POLITICS HOUND SEARCH FOR FIRST CANINE'S NAME.Byline: Fred Shuster Daily News Staff Writer Just about everybody wants to name President Clinton's 3-month-old, male chocolate Labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. , but politics are barking at the door as usual. Nominations phoned into the Daily News came from two distinct camps: sincere dog lovers, who proposed names including Lucky and Hershey, and barking-mad Republicans, who offered monikers such as Paula Jones and Stonewaller stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. . What began as an innocent request by Clinton on Thursday for help naming his pooch turned dog-eat-dog. Many callers used it as an opportunity for presidential back-biting. But among suggestions from more than 350 people who responded to the name-that-puppy phone poll were many nonpartisan ones. Lucky, Slick, Chocolate and Coco ranked high in popularity. Whatever moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. the first family chooses, one thing is certain: The pooch will have what all lobbyists and presidential advisers crave most - access to the most powerful man in America, just as first-feline Socks does. That brings us to yet another popular name proposed for the prez's dog: Shoes. After Clinton's puppy is trained and moves into the executive mansion, he will be the latest in a long list of presidential pets - among them Ronald Reagan's sheep dog, Lucky; Amy Carter's cat, Misty Malarky ma·lar·key also ma·lar·ky n. Slang Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" New Republic. Ying Yang; and Gerald Ford's golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). , Liberty. Some readers made no attempt to disguise their political persuasion. References to the ethics allegations that dog the Clinton administration included Kickback The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases. , Corruption, Scandal, Whitewater, Trooper, Reno, Special Prosecutor special prosecutor: see independent counsel. and Mistress. Others just wanted to have fun: Budget, Shadow, Newt, Sax, Lottery, Scooby Doo and Mr. Magoo. Some suggested the puppy may be an antidote for so-called empty nest syndrome empty nest syndrome Psychology A popular term for the understudied constellation of Sx described in middle-aged ♀ whose children have left home/the 'nest' for college/university, career, marriage Clinical Depression, loss of self-esteem, loneliness, as mom , which might have set in when first daughter Chelsea left for college. Regardless of the reason, the Internet was buzzing with shaggy dog tales. In one post, a local wag tells a joke that has Clinton holding up his new pup for Vice President Al Gore and saying, ``Look what I got for Hillary.'' Gore responds: ``Nice trade, sir!'' Anyone interested in helping the president name his pooch can write him at: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC, 20501. His e-mail address is: (presidentwhitehouse.gov). FIRST DOG Here are some names for President Clinton's 3-month old Labrador retriever as suggested by Daily News readers. Saxabone Paula Kickback Shoes Special Prosecutor Mistress CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (color) Labrador retriever BOX: FIRST DOG (see text) |
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