[ConservativeWarrior]

Kramer.

[beergarden]

“In 2013 in South Africa, a fake interpreter appeared beside former President Barak Obama”

What’s the big deal? He appeared beside a fake president too.

[Gamecock]

[Magnum44]

Should have hired this guy

[Pollard]

maybe she was signing bilingually. English and Espanol

[Red Badger]

“murder bush “

Well we know she was a Democrat................

[COBOL2Java]

It is the most recent example of an apparently unqualified signer appearing at news conferences. In September, as Hurricane Irma approached Florida and officials announced a mandatory evacuation, an interpreter in nearby Manatee County began signing words like "pizza," ''monster" and "bear," along with other gibberish.

Hey, wait a minute, LOL. There are legitimate signs for those three words!

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...Manatee County officials later said they were in a pinch and called on a county employee who had an understanding of sign language because he communicates with his deaf brother. However, it quickly became apparent he was in over his head. The deaf community demanded an apology and the video of the news conference went viral.

Sign interpretation is damned hard to do, especially for news conferences like that. Too bad Florida doesn't require ASL interpreters to be certified through RID.

[aquila48]

I be right! It was ebonics sign language.

[Balding_Eagle]

Ebonics?

[backwoods-engineer]

Affirmative. Action. Hiring.

Causes troubles the whole world over.

Competence first.

[Skooz]

He later said he is schizophrenic and had seen angels descending in the stadium where the event took place.

That's my go to when called upon to answer a question in an office meeting.

[moovova]

Affirmative Action sign language.

I’d love to say that’s gotta be a first...but I’d be wrong.

[Enchante]

"He later said he is schizophrenic and had seen angels descending in the stadium where the event took place."

Maybe Colon Krapperdick could offer this excuse and try to get his NFL career back....

[Steely Tom]

I think “signing” translators for the deaf was one of those SJW fads that came and went.

It “went” about 30 years ago, replaced by something else.

[dfwgator]

But was it Authentic Frontier Gibberish?

[Liberty Valance]

[OttawaFreeper]

Anybody here remember this?

[Beowulf9]

I have read that only 1/2 mil people in the U.S. can read sign language, anyway. Why is it these events feel it necessary to have a sign language person?

Other thing is, gee, they sign in English. For the leftists out there what about all those other languages that their diversity experts have imposed on the U.S. eg; when you call your bank and you have to push 1 for English and 2 for Spanish.

On that note, do you think now they will require a 3 for the Muslims they want to bring in by the millions?

[I want the USA back]

But bammy wasn’t called racist for that. Trump would have been.

[seawolf101]