Posted on 06/05/2017 5:25:11 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
A CNN host assumed an Indian American spelling bee champion could read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who’s of South Asian descent, is “used to using” Sanskrit.
Alisyn Camerota and Chris Cuomo were talking to 12-year-old Ananya Vinay on “New Day” after Ananya’s Thursday victory at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Toward the end of the interview — and after several awkward seconds of asking the sixth-grader to spell “covfefe” — Camerota joked about the origin of the gibberish that President Trump conjured on Twitter last week.
“It’s a nonsense word. So, we’re not sure that its root is actually in Sanskrit, which is what you’re probably, uh, used to using, so, I don’t know. Anyway,” Camerota said.
Vinay, an Indian American, is from Fresno, Calif.
[By correctly spelling ‘marocain,’ California girl becomes bee queen]
Hosts Alisyn Camerota, who made the comment, and Chris Cuomo jokingly asked her to spell 'covfefe,' what Ms Camerota called a "nonsense word."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Why is “covfefe” still a thing? It was obvious from the context that “coverage” was intended. The amusement value should have lasted 3-1/2 minutes at most.
Smug little Liberals, so confident in their superiority over stupid Republicans.
She was asked to spell a French word in the spelling bee. How is this any different?
Don’t ask if she can read cursive either, that could trigger some viewers.
Can you imagine if Trump said that? It would be headline news on the Counterfeit News Network for the next year. But it’s OK if a lib says it! Brushed under the rug the same day, never to be spoken of again. Matter of fact it has been brushed under the rug, I made a mistake, this article came out yesterday on the 4th. Today there’s no mention of it anywhere from any news source.
Why is “covfefe” still a thing?
= = = = = = = = =
Potato
But, when President Obama used the word “corpse” over “Corps” in reference to the Marine Corps, nary a word was said.
Morons.
Macaca.
Covfefe is a nothing burger of two minute hate.
And he's wrecking the furniture.
Some Freeper discovered what it meant: Clintons Ordered Vince Fosters Execution ... I forget what the last 2 letters were.
I LMAO reading the title. In 6th grade, I lost a spelling bee. the word was ‘blasphemy’.
“But, when President Obama used the word “corpse” over “Corps” in reference to the Marine Corps, nary a word was said.”
I don’t recall which branch of service, but the leftists’ god poorly attempted to read the word corpsman — TWICE.
The Fraud’s handlers never had him read that word again.
I spelled thyme “tyme.”
Oh, how silly.
They can’t get that word out of their “minds.” To them, it is an icon, a symbol of their irrational hatred for Trump. They have created a false image of Trump, and then started hating that image. Trump is not perfect, but he’s not what they are calling him.
Yes...sorry...forgot it was “Corpse-man”. Thanks for the correction.
What a racist.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.