Obama ASL

CSign said:
My perspective is it must have been a slow news day, because Obama signing "thank you" isn't a news story.
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I saw this video by the deaf student a week ago and the reason it went like wildfire beyond deaf circles is because Obama tweeted about it.....
 
CSign said:
My perspective is it must have been a slow news day, because Obama signing "thank you" isn't a news story.
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does it matter if it's a small news or big? any bit is still cool anyway. or maybe it's just something that only deafies can understand :dunno2:
 
Not going to make me vote for him. I never voted him and will NOT vote for him. End of story.

I have the feeling that 20 years later, he will realize that this is just meaningless.

I will vote one who don't believe in big government, big brother, and MIND their own business about American's lives. I would easily vote one who believes in preservance of freedom. Right now the freedom is GONE
 
Jiro said:
my oh my... why am I not surprised to see snarky/cheeky comments in here? not a single "that's nice"? :hmm:
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Not so. Reba in comment 8 said:
I think it's nice that the President signed THANK-YOU but it's hardly a "wow!" moment.
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I think it's nice. But if a single signed word is that impressive, well, then I am AMAZING, because I sign way more than that.:laugh2:

So just to be clear, it is very amazing and a huge WOW if a hearing person can sign a single word?


The video of Michelle was cool. Was that SEE and fingerspelling?
 
Grayma said:
Not so. Reba in comment 8 said:
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wasn't referring to Reba.

Grayma said:
I think it's nice. But if a single signed word is that impressive, well, then I am AMAZING, because I sign way more than that.:laugh2:

So just to be clear, it is very amazing and a huge WOW if a hearing person can sign a single word?
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this is not just a "hearing person". He's President of the United States.

Grayma said:
The video of Michelle was cool. Was that SEE and fingerspelling?
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combo of fingerspelling + ASL in English structure.
 
saywhatkid said:
I demand to see Bush sign "Thank you" so I can compare.
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That's fair. Then we can also compare Obama and Bush talking in Spanish.

One of them actually does know a second language well enough to have a conversation in it (albeit a basic conversation). It's not Obama.
 
Grayma said:
That's fair. Then we can also compare Obama and Bush talking in Spanish.

One of them actually does know a second language well enough to have a conversation in it (albeit a basic conversation). It's not Obama.
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List of multilingual Presidents of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George W. Bush speaks some amount of Spanish, and has delivered speeches in the language.[49] His speeches in Spanish are imperfect, with English dispersed throughout.[50] Some opponents, like Molly Ivins, have pointedly questioned the extent to which Bush could speak the language, noting that he kept to similar phrasing in numerous appearances and displayed a "Spanish II" level of mastery in a Spanish-language press conference.[51]

Barack Obama himself claims to speak no foreign languages.[52] Others however, including President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, claim he speaks Indonesian at a conversational level.[53] He picked up the language while he lived in Jakarta from age six to ten with his mother and stepfather, an Indonesian native. Yudhoyono noted that, in a phone call to him, Obama seemed fairly fluent in the language.[53] There is doubt, however, that his level of expertise in the language would be adequate to conduct foreign relations entirely in Indonesian.[53] He can deliver Spanish with a decent accent, but admits to only knowing "15 words" and having a poor knowledge of the language.[54]
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you must have found a verifiable source claiming that Bush is fluent in spanish unless.... you weren't referring to Bush either.
 
I don't find it news worthy or cool. Nothing more than a politician pandering for votes from the gullible. :aw:
 
Well, it is my first time to see BOTH obama and the lady to sign when they know lots of deafies live in DC. Over the years I have never witnessed any past presidents and the ladies sign at all. Obama and the lady are the first time and nice of them to try a little bit. No matter what if they do not familiar with the deaf culture but they did sign one word or two. That is a way to start for now.
 
C.C.Sinned said:
I don't find it news worthy or cool. Nothing more than a politician pandering for votes from the gullible. :aw:
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Agreed. Anyone, deaf or hearing, that votes for Obama just because he can sign "a couple of words" is gullible.
 
Grayma said:
That's fair. Then we can also compare Obama and Bush talking in Spanish.

One of them actually does know a second language well enough to have a conversation in it (albeit a basic conversation). It's not Obama.
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That's because the one that knows Spanish was welcoming illegals as they crossed the Mexican border.

BTW, my comment was a joke. I can see you are open minded and non-defensive towards the Conservative side. Keep promoting your brand of politician. I will trust your judgment.:roll:
 
Frisky Feline said:
Well, it is my first time to see BOTH obama and the lady to sign when they know lots of deafies live in DC. Over the years I have never witnessed any past presidents and the ladies sign at all. Obama and the lady are the first time and nice of them to try a little bit. No matter what if they do not familiar with the deaf culture but they did sign one word or two. That is a way to start for now.
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See, that's exactly what they are going for....
 
C.C.Sinned said:
I don't find it news worthy or cool. Nothing more than a politician pandering for votes from the gullible. :aw:
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I'll vote Obama if he do the sign language, more than a sentence. No matter if he destroy America. Serious....
 
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