Why the acronym? John Ellis Bush wants to be "JFK" ?

[GreatGazoo]

Is it just a cutesy frat boy thing -- Jeb (?)

And why do the rest of us have to call him by this frat boy name? If we call him "Jeb Bush" aren't we really saying "John Ellis Bush Bush"?

(am I overthinking this?)

[Jackpine Radical]

1. No, I think JEB underthought it.

Jebby the Preppy. Gad, you could destroy him with that meme.

[GreatGazoo]

10. some on the GOP side are already getting the knives in -- "big government Bush"

This one puts John Bush to the left of Clinton:

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/02/06/a-president-jeb-bush-would-trample-on-reagans-legacy/

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. I actually think of it as a "aww shucks" country

bumpkin, I'm just like y'all name. The Bushes like to do that crap.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. Ditto. nt

[HassleCat]

5. Yeah. Good ole boy stuff (n/t)

[GreatGazoo]

6. I suspect that is the intent

as when GWB bought the infamous cowboy boots and Potemkin ranch. As Ann Richards said "all hat and no cattle"

[librechik]

4. His family assigned that nickname to him in his early years.

I believe the story goes that there was another little John around the house, (cousin? brother? hard to keep track) and they needed to be able to distinguish them at dinnertime etc.

[Orsino]

7. Dynasties are like that.

It's useful to know which Napoleon, Bach, Bush, Jackson or Clinton we're discussing.

[brooklynite]

8. Yes, you're overthinking it...

...it's his nickname...he's used it for years.

[GreatGazoo]

15. As long as every candidate gets to tell the press what nic-name to use I think Sanders

should now be known as "Mr. Electable"

[3catwoman3]

9. Just think, if his middle name had been Robert, then he...

...could have been "John Bob."

[bigwillq]

11. I really have no issue with what he calls himself

To me, it's really no big deal.

[tech3149]

12. You need to listen to Bob Kinkaid (headonradionetwork)

He has been referring to "Jebbie" by his given name for quite a while now. I don't think there's much doubt that his adoption of Jeb was anything less than trying to deflect any sense that he was a fortunate son of privilege.
I'll follow the advice of a wise individual who advised us years ago to "Stay Out the Bushes!". How many times do we have to be advised on the mendacity of certain individuals or families of corrupt power to finally get the message?
You're not overthinking anything, you're just expanding your perception beyond that which is considered serious by the dominant corporate media.

[TexasProgresive]

13. I think the bushites like nicknames

Poppy, Dubya and Jeb; Barbara has several, Silver Fox, Bar, Miss Frank, The Enforcer. Marvin may be Bush Boogie, Dorothy is Doro, Pauline was Robin. I can't find one for Neil but I'll bet he has one. In doing these searches I found that Babara Bush and I share a distant Pierce relative.

[dawg]

14. It's just like George Oscar Bluth ....

[cyberswede]

19. Beat me to it!

Effing hilarious!

[jmowreader]

16. Very rich people have always loved cute nicknames

I don't think anyone ever named their daughter Muffy or their son Biff.

[aikoaiko]

17. there is a Southern tradition of J.E.B.

The most famous example is James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart, a Confederate general.

I don't know if the Bush family was inspired by such things since they are a yankee family.

[Ms. Yertle]

18. Oh, come on, seriously????

There are a gazillion other things to criticize than his lifelong nickname.

IIRC, there was an issue over Jimmy Carter being listed as Jimmy on the ballot rather than James Earl Carter. BFD.