Posted on 11/11/2008 12:49:14 PM PST by americanophile
The Secret Service takes a lot of risks for the first family. So it's only fair that the agency gets the honor of coming up with code names for the president-elect and his family. Various sources within the Buzz recently revealed the not-so-secret nicknames.
Mr. Obama will be known as "Renegade" (move over, Lorenzo Lamas). Michelle, a woman of many talents, will be referred to as "Renaissance." Malia Obama's name will be "Radiance," while little sister Sasha's will be "Rosebud."
And what of the Bidens? We were hoping the Secret Service would stick to the "R" theme and dub Joe "Rogaine." Alas, his name will be "Celtic." His wife Jill will be "Capri." A bit boring, but hey, nobody asked us for our opinion.
Too bad, because while we don't have the power to assign nicknames to the world's most powerful family, we can dig up the most popular nicknames in Search. Here they are below for your enjoyment. And if you have your own ideas for code names for the future first family, chime in below. Buzz Log, over and out.
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Yeah that was a bit mean. Please don’t report me for abuse. :)
originally "Christian turned Muslim,"If true, then I am ROTFLMAO!!!!
Is that an omen on how lax they will be with his security?...or is it a simple statement on his mental stability?
Thanks, Velveeta. Irony, and levity, too, because otherwise, they’d cry.
Ping.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2130283/posts?page=15#15
Because code names were used back in the day before you could encrypt communications very well, and radios were the primary method of communication. These days, since there are all kinds of security measures you can take to prevent anyone unauthorised from seeing/hearing your communications, and it would be pretty easy to guess who’s who, they’re more for fun and tradition than security purposes. Plus, I’ve also heard that the Secret Service can and will come up with alternate code names for very sensitive situations... which could actually work to their advantage, if the person listening in was listening for the publicly announced code names.
Joe=Celtic.
Will they pronounce it Sell-tic, Kell-tic, or Cult-ic?
What about taquiyah, or mahdi, or imam?
I’m Celtic and I’m insulted. Where are the PC police when you need them.
LOL!!
PING
I don’t get this. If everyone knows what these names are, then why do they have them?
As one of my Daughters told me yesterday
“sucks to be you”
I didn’t know whether to spank her or laugh.
This whole article is a bunch of BS. I, for one, couldn’t give a darn about the Secret Service nicknames for this communist and terrorist sympathizer who most likely is constitutionally ineligible to be POTUS and may in fact be an alien.
King Hussein and Cleopatra.
haha...
Barry = Junk
Michelle = Trunk
Please, not RASCAL. That’s my dog’s name!
What about the code name for Michelle’s mother? Michelle wants her in the White House watching after the kids.
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