As I understand it, they no longer consider codenames necessary due to modern encryption technologies, and only assign them now as a matter of popular tradition.
I read that too!!! It’s definitely not a codename if the entire world knows about it. Now they are going to have to find new ones…or maybe this was just a ploy just throw us off the real code names. 🙂
November 13th, 2008 at 10:34 am
A local radio talk show host said there’s no truth to the rumor that Sarah Palin’s Secret Service codename was Moose Knuckle.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:39 am
“Oh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law…”
November 13th, 2008 at 11:07 am
As I understand it, they no longer consider codenames necessary due to modern encryption technologies, and only assign them now as a matter of popular tradition.
November 13th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I read that too!!! It’s definitely not a codename if the entire world knows about it. Now they are going to have to find new ones…or maybe this was just a ploy just throw us off the real code names. 🙂
November 13th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
They are actually brevity codes. Jessie Jackson’s is the best one though.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Yeah, they’re more like callsigns these days.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I figure Robber would be more appropriate.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Everyone knows so they had to switch. The new codename is Dr. Evil. Biden is Number 2
November 13th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I would have thought that “redman” would be more appropriate.