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Biden's sign language interpreter has translated far-right misinformation
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Jan. 28, 2021 | Meryl Kornfield

Posted on 01/29/2021 11:40:00 AM PST by artichokegrower

A gesture meant to bolster President Joe Biden's call for unity and inclusion instead inspired divisiveness, after news emerged that a White House American Sign Language interpreter was a Donald Trump supporter who previously interpreted videos rife with misinformation.

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More than 3,500 people have signed a petition to have Mewshaw banned from interpreting for the White House. Some indicated they intended to report her.


First they came for the interpreters

1 posted on 01/29/2021 11:40:00 AM PST by artichokegrower
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First they came for the interpreters

And I did nothing because I couldn't understand what they were trying to say...

2 posted on 01/29/2021 11:42:35 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Hey, I needs you to translate this —

“The, ummmm, President Bush — I mean — my predecessor -— Bush — I mean — the guy, the guy, you know who — who — well, whatever, and the thing is — c’mon man — so the guy — not Bush, the other one — Obama — I mean Trump — he, you know, well that’s all I have to say about, you know.”


3 posted on 01/29/2021 11:43:00 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (I'm sorry the Q thing didn't work out. We were wrong about that.)
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To: artichokegrower

For Meryl Kornfield, far right is a constitutional conservative.


4 posted on 01/29/2021 11:44:07 AM PST by conservative98
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Another job destroyed by Biden......


5 posted on 01/29/2021 11:44:08 AM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress )
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The Left and their cancelation culture... it’s pure evil.


6 posted on 01/29/2021 11:45:45 AM PST by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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I never understood the sign language thing at public announcements. Wouldn’t subtitles be better?


7 posted on 01/29/2021 11:46:16 AM PST by HighSierra5
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I don’t recall any pushback from dems on OBAMA’S FAKE sign language interpreter who was obviously wasn’t even vetted and later claimed mental illness.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fake-interpreter-mandela-event-admitted-psychiatric-hospital-report-flna2D11774446

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C_vHrL-zuw


8 posted on 01/29/2021 11:47:57 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: artichokegrower

Why did this make me laugh?


9 posted on 01/29/2021 11:48:34 AM PST by Jonny7797
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“interpreted videos rife with misinformation”

That’s Demspeak for “Truth”


10 posted on 01/29/2021 11:50:52 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes. )
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Well if he translated misinformation, then he is perfect for Biden/Harris regime.


11 posted on 01/29/2021 11:51:52 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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They are faster than subtitles during live events.

Knowing two interpreters they don’t have time to make up stuff. They have to both listen and speak at the same time. it’s quite the demanding profession. It’s not like translating different languages where the speaker knows to pause.


12 posted on 01/29/2021 11:53:42 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes. )
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To: HighSierra5

I never understood the sign language thing at public announcements. Wouldn’t subtitles be better?

it’s a combination of government permeant jobs and virtue signaling.

Most apps today can do Closed Captioning automatically. I use dynamic CC on Microsoft teams, and it’s very good.


13 posted on 01/29/2021 11:54:04 AM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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You know it’s bad when it’s “far” right!

You never even hear the two words ‘far’ and ‘left’ used together. You rarely even hear the word “left”.


14 posted on 01/29/2021 11:56:06 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the MAGA Party.)
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“I never understood the sign language thing at public announcements. Wouldn’t subtitles be better?”

CC is not smart enough to capture the meaning. You can even search the FR archives how frustrating and wrong the translations are. That’s why ASL people are used.

I studied ASL in high school, as a gift to my deaf cousin. I saw what she did a few times and she’s doing a great job. No “F U Biden I hope you choke on your vomit” interpretation (I wish there was)..


15 posted on 01/29/2021 12:00:04 PM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: Flick Lives

As a hearing impaired person, I know sign language. The problem is that many people with hearing loss have failed to acquire literacy so they depend on sign language interpreters. I think the only time that an interpreter should be provided is when a Governor of a state is warning his citizens that a deadly hurricane is on its way, then yes, you want to save as many lives as possible.


16 posted on 01/29/2021 12:08:19 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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“Hey, I needs you to translate this —

“The, ummmm, President Bush — I mean — my predecessor -— Bush — I mean — the guy, the guy, you know who — who — well, whatever, and the thing is — c’mon man — so the guy — not Bush, the other one — Obama — I mean Trump — he, you know, well that’s all I have to say about, you know.”

Sounds like a dog faced pony soldier.


17 posted on 01/29/2021 12:11:20 PM PST by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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I have seen this interpreter online. She is doing a great job. There are a lot of videos out there, interpreters tend to be left. So this lady decides to interpret Trump’s videos and the like. So any MAGA fan with hearing loss can watch Trump’s videos online and understand them now because they’re not able to understand English subtitles due to ASL being their first language and they have never acquired literacy in English in the first place.


18 posted on 01/29/2021 12:14:04 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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19 posted on 01/29/2021 12:14:05 PM PST by New Perspective (#NotMyPresident -Proud father of a son with DS & fighting to keep him off biden's death panels.)
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First they came for the interpreters
And I did nothing because I couldn’t understand what they were trying to say...

And I did nothing because I couldn’t see what they were trying to say.

5.56mm


20 posted on 01/29/2021 12:50:36 PM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
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