SenseList » Politics http://senselist.com Help for the listless (and the senseless) Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:06:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Six Nicknames for French Presidents & Presidential Candidates http://senselist.com/2007/05/07/six-nicknames-for-french-presidents-presidential-candidates/ http://senselist.com/2007/05/07/six-nicknames-for-french-presidents-presidential-candidates/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 07:00:40 +0000 Morgen Jahnke http://senselist.com/2007/05/07/six-nicknames-for-french-presidents-presidential-candidates/ Yesterday’s presidential election in France featured two opponents who, despite their differences, actually have a few interesting things in common: both were born after World War II; neither previously held the office of prime minister or president (a first for a presidential candidate since the 1970s); and both have pithy and sound bite ready nicknames. The winner of the election, Nicolas Sarkozy, is often referred to in the media as “Sarko,” and his opponent, Ségolène Royal, was dubbed Sego (or Ségo).

It seems there is a bit of a tradition of giving French presidents and presidential candidates such hypocoristic (“endearing”) nicknames, as discussed in this fascinating post on the Language Log Web site.

  • Ségolène Royal: Sego/Ségo
  • Nicolas Sarkozy: Sarko
  • Jacques Chirac (Current President): Chichi; le Chi
  • François Mitterand (President, 1981-1995): Tonton
  • George Pompidou (President, 1969-1974): Pompon
  • General Charles de Gaulle (President, 1959-1969): le grand Charles; le grand Charlot
]]> http://senselist.com/2007/05/07/six-nicknames-for-french-presidents-presidential-candidates/feed/ 0 2008 United States Presidential Candidates http://senselist.com/2007/02/19/2008-united-states-presidential-candidates/ http://senselist.com/2007/02/19/2008-united-states-presidential-candidates/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:00:59 +0000 Morgen Jahnke http://senselist.com/2007/02/19/2008-united-states-presidential-candidates/ In honor of Presidents’ Day, here is the current list of Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican candidates for the 2008 US presidential election. For the list of Independent candidates, consult Wikipedia. Note: This list includes only the official candidates, and not potential candidates who may join the race at a later date.

Democrats:

Greens:

Libertarians:

Republicans:

Source: Wikipedia

]]> http://senselist.com/2007/02/19/2008-united-states-presidential-candidates/feed/ 0 18 Potential Acronyms for the Democrats http://senselist.com/2006/12/15/18-potential-acronyms-for-the-democrats/ http://senselist.com/2006/12/15/18-potential-acronyms-for-the-democrats/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:00:45 +0000 Morgen Jahnke http://senselist.com/2006/12/15/18-potential-acronyms-for-the-democrats/ A long time ago the Republican Party gained the nickname “GOP,” which is usually understood as an acronym for “Grand Old Party,” although there have been exceptions to this. I think it’s time that the Democrats had their own handy acronym, and I’ve listed some potential ones below. I offer this list in a spirit of good-natured bipartisanship; I aspire to be an equal-opportunity offender.

  • ALP: Atheist Lovers Party
  • BOP: Boring Old Party
  • CARP: Cut And Run Party
  • CLAP: California Liberal Activist Party
  • COP: Congress Owning Party
  • GAP: Gay Awareness Party
  • HIP: Hollywood Ideas Party
  • LIP: Leaving Iraq Party
  • LISP: Latino Immigration Supporters Party
  • PEP: Pro Evolution Party
  • POP: Party On Party
  • RAMP: Republicans Are Mean Party
  • SAP: Save America Party
  • SCAMP: Social Conservatives Are Mean Party
  • SCRAP: Stem Cell Research Advocacy Party
  • STEP: Save The Environment Party
  • TAP: Totally Awesome Party
  • TARP: Total Abortion Rights Party
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