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Reince Priebus talks about his name, a lot

September 16, 2012 | 8:59 pm | Modified: September 16, 2012 at 9:00 pm
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Photo - TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 28:  RNC Chairman Reince Priebus gestures as he speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 28: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus gestures as he speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will be the first one to tell you he didn't know what his parents were thinking naming him Reince.

"You've got to admit I have a pretty weird name, right? Who names their kid Reince?" he asked the audience at USA Today's 30th anniversary party Thursday night. "I can promise you guys, I'm as normal as they come. My kids are named Jack and Grace, so we went the opposite direction of my parents," he continued.

He also taught those watching a little trick. "Someone told me the other day that if you take the vowels out of Reince Priebus, have you guys seen this? You get RNC and, it gets better, the last name PR BS -- so it's very fitting." Priebus was supposed to be prognosticating about what politics would look like in 30 years, but instead started the discussion with USA Today's Susan Page and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker by joking that Reince could be a future baby name trend. "It's a fad now," he suggested.

From WeeklyStandard.com