He’s not really our Governor anymore, since he spends most of his time out of state ridiculing our Commonwealth. He certainly can’t be called His Excellency when he spends his spare time speaking out against children and families, marriage, and personal freedom. My personal favorite, Willard, which is the man’s given name, doesn’t seem to have caught on, despite my best efforts, so here is an open call to the BMG community for a nickname or title we can use to refer to Willard Mitt Romney on this page. Previous contenders that have faded include Matinee Mitt, Mittens, and “the Mittster.” Free BMG coffee mug — the first one ever purchased from CafePress, to the best of my knowledge — to the winner. Bloggers, to your keyboards.
Please share widely!
The only time I can think of when TWO gubanatorial candidates refused to use their first names!
Scott Harshbarger.
Didn’t he run against Argeo?
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If my name was Argeo or Luther, I probably wouldn’t want to use it, either — I only use my first initial and full middle name for that same reason.
Anybody remember that story (I’m sure most of us read it in high school) titled “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”? I’ve always thought of our governor’s long held agenda to become president as “The Secret Life of Willard Mitty”. I doubt it would ever catch on, but it would make for a fun political satire.
I like your effort to promote Willard. The only association I have with that name is the 70s movie with the guy who trained all the rats to attack people.
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I’m trying to think of a nickname that might use a play on Bain and bane. (Then we could use the theme song from the movie, “Willard,” which was Michael Jackson singing “Ben.” “Bain, the two of us need look no more, we both found what we were looking for. . . “
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Or perhaps a play on Bainwashed? Still thinking. . . .
Oh, you mean the guy who got the ad agencies and talk show hosts to attack Deval?
From the 2003 movie “Willard” starring Crispin Glover in the title role with a cast of hundreds of rats.
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How about Lord Protector. He is protecting the country from Massachusetts and their wild ways. Willard and Oliver, “Bloody aweful chap”, would get along quite well.
Sounded pretty good when I just used it to set some folks straight on the real Romney at another national blog.
Lord Dark Helmet
in giving “good helmet”
Mittwit Romney
we’re going to play a little game because I don’t think I’m allowed to say what he SHOULD be called on BMG, so here goes…
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1 word, 2 syllables:
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1. Another word for donkey
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2. A crevice in the earth
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Put it together and what do you get?
mulegorge? burroditch?
burroditch?
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The question mark is key — you’ve got to say it with upspeak.
While I LOVE that, it is not moving the discourse to a more reasonable, rational direction. I am a huge fan if WILLARD (LIKE THE RAT BOY) *yes, in all caps.
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Willard. It just kind of sings to me. Like a rat. Or a rat bastard.
I’m a part-time, photo-op governor with the skinniest resume….
I’ve been calling him Dickless for a while now.
His followers could be Romney Sheep.
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Personally, I don’t care what you want to call him, I’m just glad we can finally CALL him G-O-N-E!!! He managed to save the Olympics” in Utah, I hope if he runs for President, he doesn’t “claim” Massachusetts as home, Utah can keep him!
Rhymes with DIMWITT, which is exactly what he is.
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Mitt + Kerry = Team MittWitt
I was looking for BMG, but from the look of it, I seem to have ended up here in DU.
Brigham Tongue
His Expediency
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though I hate to be unfair to opportunists.
Bigotamist, for being married to multiple hateful causes
Very clever.
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I just call him Ken, because he’s such a Ken Doll type. Governor Ken, Massachusetts basher Ken, Olympic Ken,etc.