Iran: The White House is Tweeting in Farsi

The translation for this tweet is "President Obama's Remarks on Iran at his Press Conference, with Persian Translation [Link]" (via Steve S. / Wayne's list)

[#1 posted by Takuan, June 24, 2009 4:05 PM]

if a person who speaks two languages is bilingual, and a person who speaks three, trilingual, what do you call someone who only speaks one language?

[#2 posted by insert, June 24, 2009 4:09 PM]

This is proof that the Right Wing was correct: Obama clearly is a secret Muslin.

[#3 posted by franko, June 24, 2009 4:11 PM]

@Takuan: monolingual?

also, i got this tweet yesterday, and i thought it was cool. the best part (to me) is that faux news is probably FREAKING OUT about it.

[#4 posted by Takuan, June 24, 2009 4:13 PM]

"American". Which was never anything to be proud of and has now changed.

[#5 posted by Takuan, June 24, 2009 4:14 PM]

language is power. Anyone who keeps the tribe from learning new words is an enemy of the tribe.

[#6 posted by Anonymous, June 24, 2009 4:22 PM]

Takuan: "American". Which was never anything to be proud of and has now changed.

If I was wearing a hat,...I would stand and doff it. Well played sir, well played.

[#7 posted by Nelson.C, June 24, 2009 4:22 PM]

President Obama's Remarks on Iran at his Press Conference, with Persian Translation [Link]

That's only what it appears to say. Really this is Obama's secret code for controlling the unrest in Iran.

[#8 posted by IanUltra, June 24, 2009 4:24 PM]

Don't mind, America doesn't have an official language.

[#9 posted by MadFist, June 24, 2009 4:28 PM]

Wonderful. = )

[#10 posted by Anonymous, June 24, 2009 4:57 PM]

When I clicked on that yesterday OpenDNS blocked it saying it was a phishing site.

[#11 posted by sonoazure, June 24, 2009 5:08 PM]

@#2 "Obama clearly is a secret Muslin."

Are you saying our President is made of various sturdy cotton fabrics of plain weave, used especially for sheets.*

*See Muslin Definition: http://www.answers.com/muslin

[#12 posted by insert, June 24, 2009 5:34 PM]

@#11: Yeah. Do you know where muslins originated? The Middle East. Do you know what is also from the the Middle East? Turrrism. They must be connected.

(Sarcasm, obviously, folks.)

[#13 posted by Takuan, June 24, 2009 6:52 PM]

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/25/hooman_majd/

[#14 posted by Anonymous, June 24, 2009 6:58 PM]

#12: Actually, turrism has been around since ancient Rome.

[#15 posted by oasisob1, June 24, 2009 9:47 PM]

Yep, i hate the summertime. Too many turrists, with their sandals, cameras and sunburns.

[#16 posted by mjd, June 25, 2009 1:53 AM]

#4 Heard the same joke many years ago where the punchline was "Australian".

As is often remarked, our two countries do indeed have a "special relationship", like hillbilly cousins.

[#17 posted by mjd, June 25, 2009 1:55 AM]

I suppose it's an improvement. Bush would just type slower in all-caps.

[#18 posted by adwkiwi, June 25, 2009 3:10 AM]

That might be the single best use of Twitter by a non-nerd source ever.

[#19 posted by SamSam, June 25, 2009 7:07 AM]

Really, really brilliant. Let's wait to see whether it gets retweeted by Iranians.

[#20 posted by SamSam, June 25, 2009 7:13 AM]

Did whoever transcribe that speech (in English) editorialize?

In 2009, no iron fist is strong enough to shut off the world from bearing witness to peaceful protests [sic] of justice.

Why the "sic?" Is it saying that the president is wrong -- that the protests aren't "peaceful," or that they aren't actually "protests?"

While anyone can argue with what was said, it seems a little bit odd for the typist to be doing so...

[#21 posted by dculberson, June 25, 2009 8:33 AM]

MJD, holy crap that was funny.

[#22 posted by Anonymous, June 25, 2009 9:26 AM]

Joke that may be attributable to Bill Cosby:

Europeans are smart: they all learn multiple languages so they can talk to each other.

Americans are smart: they all learn the same language so they can talk to each other.