When does Obama become 'the big dog"

[Joe the Revelator]

What more does he have to do? Complete his term without getting impeached and convicted? Does Clinton get to keep the "Big Dog' moniker forever? Do we have another, better name for this amazing President?

[FarPoint]

1. Clinton is Big Dog.

That is the way it is......

[Joe the Revelator]

2. I think Obama is deserving of at least the same level of respect at this point...maybe a wolf pack

2 term DEMOCRATIC Presidents are few and far between

[FarPoint]

5. Obama needs his own identity nickname.

Like the Equalizer...but something more dignified....

I'm not feeling a name just yet. Others may be more creative. I'd start with making a list of his characteristics as a leader.

I'm very good at naming kittens.

[Solomon]

52. Obama will be the Lion King

[Sekhmets Daughter]

20. Think of Clinton's convention speech....

He is called Big Dog because there is no one better at speaking to the common folks in ways they understand.

[msongs]

3. when obama leaves office with a prosperous america as his legacy? nt

[Joe the Revelator]

6. hmmmm....thats all it takes?

[Bucky]

30. I dunno. "Prosperous America as a Legacy" isn't a very catchy nickname.

Unless you use the acronym P.A.L.

[Sedona]

4. When Hillary runs for POTUS

nt

[Joe the Revelator]

8. What does that have to do with anything??

[Sedona]

46. Then he can return Bill's favor

[Speck Tater]

7. When Chicago becomes The Big Apple. When Janet Jackson becomes Stonewall Jackson.

You can't just give one person's nickname to somebody else. It would throw off the balance of the universe and cause whole galaxies to implode.

[japple]

9. Top Cat. No one, not even Big Dog can top that. Cats rule!!!!!

n/t

[tokenlib]

12. you're close..something to emphasize the cool in control persona..

[GoCubsGo]

16. It's fitting.

Top Cat was smart and cool, as I recall. And, I believe "Big Dog" wasn't necessarily a name describing Clinton's position in the party. To me, it's more about his personality, which is BIG.

[PoliticalBiker]

21. YES!

I am totally with you on that one!

Cats absolutely Rule!

Top Cat... has a nice ring to it
maybe it 'cause I used to watch that cartoon all the time growing up

[Bryn]

22. Obama's a Leo

so naturally he's a big cat.

[lonestarnot]

60. No ,

That's already my cat's name and he was found in a trash can. We named him TC

[MrScorpio]

10. "The Big Dog"?!?! No, he's Superman, dammit

[Hekate]

64. Works for me, too, Mr Scorpio

[VWolf]

11. After a successful 2nd term,

I'll start calling him The One.

[Joe the Revelator]

13. I like that

[PoliticalBiker]

23. No.... Already been used

That's Neo

(Matrix)

[VWolf]

54. Well ... Yeah. That was kinda the point. n/t

[craigmatic]

14. We should just call Obama the great one.

[tokenlib]

15. Steal "the big O" from Overstock..it fits Obama better

[Bucky]

28. What about "the Flyswatter"? It's what he does to Republicans and other bugs.

[TTUBatfan2008]

31. I take exception to this one...

One of my favorite singers ever, Roy Orbison, had that name long before Overstock came around.

[japple]

32. Otis Redding has always been "The Big O"

May his name be praised!!! If he were still alive, he would be rejoicing along with the rest of us!

[kalli007]

47. In my world the "big O" has a SLIGHTLY different meaning....

If ya know whadda I mean.....

[demhottie]

66. even better ...

[WilliamPitt]

17. Never

There can be only one.

[TwilightGardener]

18. Wasn't it Jimmy Fallon who called him the Barackness Monster? I still love that.

[Autumn]

19. Clinton IS the Big Dog, and will remain the Big Dog.

it comes from an old saying, If you cant run with the big dogs, you better stay on the porch. If you can't keep up with what others are doing, then it is best not to attempt it. Bill Clinton earned that one.

[Hekate]

62. If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch

Yep.

I think Obama is a Very Cool Cat.

[aikoaiko]

24. Obama will earn his own endearing moniker.

[Bucky]

27. Ha-ha. With Clinton you might not want to use the word "moniker"

[aikoaiko]

35. I almost had the chance to make a bad joke about a endearing monica.

LOL.

Fortunately, I'm confident that interns will not be a problem for Obama.

[Bucky]

25. He needs to become a little more endearing (and a little more ruthless) to earn a moniker.

Obama's nice. Big Dog symbolizes Bill Clinton's energetic political hunting skills, appetite for life, boundless puppy-like enthusiasm, hang-dog bad luck some seasons, and his overall joie de vie.

What can you call Obama--he's practically nickname proof. Professor? Who the hell wants a moniker like that? He can't be the Comeback Kid. His comebacks take too long. The Rickochet Kid? Too French. The Boomerang Kid? Maybe not any kind of "kid" at all. There's nothing really boyish about Obama like there is about Clinton.

I can't think of a perfect handle for him, so here's my temporary placeholder.

Barack "the Flyswatter" Obama.

[demhottie]

26. Never- he will be THE EAGLE

[DinahMoeHum]

29. If Clinton is the "Big Dog", Obama is the "COOL CAT"

"The Obama Brand in China: Beware of Cool Cat"
from Tom Doctoroff's book What Chinese Want

http://www.amazon.com/What-Chinese-Want-Communism-Consumer/dp/023034030X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352413317&sr=1-1&keywords=what+chinese+want+by+tom+doctoroff#reader_023034030X

[surrealAmerican]

33. It suits him better than "Big Dog".

[Michigan Alum]

36. Yes - us cat people need some equal time!

[ananda]

34. Obama can be the Big Kahuna.

He's from Hawaii.

[kalli007]

48. I like

Nt

[ancianita]

57. This is IT!

Great name! BKO. Big Kahuna Obama!

[SmileyRose]

58. +1

[Hekate]

63. I like it!

Meke aloha.

[Michigan Alum]

37. The cool cat.

[HopeHoops]

38. Four years ago. Clinton's the old dog.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

39. The great one! nt

[daligirl519]

40. Obama will always be. . .

OBAMA. That is all that need be said.

[madinmaryland]

41. Never. I am thinking he becomes Supreme Court Justice Obama.

[Sheldon Cooper]

42. Never. There's only one Big Dog, and that's Bill Clinton.

President Obama deserves his own nickname, and one that suits him better than 'Big Dog'.

[Whisp]

43. although I like dogs, Obama is not a dog

he's a Superhero made of soft steel.

so bill can keep his name, no problem with me.

[LaydeeBug]

44. Never. Big Dawg is Big Dawg. If he vanishes tomorrow, he is STILL the big dawg

Barack Obama Baracks our world, but there will need to be another name.

We don't call Whitney, "Susan". We don't call Michelle Obama "Lady Liberty" and we will not call Barack Obama "big dawg". Heck, I even know some black folk who will tell you Barack Obama is second african american president, and they're serious.

I don't know what moniker will stick, but it will probably be a bit more stately than bill Clinton's.

I

[CakeGrrl]

45. He doesn't need to.

If people are so in need of a nickname, he'll have his own.

His legacy of accomplishments is large and unique to his personal experience as he serves these terms and will only become larger.

Those who feel compelled to keep score can do so if it makes them feel better, but he's his own POTUS.

[madokie]

49. Obama is Iron Man

[Stinky The Clown]

50. There is only one Big Dog. Obama will have to get his own moniker.

[Stinky The Clown]

51. There will never be another Yankee with the number 7

Similarly, there will never be another Big Dog. He wears it until we lose him.

And then we retire the term.

[DonRedwood]

53. Silver Panther?

[Marrah_G]

55. in my mind there will only ever be one "big dawg"

In the same way there will only ever be in my mind one Lion of the Senate.

I am sure that someone will come up with a fitting Moniker for our President that is all his own.

[JI7]

56. i think his name is unusual/unique enough that Barack Obama itself gives off a

certain description in the way big dog does for Clinton.

[quinnox]

59. Maybe "The Professor"

or maybe "The energizer" in light of his speech making ability.

meh, not sure really. He doesn't seem like he needs one. "Obama" seems to work.

I like the big dog nickname for Clinton, and I'm one who usually finds nicknames to be stupid. But that one is cool.

[Hekate]

61. "Big Dog" is Clinton-specific

It's -- umm --- in part because of his cheery and relentless skirt-chasing. But we love him, we really do, because there's SO much more to him than that.

President Obama is a Very Cool Cat.

Hekate

[The Straight Story]

65. "Big Kenyan" Just to piss off rw'ers