Ken...President Trump..has a nice American sounding ring to it don't you think? Sounds better than barrak hussein obama which sounds like a moslum name instead of American,,,makes a person wonder how someone with a name like that ever got elected President of the USA...after 9/11 and all?
Sign-language interpreter says Donald Trump easier than many pols to translate
By George Bennett Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 17, 2011
palmbeachpost.com
Serious or self-promotion? Donald Trump's latest exploration of a presidential bid can be hard to interpret.
But Trump's actual words are refreshingly clear, says veteran sign-language interpreter Amy Hair after standing by The Donald's side and translating his remarks for the deaf and hearing-impaired at Saturday's tea party rally in Boca Raton.
"He's very easy to interpret for because he's very straightforward," Hair said. "Trump is good because he's very understandable. Most politicians speak very vaguely and he speaks matter-of-factly. He speaks in very simple terms."
Hair, a Lantana resident, has shared a stage with three former presidents (Bush 41, Clinton and Bush 43) and countless other politicians at speeches and debates.
She's a member of the Palm Beach County Republican Executive Committee, but says she puts her political views aside when interpreting. Regardless of party or ideology, Hair says it's tough to do her job when a politician starts hemming and hawing and dancing around an issue.
"They talk in so many circles that I have to contextualize," said Hair. "That means you have to kind of explain what they mean, but it's hard to do it."
Politicians who talk in a monotone, wander off on tangents or speak in sentence fragments are also a challenge, she said.
Hair had no such difficulties with Trump, adding, "I can't wait to hear him again."
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