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Bernie's Secret Service code name is "Intrepid." Isn't that great? nt (Original Post) tblue37 Feb 2016 OP
If true...Perfect. dchill Feb 2016 #1
Reported on HuffPo. nt tblue37 Feb 2016 #2
and CNN Politics pat_k Feb 2016 #4
Perfect! pat_k Feb 2016 #3
It fits him, Autumn Feb 2016 #5
I would love to have been mimi85 Feb 2016 #6
So it's Depaysement Feb 2016 #7
That's Bernie! Intrepid...they couldn't have picked a better name. in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #8

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
3. Perfect!
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 03:51 AM
Feb 2016

And you got me wondering about how codenames are picked...

Wikipedia
Secret Service Codename
. . . The Secret Service does not choose these names, however. The White House Communications Agency assigns them.[4] WHCA was originally created as the White House Signal Detachment under Franklin Roosevelt...

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
6. I would love to have been
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 08:12 AM
Feb 2016

a fly on the wall when that name was chosen. It's just beyond perfect. I hadn't heard this so thanks for posting.

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