Maverick, meet Iceman
The incoming First Family have received their official Secret Service callsigns.
President-elect Barack Obama is known to the boys with the black suits, buttons, and bad attitudes as "Renegade." Hopefully, that's not an indication that he's a Lorenzo Lamas fan.
First Lady-elect Michelle is "Renaissance." Perhaps she enjoys anachronistic cosplay. (She'd be the first First Lady since Jackie Kennedy who could make a peasant blouse and petticoat look good.)
First Daughters-elect Malia and Sasha are "Radiance" and "Rosebud." One's a little bit Charlotte's Web; the other's a little bit Citizen Kane.
The outgoing President and First Lady depart as "Trailblazer" and "Tempo." The car names make sense, given Bush 43's petroleum industry ties and the sorry state into which American automotive corporations have plummeted during his administration. (Yes, I know that the latter is not his fault. I just enjoy kicking the guy when he's down.)
Not that it would ever be pertinent, but I've given a bit of thought to the callsign I'd want were I ever to be elected Leader of the Free World. Here are a few options I came up with:
President-elect Barack Obama is known to the boys with the black suits, buttons, and bad attitudes as "Renegade." Hopefully, that's not an indication that he's a Lorenzo Lamas fan.
First Lady-elect Michelle is "Renaissance." Perhaps she enjoys anachronistic cosplay. (She'd be the first First Lady since Jackie Kennedy who could make a peasant blouse and petticoat look good.)
First Daughters-elect Malia and Sasha are "Radiance" and "Rosebud." One's a little bit Charlotte's Web; the other's a little bit Citizen Kane.
The outgoing President and First Lady depart as "Trailblazer" and "Tempo." The car names make sense, given Bush 43's petroleum industry ties and the sorry state into which American automotive corporations have plummeted during his administration. (Yes, I know that the latter is not his fault. I just enjoy kicking the guy when he's down.)
Not that it would ever be pertinent, but I've given a bit of thought to the callsign I'd want were I ever to be elected Leader of the Free World. Here are a few options I came up with:
- Earthquake. It's where I live, and it's what I do.
- Midnight. I'm never in bed before then.
- Flapjacks. Have you ever seen my feet?
- Gutshot. I'm crazy enough to draw to one when I have too few outs.
- Snickerdoodle. Mmmm... snickerdoodles.
- Prowler. Hobie Brown should be President, doggone it.
- Brainiac. Unless Ken Jennings gets elected first.
Labels: Aimless Riffing, Celebritiana, Listology, Ripped From the Headlines, The Body Politic
SwanShadow was randomly pounding the keyboard at 12:11 PM
2 insisted on sticking two cents in:
See, this is what I like about you Swanshadow. Even when we disagree, on say kicking a president when he's down, you'll turn around and make an obscure reference to Hobie Brown and make it all OK. =)
MCF: Touche. ;)
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