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whathehell

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77. Correct, although I've seen people go one step further Dubya, calling him "Dumbya".
Mon Jan 14, 2013, 07:57 PM
Jan 2013

It works for me.

it's because they think they are clever on one level datasuspect Jan 2013 #1
I want to know more about name magic siligut Jan 2013 #10
I think he's talking about primitive superstitions about names. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #14
Interesting, thanks. siligut Jan 2013 #22
or similarly, the idea of speaking something into existence datasuspect Jan 2013 #35
That explains a lot about my own stalkers MrScorpio Jan 2013 #85
"name magic" ---- +100 Taverner Jan 2013 #43
It's just a juvenile insult sharp_stick Jan 2013 #2
I'm sure it's meant to demean him Flashmann Jan 2013 #3
Not only wing-nuts do that... SidDithers Jan 2013 #4
I'm from the extreme radical left and.. ananda Jan 2013 #19
Good. But they're certainly out there... SidDithers Jan 2013 #25
There are other people from the left pnwmom Jan 2013 #72
Oh, they are wing-nuts too. Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #32
I have too.. I totally thought of those Cha Jan 2013 #66
I deal with very left leaning people all the time G_j Jan 2013 #86
Barry as a name maryland native Jan 2013 #5
So I should have called Bush: President Numbnuts? skip fox Jan 2013 #55
Eh. I still call W "W" gollygee Jan 2013 #6
I always called him DUHbya Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #65
Because they're fucking pigs Zoeisright Jan 2013 #7
I think it was a childhood nickname. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #8
Oh, yes, the "Barry Soetoro" nonsense. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #16
Yep, birther bullshit. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #23
He was called 'Barry' as a kid, by choice. Once he was an adult he preferred 'Barack.' onehandle Jan 2013 #9
Thanks for that, onehandle. It's like a lot of kids who Cha Jan 2013 #69
Thanks for clarifying it ... n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #76
Specifically, "Barry Soetoro". It's an attempt to cast suspicion on his time in Indonesia. Recursion Jan 2013 #11
I have never heard that Barry means anything racial. siligut Jan 2013 #12
It's an attempt to quesiton his identity RomneyLies Jan 2013 #13
No, its an attempt to make him seem less than *American* ... Myrina Jan 2013 #21
No. My cousin's name is Barry. Nothing to do with nationality. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #80
I don't mean "Barry" ... Myrina Jan 2013 #87
They're unable to speak.. one_voice Jan 2013 #15
"a way of calling a black man 'boy'" YES. Lex Jan 2013 #17
I see "Zero" more than Barry on right wing stuff Glitterati Jan 2013 #18
There's a racial motive too. Archae Jan 2013 #20
"Shrub" "Boner" earthside Jan 2013 #24
I think Barry is better than "Bam" which is the nickname of choice no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #26
Not just wing nuts KamaAina Jan 2013 #27
It's how he was called ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #28
"Dookie-breath"? Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #30
Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #34
I remember a former classmate with the same issue. First thing in the morning was a real test.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #49
I suspect that it was ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #51
It's really shocking to think that a teenager would have severe decay and/or gum disease, but I'm... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #53
Not in the neighborhood I grew up in ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #58
Well, their job is done then. You've now publicly acknowledged their idiocy, and allowed it to.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #29
Sounds less corny, same intent, as "boy." nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #31
I'm not one to talk on this; I called Mitch McConnell "McTurtle". CheapShotArtist Jan 2013 #33
How is calling in President Obama "Barry"... PurpleEngineer Jan 2013 #36
More like calling W "Junior" rurallib Jan 2013 #44
Correct, although I've seen people go one step further Dubya, calling him "Dumbya". whathehell Jan 2013 #77
"Dubya" isn't a dog whistle. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #81
"Dubya" is how President Bush pronounced his own middle initial. (nt) Heidi Jan 2013 #88
This type of thing has been going on a long time apparently. trackfan Jan 2013 #37
Instead of letting it get on your nerves... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #38
they think it is condascending nt d_r Jan 2013 #39
took me awhile for me to figure out "Peebo" riverwalker Jan 2013 #40
No biggie, I call all of them shitstains. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #41
It's a birther meme. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #42
Because they can't get "President Obama" MineralMan Jan 2013 #45
It's the another "the President is a foreigner" lie intaglio Jan 2013 #46
Dems called Bush; Shrub, W, Chimp Johonny Jan 2013 #47
IMO it is an informal way to insult him. Rex Jan 2013 #48
Obama used to go by that name when he was young and it is NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #50
They do it to be disrespectful and piss off people who voted for him. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #52
Then they are succeeding in their objective. WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #54
Because it's childish. CommoFreq Jan 2013 #56
The same reason they refer to our party as the "Democrat" party. City Lights Jan 2013 #57
It's disrespectful, because that's how they mean it. immoderate Jan 2013 #59
Distorting, wrong-naming is the ultimate "dis" SoCalDem Jan 2013 #60
barry stklurker Jan 2013 #61
bush was just plain ol' Cha Jan 2013 #62
At one point one RW told me that "Barry" was apparently embarrassed by his roots. Sheepshank Jan 2013 #63
They probably didn't like it when I called dubya tavernier Jan 2013 #64
Damn close!!! RKP5637 Jan 2013 #78
If I can call W, Dubya and all the other names I called him... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #67
To dis him, they would say the N word if they could and of course they do when left to their own!!! winstars Jan 2013 #68
They're just being juvenile. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #70
They think it's some sort of insult, like "Democrat Party". Morans. catbyte Jan 2013 #71
Why did we call Bush "Chimpy"? MrSlayer Jan 2013 #73
Even when he pisses me off... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #74
It started as a birther conspiracy theory. Bradical79 Jan 2013 #75
they believe they are showing disrespect riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #79
Well I still call Bush the second "chimp" because he Raine Jan 2013 #82
I find that very demeaning arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #83
LOL yeah you're right about that, Chimps are also very smart. nt Raine Jan 2013 #84
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mommy, it followed me home, can I keep it? uppityperson May 2016 #90
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