# Paul Ryan is "Bowhunter" **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 4, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657 "2012-09-04T17:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/41 "2012-09-06T18:38:08Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Ryan should have been “Marathon Man.” [Pinnochio](http://www.gocomics.com/thenewadventuresofqueenvictoria/2012/09/05) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/42 "2012-09-07T01:47:50Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > The Obamas are fixated on the letter “R”, with Barack as Renegade, Michelle as Renaissance, and the daughters as Radiance and Rosebud. Perhaps you didn’t know this, but the Secret Service traditionally gives the First Family a set of names with the first letter. George W. Bush and family all started with “T.” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/43 "2012-09-07T01:51:14Z")
My codename is “the”. I get mentioned a lot. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/44 "2012-09-07T11:50:19Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Perhaps you didn’t know this, but the Secret Service traditionally gives the First Family a set of names with the first letter. George W. Bush and family all started with “T.” I didn’t, but this was already pointed out in post #31. Perhaps you didn’t know this. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/45 "2012-09-07T15:03:03Z")
Nixon Press Secretary Ron Ziegler was “Whale boat” and Bush II WH Chief of Staff Josh Bolten was “Fatboy”. Guess someone pissed off the SS on codename picking day! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alohatweetie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alohatweetie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alohatweetie)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/46 "2012-09-07T20:43:43Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Fitting that Palin’s was an anagram of “Denial.” > > Ryan should have been “Marathon Man.” “Marathon Man”-- My Foot! How about “NOT Fleet of Foot” or “Not as Fleet of Foot as he Fibs.” He ought to be kicked in the shins for that! No Shoe endorsements for him–He didn’t DO IT! ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/47 "2012-09-07T20:52:35Z")
Kind of funny that Joe Biden’s sons are named Beau and Hunter. ---
**Author:** ![alohatweetie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alohatweetie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alohatweetie)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/48 "2012-09-07T23:18:51Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > That’s his self-selected Secret Service code-name. > > [http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-secret-code-name-bowhunter-134549864--election.html](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-secret-code-name-bowhunter-134549864--election.html) > From the same piece: > Ryan’s wife is “Buttercup” > > Romney is “Javelin” > > The Obamas are fixated on the letter “R”, with Barack as Renegade, Michelle as Renaissance, and the daughters as Radiance and Rosebud. > > McCain was Phoenix, and Palin was Denali. Paul Ryan and wife being “Bowhunter” and “Buttercup” is from “Princess Bride” the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657/49 "2012-09-08T00:43:38Z")
Am I the only one thinking that Kennedy (Lancer) and Bush II (Tumbler) got the perfect codenames? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657.md?page=2)