• February 12, 2012
TOP SECRET SEXY NICKNAMES

by Sara K. Smith

11:38 am November 13, 2008

  • OBAMAS ALL HAVE HOPEFUL SECRET-SERVICE CODE NAMES: Here is a fun fact! Secret Service code names were invented for easier pronunciation and transmission over radio devices, not as any sort of “secret code.” Thus it does not matter if everyone in the world knows the upcoming First Family’s code names. They are: Renegade, Renaissance, Radiance, and Rosebud. Barack Obama is also known as “Smurfette,” in honor of Karenna Gore. [BBC News]

{ 48 comments }

HuskyMescan November 13, 2008 at 11:43 am

McCain: Prunestain
Palin: Salmonbox

RadioFreeBabylon November 13, 2008 at 11:44 am

Who f-in cares? Really? I want to know Sarah and Todd’s code names!

monty November 13, 2008 at 11:45 am

as opposed to bush cheney dubya and dooshy

sanantonerose November 13, 2008 at 11:46 am

Remind me again what George and Laura and the Twins code names are?

Idiot, Clownface, Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dumber?

FatCog November 13, 2008 at 11:46 am

Interesting to know that Obamas name is renegade. Was mcCains Lemming?

NoWireHangers November 13, 2008 at 11:46 am

Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service name was “Evergreen” because, as demonstrated by the Democratic primaries, just when you think she’s dead, she comes back full force.

Viva la Cynthia November 13, 2008 at 11:46 am

The ten worst names are hilarious: http://www.therealright.com/blog/content/id_37930/title_The-Ten-Best-And-Ten-Worst-US-Secret-Service-Code-Names/

Whale Boat and Unicorn are my favorites.

ForTheTurnstiles November 13, 2008 at 11:47 am

John Edwards was Paperboy, innit?

OffTheRecord November 13, 2008 at 11:49 am

Todd was Driller. Oh that is the awesome.

NoWireHangers November 13, 2008 at 11:50 am

[re=175660]Viva la Cynthia[/re]: 1. Prince Charles of the United Kingdom – “Unicorn”

HAHA!

graceless November 13, 2008 at 11:50 am

What the point of secret code names, if eveybody knows the secret code names? I thought secret code names were supposed to be secret, but don’t worry, I won’t tell anybody…

Serolf Divad November 13, 2008 at 11:51 am

I hear the secret service codes for Sarah Palin’s kids were: Bristol, Trig, Willow, Track and Piper.

“Fuckit, the names are weird enough already that we don’t need to come up with new ones.”

V572625694 November 13, 2008 at 11:53 am

There’s probably some GS-14 at the White House whose full-time job is to think these things up.

And this reminds me: when is “Nailin’ Palin” coming out? Do you suppose the demand may have dropped a bit? Maybe that’s why she keeps giving all these interviews. Do you suppose she has a percentage of the gross?

mookworthjwilson November 13, 2008 at 11:54 am

I would have thought Barry would have been “Horsecock Johnson”…maybe that’s just what Michelle calls him…

MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend November 13, 2008 at 11:54 am

[re=175652]RadioFreeBabylon[/re]: Sarah was Denali and Todd was Driller. I want to know Trig’s name.

Vanity Smurf November 13, 2008 at 11:59 am

What I like is that they follow the Jane Goodall style of naming entire family lines with the same letter. W is “Tumbler” (high ball or cheerleader?) because 41 was “Timberwolf.” Just like Jane’s chimps Flo, Frodo, Faye… etc.

KilgoreTrout_XL November 13, 2008 at 12:01 pm

Palin’s inner monologue: “Todd should have been ‘bullwinkle’. I would have taken ‘Meth-Fight!’ ” [SIGH].

WadISay November 13, 2008 at 12:03 pm

[re=175675]MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend[/re]: Apparently it had to begin with a “D”, but if it was Dumbo, that would be just mean.

Cape Clod November 13, 2008 at 12:05 pm

I think Taft’s was “The Fat Slob”.

Tommy Says Soooo November 13, 2008 at 12:05 pm

Jim Newell’s secret code name is “Future Gitmo 77564, pending Exec Order (Top Secret) Last Wad”.

Min November 13, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Sarah and Todd: Moose and Squirrel

Cape Clod November 13, 2008 at 12:10 pm

I worked a party that Clinton attended and the Secret Service agents told me that Bil’s code name was ‘Energy’. Originally, they called him ‘Evangilist’ and he didn’t like it.

TeddyS November 13, 2008 at 12:11 pm

The code names are from the U.S. Army Signals Corps, not the Secret Service.

queeraselvis v 2.0 November 13, 2008 at 12:13 pm

[re=175675]MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend[/re]: [re=175683]WadISay[/re]: I’m thinking “Down’s.” It would make perfect sense, and would still manage to be relatively non-offensive.

mattbolt November 13, 2008 at 12:14 pm

I like Bush nicknames more than Secret Service nicknames

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_used_by_George_W._Bush

Oh Bush, we’ll miss your days of recklessly calling world leaders Pootie Poot and Dino

Tommy Says Soooo November 13, 2008 at 12:14 pm

[re=175693]Cape Clod[/re]: Oh, I think “Energy” “worked” that party, bub.

Doglessliberal November 13, 2008 at 12:17 pm

[re=175659]NoWireHangers[/re]: A more apt name would actually be herpes, then.

Kwame' November 13, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Sarah’s has now changed from DENALI to DENIAL.

hedgehog November 13, 2008 at 12:20 pm

[re=175701]Tommy Says Soooo[/re]: There’s only one ‘E’ codename that truly fits Bill Clinton: Erection.

lunza November 13, 2008 at 12:21 pm

[re=175652]RadioFreeBabylon[/re]: Thing I and Thing II.

restlessleg November 13, 2008 at 12:22 pm

[re=175687]Min[/re]: That one was worth cleaning the monitor of coffee.

Viva la Cynthia November 13, 2008 at 12:22 pm

[re=175700]mattbolt[/re]: Thank the Good Lord Jebus that we live in a world where just a few keystrokes (or a click of the mouse, in my case) can pull up an exhaustive list of the nicknames that GWBush has reportedly used for people. This list is beyond my wildest dreams! And it’s inspired me to be more creative and prolific with the nicknames I have for my friends/enemies–this may be the one way in which I’d enjoy emulating Dubya.

dippinkind November 13, 2008 at 12:28 pm

Renaissance was chosen for easy pronounciation and communication over radio?

Tommy Says Soooo November 13, 2008 at 12:33 pm

I find it perturbing that Dubya’s nickname for Alan Greenspan is missing when it is well known to be “Ripping Beefers”.

psychedelicSludge November 13, 2008 at 12:34 pm

Unicorn. Reminds me of this:
“The 1981 Disney Corporation purchase of the United Kingdom, which was
remodeled into a theme park, the United Magic Kingdom.”
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=5444218

magic titty November 13, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Would I get to keep Magic Titty?

ct03 November 13, 2008 at 12:52 pm

Ahem: http://jalextees.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/

NoWireHangers November 13, 2008 at 12:54 pm

[re=175704]Doglessliberal[/re]: teehee!

Tommy Says Soooo November 13, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Luckily they just re-used Lieberman’s from 2000, “Lupus”.

LiberalCompassionFascist November 13, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Reminds me of an old Letterman Top Ten list, “Top 10 Signs Dan Quayle is Finally Gaining Respect.”

One of the signs was, “Secret Service code name now differs from actual name.”

I laughed and laughed…

poptarts ' November 13, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Renegade, Renaissance, Radiance, and Rosebud? Aren’t those Robert Rodriguez’s kids?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez

IslandGirlFL November 13, 2008 at 1:25 pm

Renegade? Cue the Styx song! How Mavericky of them!!!!

honore de ballsack November 13, 2008 at 1:52 pm

[re=175675]MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend[/re]: Algebra.

CivicHoliday November 13, 2008 at 1:52 pm

Haha, Bush calls Barney Frank “Sabertooth” and Maureen Dowd “The Cobra”.

Those are oddly appropriate. Probably the only sensible things Bush has ever come up with.

TGY November 13, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Rosebud.

Improvident_Lackwit November 13, 2008 at 3:10 pm

[re=175673]V572625694[/re]: It’s on Fleshbot! Get with it!

Johnny Zhivago November 13, 2008 at 3:16 pm

Back in the 1980′s and before, the names were kept secret because the Secret Service used open VHF radio channels for communication. In fact until just a few years ago, you could listen to the air to ground phone on Air Force One.

But in the 1990′s everything was moved to digitally encrpyted radios, so it makes no difference if you know what the codes are.

tonehedge November 13, 2008 at 7:25 pm

So Pissflaps, Cuntjuice, Asswipe, dickhead are out of the question?

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