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

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 06:25 PM

Nov 2012

"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

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When does Obama become 'the big dog" [View all] Joe the Revelator Nov 2012 OP

Clinton is Big Dog. FarPoint Nov 2012 #1

I think Obama is deserving of at least the same level of respect at this point...maybe a wolf pack Joe the Revelator Nov 2012 #2

Obama needs his own identity nickname. FarPoint Nov 2012 #5

Obama will be the Lion King Solomon Nov 2012 #52

Think of Clinton's convention speech.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #20

when obama leaves office with a prosperous america as his legacy? nt msongs Nov 2012 #3

hmmmm....thats all it takes? Joe the Revelator Nov 2012 #6

I dunno. "Prosperous America as a Legacy" isn't a very catchy nickname. Bucky Nov 2012 #30

When Hillary runs for POTUS Sedona Nov 2012 #4

What does that have to do with anything?? Joe the Revelator Nov 2012 #8

Then he can return Bill's favor Sedona Nov 2012 #46

When Chicago becomes The Big Apple. When Janet Jackson becomes Stonewall Jackson. Speck Tater Nov 2012 #7

Top Cat. No one, not even Big Dog can top that. Cats rule!!!!! japple Nov 2012 #9

you're close..something to emphasize the cool in control persona.. tokenlib Nov 2012 #12

It's fitting. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #16

YES! PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #21

Obama's a Leo Bryn Nov 2012 #22

No , lonestarnot Nov 2012 #60

"The Big Dog"?!?! No, he's Superman, dammit MrScorpio Nov 2012 #10

Works for me, too, Mr Scorpio Hekate Nov 2012 #64

After a successful 2nd term, VWolf Nov 2012 #11

I like that Joe the Revelator Nov 2012 #13

No.... Already been used PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #23

Well ... Yeah. That was kinda the point. n/t VWolf Nov 2012 #54

We should just call Obama the great one. craigmatic Nov 2012 #14

Steal "the big O" from Overstock..it fits Obama better tokenlib Nov 2012 #15

What about "the Flyswatter"? It's what he does to Republicans and other bugs. Bucky Nov 2012 #28

I take exception to this one... TTUBatfan2008 Nov 2012 #31

Otis Redding has always been "The Big O" japple Nov 2012 #32

In my world the "big O" has a SLIGHTLY different meaning.... kalli007 Nov 2012 #47

even better ... demhottie Nov 2012 #66

Never WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #17

Wasn't it Jimmy Fallon who called him the Barackness Monster? I still love that. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #18

Clinton IS the Big Dog, and will remain the Big Dog. Autumn Nov 2012 #19

If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch Hekate Nov 2012 #62

Obama will earn his own endearing moniker. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #24

Ha-ha. With Clinton you might not want to use the word "moniker" Bucky Nov 2012 #27

I almost had the chance to make a bad joke about a endearing monica. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #35

He needs to become a little more endearing (and a little more ruthless) to earn a moniker. Bucky Nov 2012 #25

Never- he will be THE EAGLE demhottie Nov 2012 #26

If Clinton is the "Big Dog", Obama is the "COOL CAT" DinahMoeHum Nov 2012 #29

It suits him better than "Big Dog". surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #33

Yes - us cat people need some equal time! Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #36

Obama can be the Big Kahuna. ananda Nov 2012 #34

I like kalli007 Nov 2012 #48

This is IT! ancianita Nov 2012 #57

+1 SmileyRose Nov 2012 #58

I like it! Hekate Nov 2012 #63

The cool cat. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #37

Four years ago. Clinton's the old dog. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #38

The great one! nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #39

Obama will always be. . . daligirl519 Nov 2012 #40

Never. I am thinking he becomes Supreme Court Justice Obama. madinmaryland Nov 2012 #41

Never. There's only one Big Dog, and that's Bill Clinton. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2012 #42

although I like dogs, Obama is not a dog Whisp Nov 2012 #43

Never. Big Dawg is Big Dawg. If he vanishes tomorrow, he is STILL the big dawg LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #44

He doesn't need to. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #45

Obama is Iron Man madokie Nov 2012 #49

There is only one Big Dog. Obama will have to get his own moniker. Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #50

There will never be another Yankee with the number 7 Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #51

Silver Panther? DonRedwood Nov 2012 #53

in my mind there will only ever be one "big dawg" Marrah_G Nov 2012 #55

i think his name is unusual/unique enough that Barack Obama itself gives off a JI7 Nov 2012 #56

Maybe "The Professor" quinnox Nov 2012 #59

"Big Dog" is Clinton-specific Hekate Nov 2012 #61

"Big Kenyan" Just to piss off rw'ers The Straight Story Nov 2012 #65