Intrepid: Bernie's Secret Service Codename

[Fawke Em]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/269072-sanderss-secret-service-code-name-revealed

Simple Definition of intrepid
: feeling no fear : very bold or brave

Full Definition of intrepid

: characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance <an intrepid explorer>

That's our Bernie, all right.

[jonno99]

1. k&r - intrepid indeed!

[Fawke Em]

5. The Secret Service must like him.

That's one of the most bold codenames I've ever heard.

Hillary's is Evergreen.

The SS likes to use the same first letter for everyone in the family: Bill's is Eagle and Chelsea's is "Energy."

Wonder what Jane's is?

[retrowire]

2. awesome codename! nt

[Fawke Em]

6. Best one I've heard in a long time.

[redwitch]

3. I love it!

He is brave!

[redwitch]

4. I wonder who gets to pick code names.

Fun job!

[LiberalElite]

7. A week or two back

people were saying it was "Maple." (??)

[Fawke Em]

8. No - those were guesses.

I posted a thread here asking folks to guess what his codename would be after he was given Secret Service protection and a couple of people gave, "Maple," as their guess because of Vermont Maple Syrup.

This is the first time we're hearing about what it actually is, so I thought I'd follow up with this post.

[Mufaddal]

9. Our maple syrup is nice

But our cheese and bread are even better. I would have liked something of a VT landmark, like "Mansfield" (because our other famous mountain, Camels Hump, would not make a great name for rather obvious reasons) or "Church St." But Intrepid is cool.

[Fawke Em]

10. al'umur jayida!

I take you're from Vermont.

And I agree about the cheese (and butter).

[SoapBox]

11. Very cool!

[nxylas]

12. What's the point in a codename that everyone knows?

Doesn't that slightly defy the point? Might as well just use his real name.

[Fawke Em]

15. Agreed, but since it was discovered several years back, it's become

a popular news story idea.

I'm guessing they use other things to protect their subjects, now.

[ieoeja]

18. I think it is to avoid confusion, e.g. "which President George Bush are you talking about?" n/t

[LiberalArkie]

13. To put it mildly, that is a very intrepid codename. Some people thought this through.

[Uncle Joe]

14. "Intrepid" is a most appropriate name for Bernie.

Thanks for the thread, Fawke Em.

[glinda]

16. And his "actual" name translates to:

Bernard = Bear
Sanders (from Alexander) meaning "to help" or "to help man".

[hifiguy]

17. Perfect!

[flor-de-jasmim]

19. What good is a codename if everyone knows what it iS? just a thought...

[grntuscarora]

20. That is PERFECT!

Love it!