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1. GWB's nickname for Karl Rove was 'turd blossom'. ...

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Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:06 PM

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"Turd blossom" is a Texan United States term for a flower which grows from a pile of cow dung.[1][2]

The term gained fame in the United States in 2004 as a nickname that was reportedly assigned by former U.S. President George W. Bush as a term of endearment for his former chief political advisor, Karl Rove.[3] In July 2005, several newspapers declined to run two Doonesbury comic strips portraying Bush addressing Rove by this nickname.[4]

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