Bob Schwartz

There are some in America and around the world who do not like to say or hear the name of the president. For them the name is almost an obscene word, something they wish they did not have to speak or think about.

Proposed for those people is an alternative name: Fearless Leader, or F.L. for short. Fans of animated TV will recognize him as a character from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He is the dictatorial ruler of the fictional country Pottsylvania. Fearless Leader is a stern, monocle-wearing villain with a German-like accent who constantly schemes against the United States. He’s the boss of two other recurring villains, Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, and frequently sends them on missions to capture Rocky and Bullwinkle or to carry out various nefarious plots.

You can simply substitute Fearless Leader for the other name. There is no disrespect in calling anyone Fearless Leader—fearless and a leader—is there?

By the way…Does Natasha Fatale look like anyone we know?