Puppet
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings, rods or in the form of a glove. A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
Example sentence: When I called Clinton a Wall Street puppet, they called me a right-wing extremist. When I said the same about George W. Bush, they called me an anti-war communist. Now that I'm against Obama for the same reasons, mainline conservatives embrace me. When I attack the next right-wing 'savior,' they're gonna call me a communist again.
Marionette
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A string puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.