Reince Priebus Laughs Off Carson Butchering His Name During Debate

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus responded Wednesday to Dr. Ben Carson stumbling over his name during CNN’s GOP presidential debate.

Carson appeared to pronounce Priebus’ name as “Reince Pubis” on Tuesday night:

Priebus said on CNN’s “New Day” that he has “learned to live with” people mispronouncing his name.

“Listen, from the moment I’ve been in kindergarten on, I dreaded the first day of school when a teacher would try to pronounce my name,” he said with a chuckle. “It’s what happens when a Greek and a German get married, Chris, I mean it’s like a cultural disaster. It’s unique and I’ve learned to live with it.”

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  1. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    a cultural disaster

    Warm and personal yet ironic…

  2. Hang on to that sense of humor, Reince; got a feeling it’ll come in handy as time goes on.

  3. The question is, Did Reince’s pubis answer back?

  4. Rinse Penis is easier to remember

  5. I think with all the depression and anxiety the job involves, Reince’s pubis is acting pretty subdued these days. I don’t know that, or want to think about it much more, but that’s my guess.

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