program on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Roberson has made a number of highly controversial remarks about gays, September 11, and other issues, reflecting his very conservative evangelical Christian and political views.
DickLaw86:
Rick Santorum, Republican presidential candidate. Santorum has famously had an image problem stemming from an online effort that equated his surname with the byproduct of anal sex. This movement was spearheaded in response to his anti-homosexual comments. Santorum graduated Dickinson Law school in 1986.
IfAtFirstYouDontSecede:
Rick Perry, govrnor of Texas and former Republican presidential candidate. Perry has stated on numerous occasions that Texas should consider secession (again) in protest of increasing Federal power. (Texas did secede during the Civil War.) There is a commonly-used saying that goes, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
TheHappyNewt:
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and representative from Georgia. Often described by colleagues as thin-skinned, and even by family members as grouchy, Gingrich recently injected some humor (intentionally or not) in a presidential debate. When asked for one word he would use to describe himself, he chose "cheerful".
PizzaThatAss:
Herman Cain, former presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather Pizza, Inc. His campaign was plagued by allegations of affairs and sexual harassment.
GoldAynBoi:
Ron Paul, representative from Texas and longtime standardbearer of Libertarianism in America. He is a strong proponent of the return to the gold standard. He is also a fan of Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy; in fact, he named his son Rand. Although old, his young, enthusiastic supporters make his campaigns somewhat more technologically sophisticated.
YouBetchaAK47:
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential nominee. She has a child with Down syndrome, and has aggressively retailated against any prominent figure who uses the word "retarded", or otherwise makes a joke about the developmentally disabled.
