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New White House receptionist is a West Wing pioneer: 'Deaf people can do anything'
NBC News ^ | 3/27/15 | Eun Kyung Kim

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deaf; katzhernandez; whreceptionist
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To: bigtoona
Makes sense. Who would want to hear everybody bashing Barry?

Caller: Hello...hello?

Receptionist: [Silence].

Caller: Answer the damn phone!

Receptionist: [Silence]

Caller: I want to speak with that Marxist, muslim, miscreant...

Receptionist [Silence]

Click...this is the Secret Service, may I help you?

Caller: [Click]

5.56mm

41 posted on 03/27/2015 9:59:34 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: manc

If I was deaf or blind, I would understand that yes, I have some limitations that prevent me from doing certain jobs without someone actually performing the job for me. A blind truck driver with a sighted driver sitting on his lap steering would be a good analogy.


42 posted on 03/27/2015 10:00:21 AM PDT by bigtoona
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To: SZonian

to read the snipe.......
= = = = = = = = = = = =

Apparently you don’t realize that the word ‘snipe’ is derogatory to Navy people who work in the Engine Room.

(WELL, derogatory towards those that are sensitive)....


43 posted on 03/27/2015 10:00:46 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)A pessimist damns the wind, an optimist thinks it will change and a realist adjusts the sails.)
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To: xrmusn

Touche’...no I did not.

I meant it in a “sniping”, “sniper” kind of a way...but you probably knew that.


44 posted on 03/27/2015 10:02:22 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: bigtoona

So here we go, this is productivity.

Who picks up the phone? The phone rings, the interpreter hears it, tells our ROTUS, the ROTUS in turn does her job by HANDING THE PHONE to the interpreter! It’s confusing.


45 posted on 03/27/2015 10:07:09 AM PDT by lesko
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To: bigtoona

It was stunning to see they did an article for her and did not see the madness about what they were reporting.

I never watch that show because of this stuff, however telling us she can do anything while it takes another person to do her job is completely nuts.

Liberals can’t understand we all have limitations. I am no good at math at all and so I don’t do a job like a math teacher.


46 posted on 03/27/2015 10:07:16 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
So we pay her and her interpreter to do the job of one person?

Plus the cost of any additional "accomodations" she might require (flashing light when someone knocks on office door, flasher on phone, sub-captions, etc.) I have an idea, rescind all "anti-discrimination" laws and just let people hire those they think are best for the job.

47 posted on 03/27/2015 10:08:05 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: bigtoona

I’ll bet the interpreter gets paid more than the receptionist also.


48 posted on 03/27/2015 10:08:48 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: rockinqsranch

The “deaf receptionist” is accompanied by a hearing interpreter.


49 posted on 03/27/2015 10:10:16 AM PDT by MortMan (All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
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To: bigtoona

So we have to pay 2 people so this dame can feel good about herself. That’s ridiculous. I’m sure there’s another job she’s actually qualified for.

This is like something out of that fake/not fake/incredibly bizarre TV show “The Joe Schmoe Show”.


50 posted on 03/27/2015 10:29:14 AM PDT by jocon307 (Tell it like it is.)
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To: manc

The story is actually one of those canned news stories created by NBC HQ that local stations pick up and show during their news broadcasts.

So this is actually being shown at pretty much every local NBC outlet in the country. We saw it on our local NBC news show and the talking head thought it was wonderful.


51 posted on 03/27/2015 10:33:06 AM PDT by bigtoona
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To: MortMan

Everyone is fawning over the deaf girl and the unattractive interpreter is pretty much ignored - even though she is essentially doing the work of two people!


52 posted on 03/27/2015 10:36:06 AM PDT by bigtoona
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To: bigtoona

I bet there are millions who have watched this and said “oh that is so good”.

I will never understand how liberals and those sheep just follow blindly. it’s completely nuts to have a deaf receptionist . I mean it’s like having a blind pilot.

Insanity and I do wonder if these talking heads believe what they say or actually think this is plain stupid.


53 posted on 03/27/2015 10:36:53 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: SZonian

Any plane Obama is on is by defintion “air farce one”. When he steps off the plane it becomes “Air Force One”


54 posted on 03/27/2015 10:42:54 AM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: bigtoona

The thing is there are plenty of jobs that people who are “differently abled” can do just fine, but there are some that are just inappropriate or damned near impossible for someone who has a certain disability to do or do safely!

Someone who is deaf would be able to be a great computer programmer for instance.

However they may not be good in an environment dealing people in a job that demands a high degree of social interaction or a job that is around machinery that makes a noises that can has certain noises like alarms or part grinding that would indicate a problem.

Someone who is blind may be great at telemarketing, but again they would not be very good at driving a bus.

I myself am great at computers but horrible at dealing with people on a physical level (touching other people), I would make a horrible Nurse.

The liberal PC mindset is to ignore anyone’s limitations even AT the EXPENSE of Effectiveness, or worse SAFETY!!!!!


55 posted on 03/27/2015 10:53:17 AM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: bigtoona

Hey, Obama...the 60s called and said you can use their TTY machine.


56 posted on 03/27/2015 10:58:14 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: SZonian

No Problem...

Just ‘yanking your chain’....(Nautical also???)


57 posted on 03/27/2015 10:58:47 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)A pessimist damns the wind, an optimist thinks it will change and a realist adjusts the sails.)
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To: bigtoona

“This truly defines left wing mentality.”

Yup. A politically connected person assigned to a show job she can’t really do, with someone to take all of her calls and do her verbal translating, at twice the cost of a person actually qualified to do the job.


58 posted on 03/27/2015 11:01:04 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: bigtoona

Byzantine Emperors and Ottoman Sultans also employed deaf-mutes it the palace and seraglio.


59 posted on 03/27/2015 11:12:06 AM PDT by bakeneko
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To: bigtoona

A deaf white house receptionist?

No surprise there.


60 posted on 03/27/2015 11:23:52 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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