Posted on 03/27/2015 9:35:39 AM PDT by bigtoona
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.
With a desk just steps away from the Oval Office, Katz-Hernandez is usually the first to greet anyone — from world leaders to White House staff members — who has an appointment with the president or his top-level aides. She also oversees the White House guest book and the Roosevelt Room, the West Wing meeting room, and is responsible for collecting cell phones before meetings with the president.
No, deaf people can't do just any job you morons! Next up, blind crane operator!
This truly defines left wing progressive mentality.
What?...........
Watch the video, even if you are no longer shocked by current events, this will shock you :)
Actually from an Obama perspective a deaf receptionist is the best receptionist. (joking)
Good. Now we need to press for a blind pilot on AF1.
Deaf people also cannot hear secrets discussed behind closed doors. How perfect for this administration!
Watching the interpreter answer the phone for her and sign what the person is saying to the deaf receptionist is amazing.
which regime wag dreamed this up!!
What the heck. They’ve got a blind man in the Oval Office.
Two people required for one job. Now that’s efficiency!
Hey, I wasn’t joking. I’m sure she is very good at her job, but there are some advantages for Obama, or ANY group of people wanting to keep secrets, here. Also, I’m sure she is an excellent lip reader with all THOSE advantages.
Am I being divisive and prejudiced?
deaf people can do anything
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Well, I can think of one thing that that they cannot do.
There are just some jobs handicapped people shouldn’t be allowed to do because their disability DOES impede...This is one of them.
What’s next...Deaf and Blind on the Secret Service Team? (there is a joke in there somewhere)
LMAO!!!!
Let me get this right.
She states deaf people can do anything but then needs someone to follow her around and state what she states while having someone translate for her.
This is typical liberal logic.
I live in St Johns county FL where St Augustine is and which has I think the biggest if not the most known deaf and blind school in the country.
So yes we have a lot of deaf and blind students here and trust me I think they would be the first to acknowledge that this woman is nuts.
They have a deaf person answering the phones?
So we pay her and her interpreter to do the job of one person?
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