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Posted: 3/29/2015 9:07:20 PM EDT
New White House receptionist is a West Wing pioneer: 'Deaf people can do anything'
From Article: "Anyone wanting to speak to the president must stop by her desk first. Leah Katz-Hernandez, 27, is the new White House receptionist. She is also deaf. “It’s a fantastic opportunity and also to show that deaf people can do anything,” she said through an interpreter, who is provided for her at work." I watched this on NBC News. They hired a "cute" young deaf girl to answer phones and greet VIP's but since she can't hear or speak she has to have an interpreter? Why not just pay the interpreter instead of having two people do one job? |
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Of course that dirty Kenyan Marxist wants people around him who can't hear what he's saying.
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We have a deaf guy at work. He is sharp and knows his shit. But I can't help but wonder how much they are paying his interpreter.
That receptionist is probably a GS-9 who is costing the government as much as an SES to employ. Woohoo! |
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Fitting. The current admin doesn't want to hear anything from the American people, this works out well for them.
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Surprised she's not the press secretary with this bunch of crooks.
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I was at the dr's office the other day and this crap was on the tv.
"breaking barriers in the White House" or some nonsense. Just before they ran a story titled "Should men be allowed to wear shorts?" it had some letter from a woman that read "I hate sitting next to men in shorts on the bus because they smell and are sweaty and its gross." |
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Well, we have a mentally handicapped vice president, so this isn't all that unusual.
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For a while, I've thought that at some point, the left and PC will collapse under the weight of its own absurdity. I still hold out hope that it will collapse, but that hope is dwindling. This story just about snuffed out all hope. Fire the broad and hire the interpreter. Holy shit. The US has gone full-bore idiocracy.
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She's got a hyphenated last name. Nobody can tell her anything anyhow.
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That's what she says when she answers the phone |
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I'm going to go to hell for this one, but....
"deaf people can do anything" she said through an interpreter. Yeah, anything but communicate without an interpreter that is! So we have to pay her to be the receptionist, AND pay the interpreter to interpret. I bet that interpreter probably makes bank, too. This is FBHO's idea of efficiency. |
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Well, I guess she isn't the first ADA compliant employee of this administration. The Secret Service payroll has its share of blinds and drunks.
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brilliant move by Obummer, she will never be able to over hear something she is not supposed to.
The interpreter, will have always been at the restroom |
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I have no problem with the hiring of handicapped people, however there has to be some common sense. Receptionist isn't really the best position for a deaf person.
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And she's provided with transportation to work as well, driven by a blind car driver who relies on an interpreter to do the driving and see shit.
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I was at the dr's office the other day and this crap was on the tv. "breaking barriers in the White House" or some nonsense. Just before they ran a story titled "Should men be allowed to wear shorts?" it had some letter from a woman that read "I hate sitting next to men in shorts on the bus because they smell and are sweaty and its gross." View Quote I used to read Ann althouse, before she had her drunken melt down. According to her, and her UW-M acolytes, men should be barred from wearing shorts as soon as they are required to register for the draft. They do not mention that their feminist glory does not stand up for requiring themselves to register for the draft. Fuck them. |
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I'm an interpreter and I'm sure there are better jobs for the young lady than receptionist.
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So, the interpreter picks up the phone, answers it, relays to the deaf girl, and translates the sign language back to the caller? What a fucking Chinese fire drill. She's just a kid who doesn't know better, but her parents or someone close to her shouldn't let her be used as a pet deaf person. |
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My local grocery store has a blind bagger.
One day, I bought an already inflated balloon. The cashier pushed it over into the bagging area and the bagger had no idea what was going on when she got ahold of the string. It was ugly. |
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Once my mom called an 800 number for some customer service issue, and the guy who answered had a terrible stuttering problem. She finally hung up because the conversation was taking forever. It sucks to have a speech impediment, but maybe a customer service phone bank isn't the best place for him.
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My local grocery store has a blind bagger. One day, I bought an already inflated balloon. The cashier pushed it over into the bagging area and the bagger had no idea what was going on when she got ahold of the string. It was ugly. View Quote I probably would have laughed and then felt guilty for hours. |
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If this is not a parody it makes sense. Have you ever seen a federal job that doesn't take two people to do?
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