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TYRRELL: A presidential museum of the absurd

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

President Obama and sign-language translator Thamsanqa Jantjie during the Nelson Mandela memorial service last week. Associated Press

TAUBE: Sign-language gibberish signals a greater fraud

By Michael Taube

FILE - In this file photo from Dec.10, 2013, Thamsanqa Jantjie, right, interprets in sign language for President Barack Obama during his remarks at a memorial service at FNB Stadium in honor of Nelson Mandela in Soweto, near Johannesburg. The South African government says it is aware of reports that Jantjie faced a murder charge a decade ago, and says he is being investigated. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fake signer near Obama at Mandela ceremony once charged with murder, rape

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 10, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speak at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in the Johannesburg, South Africa township of Soweto. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Fake interpreter at Mandela service: ‘Sorry,’ I have schizophrenia

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times