So-Called Liberal Media (SCLM)
Conservatives have long claimed a liberal media bias in the United States. President Richard Nixon often complained about the liberal media, and he made enemies in the press from 1972 until his…
Archive for 07/2010
Daily Kooks (Daily Kos nickname)
The Daily Kos is a progressive political blog, founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. The blog gets its name from the second syllable of the name "Markos." Critics of the blog have called…
Stink Progress or StinkProgress (Think Progress nickname)
Think Progress is a blog from the progressive think tank, Center for American Progress. Critics of Think Progress have dubbed it "Stink Progress" (or "StinkProgress") since at…
Puff Ho or PuffHo (Huffington Post or “HuffPo” nickname)
The Huffington Post (often shortened to "Huff Po" or "HuffPo") was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others. The website features liberal/progressive news and…
Puffington Host or Huffington Puffington ComPost (Huffington Post nickname)
The Huffington Post was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others. The website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. Website nicknames came quickly. Many newspapers named…
“I never got a job from a poor person”
"I never got a job from a poor man/person" has been a popular conservative saying. The saying means that people who have money are job creators, and that overtaxing them and…
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Weather Underground (organization)Weatherman, known colloquially as the Weathermen and later the Weather Underground Organization (abbreviated WUO), was an…
“It’s great to be young and a Yankee”
New York Giants second baseman "Laughing" Larry Doyle (1886-1974) is credited with originating the saying "It's great to be young and a (New York) Giant." Some baseball…
“I’m the straw that stirs the drink” (Reggie Jackson)
New York Yankee baseball player Reggie Jackson's comments in Sport magazine from May 1977 angered other Yankees, such as catcher Thurman Munson. Jackson was quoted as saying: "it all…
“Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa” (George Steinbrenner)
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (1930-2010) bought the team in 1973 and returned the Yankees to glory years of World Series championships. Steinbrenner often compared the Yankees to the…
Sun Slope (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)
Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn is located near the communities of Sunset Park and South Park Slope (or South Slope). The neighborhood nickname "Sun Slope" (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)…
District of Confusion (Washington, D.C. nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Confusion" since at least 1943. The "District of Confusion"…
District of Corruption (Washington, D.C. nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Corruption" since at least 1951. The "District of Corruption"…
“Capitalism is the belief that the wickedest of men will do wicked things for the greatest good”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes of Tilton (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas, known as Keynesian…
Avenue of Architecture (Eighth Avenue)
The Times Square Allience coined the name "Avenue of Architecture" in 2008 for Manhattan's Eighth Avenue, between 40th Street and Columbus Circle. Several skyscrapers had been…
“Get out of Dodge”
Dodge City, Kansas, was a stop on Texas longhorn cattle drives in the 1800s. The phrase "Get out of Dodge!" comes not from the old West, but from the radio (1952-1961) and television…
Nagadocious (Nacogdoches misspelling)
"Nagadocious" is a spelling error for the Texas city of Nacogdoches. The Space Shuttle Columbia dropped some debris around the city; a television news map in February 2003 mispelled the…
National Organization for Ugly Women (National Organization for Women nickname)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Critics of NOW have claimed that it supports liberal women, but not conservative…
National Organization for Liberal Women (National Organization for Women nickname)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Critics of NOW have claimed that it supports liberal women, but not conservative…
“Happiness is Lubbock, Texas, in my rear view mirror”
Singer and songwriter Mac Davis was born in Lubbock, Texas. His 1980 song, "Texas in My Rear View Mirror," contains the lyrics: "I thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas, in my rear…