After the 2000 presidential election, people inside the Bush White House reportedly began using the term as a joke, but it later became a term of art meaning the oversight of any activity by Bush's political consultants. Bush's strategists also came to be known within the White House as "The Department of Strategery", or the "Strategery Group".[2]
Affectionately embracing satirical portrayals has been a Bush tactic at other times as well, such as when he presented a self-parodying slide show at the May 2004 Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner about looking for weapons of mass destruction in the Oval Office[3] after the political comic stripDoonesbury satirically portrayed him on a similar comical search.
The term is now widely used in comic and popular discourse across the political spectrum. Rush Limbaugh picked up the usage soon after the SNL airing. A trial exhibit from the 2007 "Scooter" Libby trial included the term, in Libby's daily schedule for June 10, 2003, which showed that Libby had a 6:00 pm "Strategery Meeting" scheduled to last 90 minutes.[4] In a 2017 interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Bush recalled a joke argument with SNL's Lorne Michaels about whether an SNL writer or Bush himself had actually coined the term.[5]
Other usesedit
Sarah Palin used the term in an interview with Bill O'Reilly on his television show. Speaking of Charles Krauthammer and his political contacts, Palin commented "they're meeting people and they're doing their strategery".[6]
The term is also a centerpiece of the fictitious firm Strategery Capital Management, LLC, a satirical website,[7] which mocks the Treasury's $700 billion "Troubled Asset Rescue Plan" (which itself is a spoof of the real-world Troubled Asset Relief Program, which Bush signed into law in 2008).
A White House reporter, during a September 29, 2009, press briefing, began a question for press secretary Robert Gibbs with "From the standpoint of leverage or strategery..." The question, about Iran, drew laughs and a quip from Gibbs.[8]
Shepard Smith, on his evening news program The FOX Report with Shepard Smith on July 10, 2012, described London officials' quoted "overall strategery" in placing anti-aircraft missiles on apartment buildings during the London Olympics.[9]
The official podcast of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas is called, "The Strategerist."
Notesedit
^Dana Milbank (April 22, 2001). "Serious 'Strategery' As Rove Launches Elaborate Political Effort, Some See a Nascent Clintonian 'War Room'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
^Susskind, Ron (January 1, 2003). "Why Are These Men Laughing?". Esquire. from the original on 2014-03-15.
^"Bush takes heat for WMD jokes". CNN. May 6, 2004. from the original on 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
^Defense Exhibit DX1030 - Scooter Libby's Schedule, June 10, 2003
^Naylor, Brian (March 3, 2017). "Former President Bush Says SNL Impressions Never Bothered Him A Bit". NPR.
^O'Reilly Factor (December 16, 2010). . Fox News. Archived from the original on 2013-03-20.
^Strategery Capital Management LLC. . Archived from the original on 2009-02-20.
^Danny Shea (September 29, 2009). "Reporter Uses "SNL" Word "Strategery" In White House Briefing (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
^Smith, Shepard (Jul 10, 2012). "The FOX Report With Shepard Smith". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
Referencesedit
Itskoff, Dave 'SNL' Writer Narrows The Gap Between Politics and Farce, New York Times, March 3, 2008
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 at IMDb
strategery, look, strategic, wiktionary, free, dictionary, word, strategery, strə, jər, used, saturday, night, live, sketch, written, james, downey, airing, october, 2000, which, satirized, performances, george, bush, gore, candidates, president, united, state. Look up strategic er or y in Wiktionary the free dictionary The word strategery s t r e ˈ t iː dʒ er i stre TEE jer ee was used in a Saturday Night Live sketch written by James Downey airing October 7 2000 which satirized the performances of George W Bush and Al Gore two candidates for President of the United States during the first presidential debate for election year 2000 1 Bush played by Comedian Will Ferrell when asked by a mock debate moderator to sum up in a single word the best argument for his candidacy replied strategery a mock Bushism playing on the word strategy satirizing Bush s reputation for mispronouncing words SNL later released the episode as part of a video tape titled Presidential Bash 2000 Contents 1 Becoming a Bush catchphrase 2 Other uses 3 Notes 4 References 5 See alsoBecoming a Bush catchphrase editAfter the 2000 presidential election people inside the Bush White House reportedly began using the term as a joke but it later became a term of art meaning the oversight of any activity by Bush s political consultants Bush s strategists also came to be known within the White House as The Department of Strategery or the Strategery Group 2 Affectionately embracing satirical portrayals has been a Bush tactic at other times as well such as when he presented a self parodying slide show at the May 2004 Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner about looking for weapons of mass destruction in the Oval Office 3 after the political comic strip Doonesbury satirically portrayed him on a similar comical search The term is now widely used in comic and popular discourse across the political spectrum Rush Limbaugh picked up the usage soon after the SNL airing A trial exhibit from the 2007 Scooter Libby trial included the term in Libby s daily schedule for June 10 2003 which showed that Libby had a 6 00 pm Strategery Meeting scheduled to last 90 minutes 4 In a 2017 interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live Bush recalled a joke argument with SNL s Lorne Michaels about whether an SNL writer or Bush himself had actually coined the term 5 Other uses editSarah Palin used the term in an interview with Bill O Reilly on his television show Speaking of Charles Krauthammer and his political contacts Palin commented they re meeting people and they re doing their strategery 6 The term is also a centerpiece of the fictitious firm Strategery Capital Management LLC a satirical website 7 which mocks the Treasury s 700 billion Troubled Asset Rescue Plan which itself is a spoof of the real world Troubled Asset Relief Program which Bush signed into law in 2008 A White House reporter during a September 29 2009 press briefing began a question for press secretary Robert Gibbs with From the standpoint of leverage or strategery The question about Iran drew laughs and a quip from Gibbs 8 Shepard Smith on his evening news program The FOX Report with Shepard Smith on July 10 2012 described London officials quoted overall strategery in placing anti aircraft missiles on apartment buildings during the London Olympics 9 The official podcast of the George W Bush Presidential Center in Dallas is called The Strategerist Notes edit Dana Milbank April 22 2001 Serious Strategery As Rove Launches Elaborate Political Effort Some See a Nascent Clintonian War Room Washington Post Retrieved 2006 10 23 Susskind Ron January 1 2003 Why Are These Men Laughing Esquire Archived from the original on 2014 03 15 Bush takes heat for WMD jokes CNN May 6 2004 Archived from the original on 2004 04 02 Retrieved 2008 03 06 Defense Exhibit DX1030 Scooter Libby s Schedule June 10 2003 Naylor Brian March 3 2017 Former President Bush Says SNL Impressions Never Bothered Him A Bit NPR O Reilly Factor December 16 2010 Sarah Palin s TV Show Hurting Her Political Career Fox News Archived from the original on 2013 03 20 Strategery Capital Management LLC Strategery Capital Management LLC Archived from the original on 2009 02 20 Danny Shea September 29 2009 Reporter Uses SNL Word Strategery In White House Briefing VIDEO The Huffington Post Retrieved 2009 09 30 Smith Shepard Jul 10 2012 The FOX Report With Shepard Smith Retrieved 2 February 2017 References editItskoff Dave SNL Writer Narrows The Gap Between Politics and Farce New York Times March 3 2008 Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2000 at IMDbSee also editBushism U S Presidents IQ hoax History of Saturday Night Live 2000 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strategery amp oldid 1148969526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
