Shoot the Translator

by Robert Koehler on September 8, 2007

The White House said yesterday’s “spar” between Bush and Roh in Sydney was due to a translation error.

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

1 slim September 8, 2007 at 5:36 pm: That’s some self-serving spin by the White House — par for the course, I guess, but why do the dunce Roh any favors?
2 Brendon Carr September 8, 2007 at 5:53 pm: I think the Republic of Korea ought to give that translator a medal, because she tried to save Roh from the sock in the snot box that he so richly deserved.
3 SomeguyinKorea September 9, 2007 at 1:34 pm: A professional interpreter would make such a basic mistake. Roh was trying to trap Bush into saying that he would not sign a peace treaty with North Korea.
4 SomeguyinKorea September 9, 2007 at 1:35 pm: Correction: …would not make…
5 wjk September 9, 2007 at 2:00 pm: see? the alliance is too important. Both sides are down playing the event.
6 hoju_saram September 9, 2007 at 2:05 pm: see? the alliance is too important. Both sides are down playing the event

If it is so important, why make the snarky comment in the first place?