Sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela memorial 'was a fake who made up his own hand gestures'

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/sign-language-interpreter-at-nelson-mandela-memorial-was-a-fake-who-made-up-his-own-hand-gestures-8997189.html ^

[sunmars]

The sign language interpreter used at Nelson Mandela's football stadium memorial was a fake, it was claimed this morning.

Braam Jordaan, a deaf South African and board member of the World Deaf Federation, said he believes the interpreter was making up signs as he went along.

"The structure of his hand, facial expressions and the body movements did not follow what the speaker was saying", Mr Jordaan said.

Mr Jordaan claimed the man, who signed for a portion of the ceremony including Barack Obama's speech, was simply making up his own signs.

[TomGuy]

Callis signing Bloomberg’s speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTGsj7Srl-U

[Hoboken]

LOL..."OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT.."

Everything about this jerk is a charade.

[Gritty]

A fake? So? The speakers were mostly fakes and didn't have anything important to say anyhow. The crowd was too busy enjoying itself to notice, too.

The only gesture of the day of any significance was the much heralded "selfie" by the usual classless, narcissistic suspect.

[GreenHornet]

I got a little suspicious when he signaled “Intentional Grounding” while the current President of South Africa was speaking.

[minnesota_bound]

We have a fake president and they had a fake messiah so what is a fake sign language guy.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Fake signer for a Fake leader.

[Beave Meister]

I heard the guy was a former 3rd base coach.

[Jack Hydrazine]

‘Fake’ deaf Mandela signer had ‘schizophrenic episode’

http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-memorial-sign-language-interpreter-39-fraud-39-004855924.html