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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:49:11 AM EST
Someone on Team Barry thought this was a good idea.  A feel-good prop?




A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Wednesday.


The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.



Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:50:20 AM EST
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Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:50:42 AM EST
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More than likely he was a local who lied about his credentials.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:52:14 AM EST
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.

 
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:52:26 AM EST
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All smoke and mirrors.  It's the true compassion of leftist regimes.  They only want to look good.


I'm not sure if I'm serious, but it sounds good.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:52:51 AM EST
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  


But there he is, and he got away with it.



 
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:54:04 AM EST
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Someone on Team Barry thought this was a good idea.  A feel-good prop?

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Wednesday.

The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mandela-ceremony-interpreter-deemed-fake-21173616



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So it was an accurate translation of what was coming out of the politicians' mouths?
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:54:28 AM EST
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He was prolly throwing gang signs like they do on Facebook.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:55:48 AM EST
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Someone on Team Barry thought this was a good idea.  A feel-good prop?

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Wednesday.

The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mandela-ceremony-interpreter-deemed-fake-21173616





So it was an accurate translation of what was coming out of the politicians' mouths?

Good one, that.

lol
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:55:55 AM EST
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Secret sign language of the Illuminati. They're everywhere.


Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:59:08 AM EST
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It must have been a conspiracy to mock the event.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:59:52 AM EST
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It makes you look sophisticated and suave, when actually you are all wearing a Juju bag under your shirt.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 5:59:55 AM EST
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I tried reading the article, but was immediately distracted by the supermodel breastfeeding story.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:03:53 AM EST
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Pomp and circumstance and all that..probably because no one actually qualifies there to do that job.. So it's all an illusion..just like the BS about how great Mandela was..he was their"great revered leader"..Zero is ours..taking "selfies" no less at the "party"

In truth the country of S.A. iis more pucked up now than it ever has been..but no one comments on that..long as they have the black Marxists who hate whites in charge.
Google farm murders South African farm murders of whites
learn what these folks are all about..genocide is genocide no matter the instigators..Their whole system is now built on lies and corruption..but no one dares criticize them..or their "annointed one" Mandela.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:05:24 AM EST
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Apparently he has provided his signing service at other ANC events.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:06:16 AM EST
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I wonder if he was the lowest bidder.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:07:34 AM EST
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Did we organize this?  It doesn't seem like we did, given the location, the event, etc.  Seems more like South Africa fucked up and hired someone who wasn't qualified.

But hey, Obama's in the picture so it must be his fault.

"The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama"
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:10:04 AM EST
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To appear more inclusive than you really are.

We would never hear the end of this if it had happened with a Republican president.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:10:45 AM EST
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Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:10:53 AM EST
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I have trouble translating what he says into coherent thoughts..
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:12:58 AM EST
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Did we organize this?  It doesn't seem like we did, given the location, the event, etc.  Seems more like South Africa fucked up and hired someone who wasn't qualified.

But hey, Obama's in the picture so it must be his fault.

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If  he  came  w/  Obumble  and  crew there  is  no  doubt  that  his  qualifications  are  non  existent .
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:14:10 AM EST
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i'm gonna go with this.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:15:24 AM EST
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If  he  came  w/  Obumble  and  crew there  is  no  doubt  that  his  qualifications  are  non  existent .
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Did we organize this?  It doesn't seem like we did, given the location, the event, etc.  Seems more like South Africa fucked up and hired someone who wasn't qualified.

But hey, Obama's in the picture so it must be his fault.

"The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama"

If  he  came  w/  Obumble  and  crew there  is  no  doubt  that  his  qualifications  are  non  existent .


That's a pretty silly assumption to make, considering nothing in the article even hints at the interpreter being provided by Obama, the interpreter was used by multiple politicians, and the event occurred in a foreign country.

I have no idea how the OP was able to jump to that conclusion, other than poor reading.  Especially considering this line which strongly suggests that the interpreter was provided by the ANC.

"Druchen said a fresh complaint will be filed to the ANC about the interpreter he called a "fake" with a demand for an urgent meeting."
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:16:16 AM EST
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Maybe the translator was signing in American Sign Language and the South African guy only knows South African Sign Language therefore to him it looked meaningless.
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There is an International Sign language that is similar to ASL.  That would have been the proper format, and anyone who knows ASL would be able to follow it.



 
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:16:50 AM EST
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It was appropriate for the occation: eulogy for fake hero by fake president signed by fake interpreter
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:17:34 AM EST
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There is an International Sign language that is similar to ASL.  That would have been the proper format, and anyone who knows ASL would be able to follow it.
 
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Maybe the translator was signing in American Sign Language and the South African guy only knows South African Sign Language therefore to him it looked meaningless.

There is an International Sign language that is similar to ASL.  That would have been the proper format, and anyone who knows ASL would be able to follow it.
 


Sign language has to have syntax, right?  Like.. verbs come before nouns, etc?  Do people who grow up reading languages which have non SVO syntax have their own sign language variants?
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:17:38 AM EST
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To be fair, there are different "sign languages" out there.

American sign language is not the world standard, it's what we use in western English speaking countries, maybe in Africa is was Swahili sign language!
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:18:45 AM EST
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The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.
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So?  What's the problem?  It's not like there was any real meaning to anything Obama said.  A fake interpreter is the perfect interpreter for a POTUS who is fake about everything except his own feelings of arrogance, entitlement and superiority.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:20:06 AM EST
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maybe he was signing with an accent?
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:22:44 AM EST
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Probably interpreting the noises made by some poor sonofabitch wearing a tire necklace.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:24:55 AM EST
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It was ebonics sign language. You all are a bunch of racists
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:26:25 AM EST
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I submit that if obammy was speaking then the interpreter was dead on......gibberish
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:30:44 AM EST
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Someone on Team Barry thought this was a good idea.  A feel-good prop?

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Wednesday.

The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mandela-ceremony-interpreter-deemed-fake-21173616





So it was an accurate translation of what was coming out of the politicians' mouths?



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That's a pretty silly assumption to make, considering nothing in the article even hints at the interpreter being provided by Obama, the interpreter was used by multiple politicians, and the event occurred in a foreign country.

I have no idea how the OP was able to jump to that conclusion, other than poor reading.  Especially considering this line which strongly suggests that the interpreter was provided by the ANC.

"Druchen said a fresh complaint will be filed to the ANC about the interpreter he called a "fake" with a demand for an urgent meeting."
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Did we organize this?  It doesn't seem like we did, given the location, the event, etc.  Seems more like South Africa fucked up and hired someone who wasn't qualified.

But hey, Obama's in the picture so it must be his fault.

"The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama"

If  he  came  w/  Obumble  and  crew there  is  no  doubt  that  his  qualifications  are  non  existent .


That's a pretty silly assumption to make, considering nothing in the article even hints at the interpreter being provided by Obama, the interpreter was used by multiple politicians, and the event occurred in a foreign country.

I have no idea how the OP was able to jump to that conclusion, other than poor reading.  Especially considering this line which strongly suggests that the interpreter was provided by the ANC.

"Druchen said a fresh complaint will be filed to the ANC about the interpreter he called a "fake" with a demand for an urgent meeting."


If you want something to be true hard enough...
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 6:42:57 AM EST
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I would think Sign Language would be rather universal.  It should be at least.  No need for differences based on geography.
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and he got THAT close to most heads of state and NO ONE caught him.
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  

But there he is, and he got away with it.
 


and he got THAT close to most heads of state and NO ONE caught him.



There was an opportunity wasted.....
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There was an opportunity wasted.....
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More than likely he was a local who lied about his credentials.
Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  

But there he is, and he got away with it.
 


and he got THAT close to most heads of state and NO ONE caught him.



There was an opportunity wasted.....


Link Posted: 12/11/2013 7:02:43 AM EST
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Can someone here interpret this?

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<a href="http://s235.photobucket.com/user/arfcom556/media/signlanguage_zps94986575.gif.html" target="_blank">http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/arfcom556/signlanguage_zps94986575.gif</a>
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Part of me is a little excited.  I wonder if it has to do with rolling a blunt or giving some sort of sexual pleasure.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 7:08:50 AM EST
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That guy trolled the whole world!
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 7:11:07 AM EST
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Well, they also invited a fake president to honor a fake hero. Par for the course.
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Did we organize this?  It doesn't seem like we did, given the location, the event, etc.  Seems more like South Africa fucked up and hired someone who wasn't qualified.

But hey, Obama's in the picture so it must be his fault.

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it was absolutely set up by obama as a deliberate move to show disrespect toward deaf straight white male christians.

FBHO.
Link Posted: 12/11/2013 7:22:46 AM EST
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  
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Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  

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But there he is, and he got away with it.

 
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More than likely he was a local who lied about his credentials.
Man, king of the attention whores.  It would never occur to me to do something like that.  


But there he is, and he got away with it.

 


He may have a burning tire around his neck today.



 
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Someone on Team Barry thought this was a good idea.  A feel-good prop?

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Wednesday.

The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama "was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for," Bruno Druchen, the federation's national director, told The Associated Press.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mandela-ceremony-interpreter-deemed-fake-21173616





So it was an accurate translation of what was coming out of the politicians' mouths?











Link Posted: 12/11/2013 7:25:07 AM EST
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All the politicians who spoke at Mandela's memorial were full of shit and the "interpreter" reflected that.

When he threw that salute I thought that was funny as shit.
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Can someone here interpret this?

<a href="http://s235.photobucket.com/user/arfcom556/media/signlanguage_zps94986575.gif.html" target="_blank">http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/arfcom556/signlanguage_zps94986575.gif</a>
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What's that bitch doing with a fan? They're talking about blizzards and shit, and she's hot?
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