Posted on 12/11/2013 6:41:47 AM PST by kristinn
SNIP
The atmosphere was totally relaxed – I didn’t see anything shocking in my viewfinder, president of the US or not. We are in Africa.
I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture. But photos can lie. In reality, just a few seconds earlier the first lady was herself joking with those around her, Cameron and Schmidt included. Her stern look was captured by chance.
I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have. At the time, I thought the world leaders were simply acting like human beings, like me and you. I doubt anyone could have remained totally stony faced for the duration of the ceremony, while tens of thousands of people were celebrating in the stadium. For me, the behaviour of these leaders in snapping a selfie seems perfectly natural. I see nothing to complain about, and probably would have done the same in their place. The AFP team worked hard to display the reaction that South African people had for the passing of someone they consider as a father. We moved about 500 pictures, trying to portray their true feelings, and this seemingly trivial image seems to have eclipsed much of this collective work.
SNIP
It was interesting to see politicians in a human light because usually when we see them it is in such a controlled environment. Maybe this would not be such an issue if we, as the press, would have more access to dignitaries and be able to show they are human as the rest of us.
I confess too that it makes me a little sad we are so obsessed with day-to-day trivialities, instead of things of true importance.
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Should we take comfort in the knowledge that ours is not the only incompetent government in the world?
The media always gets upset when a journalist makes Messiah look bad.
You'll find it a lot more "scary" when Hussein Obama's gloves come off and he starts jailing his political enemies. Martial law is just part of his plans to destroy America. What else would you expect from a guy named Hussein who was giving US weapons to Muslim terrorists including Al Qaeda in Benghazi?
Go along to get along RINO’s are basically Democrats in drag
Bush is a statist, government man inside.
I can not remember any time in the past where a news photographer apologized over a photo they took.
In one photo we can see the real Obama, it is all about “me”.
It deserves a Pulitzer.
Wats one commie dissing another commie.... no big deal
The wannabe copies Clinton’s habit of biting his lower lip....hahaha Monkey see. Monkey do Demorats.
Yeah .... "Also, please don't kill me."
Might work with Bozo. Hillary? No chance. Alfa Mike Foxtrot.
He and his old man are owned by Yankee "tradition" .... all about high seriousness, Skull and Bones mummery about "the things we must do in life", etc. etc.
Which boils down to the institutionalization of Yankee rapacity and divine right -- Empire without the King, scholars of Hamiltonianism have called it.
He simultaneously exposed the world's finest living prime minister and the world's worst president.
The real focus should be on the puerile behavior of three heads of state not Missus O's reaction, which would have been endorsed by Emily Post. Odd that neither the English and American media have published or broadcast the Danes reaction to the behavior of their PM.
For the record I still despise O+O, their antecedents back to the days of the flood and all their future descendants.
Mods asked for a source to a post concerning this...and pulled the post. Here’s another article with a link:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/14/07/05/s-africa-probes-mandela-memorial-signer
The South African government says it is investigating the hiring of a signer for the deaf at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, as reports emerge alleging he had once faced a murder charge.
I wasn’t referring to THIS post, I was referring to a post that was pulled about the signer at the Mandela Memorial being investigated. I don’t know who posted it, once a post is pulled, there’s no record.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3101547/posts
that’s all there is - the title was:
“South Africa Investigates Nelson Mandela Interpreter Murder Charge”
There’s no way of telling who the poster was.
Had nuthin’ to do with no signer of any sort regarding Mandela.
Wasn’t there.
Long long time ago I was stuck in a hotel elevator lobby
With a bunch of drunk deaf mutes signing dirty jokes and hee-hawing. Not a pretty sight I can tell you.
Check my posts.
;>)
The South African government says it is investigating the hiring of a signer for the deaf at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, as reports emerge alleging he had once faced a murder charge.
The signer, Thamsanqa Jantjie, had stood just feet from US President Barack Obama and other world leaders at Tuesday’s event at the Soweto World Cup stadium.
He became a focus of media attention after organisations for the deaf accused him of being an imposter and signing gibberish throughout the memorial service.
Jantjie has insisted to the media that he is a qualified signer and claims he had suffered a schizophrenic attack that left him confused and hallucinating on stage.
The private South African TV channel eNCA alleged in a report on Friday that he had faced violent criminal charges in the past, including murder and kidnapping.
Government spokeswoman Phumla Williams said the government was investigating whether a security lapse had taken place in hiring Jantjie and whether he was the professional signer he claims to be.
December 13, 2013: The South African Government are investigating how a man who faked sign language at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was given security clearance.The eNCA report claimed Jantjie had faced a string of criminal charges between 1994 and 2003.
While most were withdrawn “allegedly because he was mentally unfit to stand trial,” murder and attempted murder charges were referred to a high court, eNCA said.
The TV channel said it was unclear how the cases were resolved because the relevant judicial files were “empty.”
How did she get him to change seats? These I never saw. Hysterical!
What’s funny is, Barack loves goofing with pretty women, but he isn’t “interested” in women much for real. Yet Michele is so ignored that she gets jealous anyway.
Just another sychophantic puke.
“Barack loves goofing with pretty women, but he isn’t “interested” in women much for real.”
Getting in his girl talk that he can’t get at home.
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