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Mandela Memorial Sign Language Interpreter faked interpreted

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Yes. Austin Straubel Airport in Green Bay, just days before 9/11. I did pass through a metal detector but didn't give my name iirc.

You were not alone right by his side though I would imagine, like the dude was at the memorial.

Could be they trust Packer fans for some reason
 
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You were not alone right by his side though I would imagine, like the dude was at the memorial.

Could be they trust Packer fans for some reason

No, I wasn't. I was on the other side if one of those velvet rope things as he hustled by. Our conversation went:
Me: "It's nice to meet you."
Pres: "You too, thanks for coming out."

Or something like that. My wife and I went to see him on a whim, I don't recall why he was in town. I do recall that there was security everywhere, and that the Secret Service looked just like they do in the movies. I'm sure there were plain clothes in the crowd too. It was kinda cool, I'll probably not get a chance like that again.
 
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And this loser is allowed to stand next to the many heads of state! Thankfully he wasn't carrying a bomb. SA failed massively in this. How sad that those who can not hear had this poor excuse of a human being mucking up the whole experience and they could not understand anything. I take it that in SA, as long as you are judged to be mentally incompetent, you walk free - to prey on who ever. Scary.
 
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I'm not being defensive.

But the story didn't take long to end up as a thread in OBOB.

Why? The man is sick.

How does this story help us in our Christian journey ?

Jim
There are a lot of threads in OBOB that have nothing to do with our Christian journey except our reaction to them & each other.
 
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There are a lot of threads in OBOB that have nothing to do with our Christian journey except our reaction to them & each other.

Yep, there are. Hummm, I gues we could take one person's main sin that they would be required to post on here (each week a different poster) and we could all talk about it. ^_^ :o...This forum would clear out in a hurry huh! Me being the first to leave.
 
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Yep, there are. Hummm, I gues we could take one person's main sin that they would be required to post on here (each week a different poster) and we could all talk about it. ^_^ :o...This forum would clear out in a hurry huh! Me being the first to leave.
*Runs out the door while stepping over Tigg* Sorry Tigg! :p
 
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What the Mandela Interpreter Really Said

It was just 'gibberish,' actual interpreter tells Jimmy Kimmel

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By now, we all know the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service wasn't actually interpreting anything. But what was Thamsanqa Jantjie actually signing? To answer that question, Jimmy Kimmel brought his own sign language interpreter onstage last night on Jimmy Kimmel ...
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Yes. Austin Straubel Airport in Green Bay, just days before 9/11. I did pass through a metal detector but didn't give my name iirc.


GRB

I almost forgot that place existed.

I flew through there on a regular basis in the late '90's.

Oshkosh truck, Peirce, Georgia Pacific and American foods were all clients of mine when I was with JD Edwards.

10 gates, one bar, no waiting.

Love that place.
 
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I almost forgot that place existed.

I flew through there on a regular basis in the late '90's.

Oshkosh truck, Peirce, Georgia Pacific and American foods were all clients of mine when I was with JD Edwards.

10 gates, one bar, no waiting.

Love that place.

There's a casino across the street from it now too. I met Ronnie Lott there.
 
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