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Justice Department Seeks Ebonics Experts
DEA wants "Black English" linguists to decipher bugged callsAUGUST 23--The Department of Justice is seeking to hire linguists fluent in Ebonics to help monitor, translate, and transcribe the secretly recorded conversations of subjects of narcotics investigations, according to federal records.
A maximum of nine Ebonics experts will work with the Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta field division, where the linguists, after obtaining a "DEA Sensitive" security clearance, will help investigators decipher the results of "telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media"
The DEA's need for full-time linguists specializing in Ebonics is detailed in bid documents related to the agency's mid-May issuance of a request for proposal (RFP) covering the provision of as many as 2100 linguists for the drug agency's various field offices. Answers to the proposal were due from contractors on July 29.
Barbara Billingsley call your office:
Comments (16)
"a 'DEA Sensitive' security... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Michael Laprarie | August 23, 2010 12:17 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
"a 'DEA Sensitive' security clearance"
Um ... would that be a background clearance, or pre-screening for an appropriate level of racial sensitivity?
I'm sure Eric Holder and the Social Justice Department are making situations like this their number one priority.
1. Posted by Michael Laprarie | August 23, 2010 12:17 PM |
Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on August 23, 2010 12:17
2. Posted by GarandFan | August 23, 2010 12:25 PM | Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
Just another example of "Shit you just can't make up!"
2. Posted by GarandFan | August 23, 2010 12:25 PM |
Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
Posted on August 23, 2010 12:25
3. Posted by Nine Fourteen | August 23, 2010 12:57 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Since when was Holder interested in illegal drug trafficker's and the language barrier? Oh thats right November is fast approaching.
3. Posted by Nine Fourteen | August 23, 2010 12:57 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 12:57
4. Posted by Hank | August 23, 2010 12:59 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Nuts!
My counselor never mentioned ebonics as a way to enter law enforcement.
And what's with: "a request for proposal (RFP) covering the provision of as many as 2100 linguists for the drug agency's various field offices"???
4. Posted by Hank | August 23, 2010 12:59 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on August 23, 2010 12:59
5. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | August 23, 2010 1:54 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
So I suppose that only black people speak street/drug slang. The DOJ sounds racist to me.
5. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | August 23, 2010 1:54 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 13:54
6. Posted by Roy | August 23, 2010 3:05 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Well, that should help put a big hurt on the Mexican drug cartels, right?
6. Posted by Roy | August 23, 2010 3:05 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 15:05
7. Posted by oldpuppymax | August 23, 2010 3:17 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I wonder which MSM Hussein shill will be the first to report this story?? Just consider the number of devastatingly non-PC ways it can be filed: 1.) Blacks can't speak actual ENGLISH, so we need "windtalkers" just to understand them; 2.)the vast majority of drug dealers are "homies" so we must create a whole new department... OK, YOUR turn!!!
7. Posted by oldpuppymax | August 23, 2010 3:17 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 15:17
8. Posted by Tina S | August 23, 2010 3:35 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
See now, if only you guys didn't protest so much when they wanted to teach EBonics in school they probably wouldn't have to hire an expert;)
8. Posted by Tina S | August 23, 2010 3:35 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 15:35
9. Posted by Upset Old Guy | August 23, 2010 5:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tina,
ROTFLMAO! Good one. You're a funny lady.
9. Posted by Upset Old Guy | August 23, 2010 5:44 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 17:44
10. Posted by Jay Tea | August 23, 2010 5:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tina, you're my new personal hero for that remark.
And Kevin... you GOTTA start posting more again. This was inspired brilliance. I was halfway through the article when I thought of the Airplane! clip, and yup... you went there.
BTW, caption contest winners?
J.
10. Posted by Jay Tea | August 23, 2010 5:54 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 17:54
11. Posted by TexBob | August 23, 2010 7:41 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
This is just a way to get Van Jones back on the payroll.
11. Posted by TexBob | August 23, 2010 7:41 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 19:41
12. Posted by ODA315 | August 23, 2010 11:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Very good Tina.......damn near blew pop outta my nose!
12. Posted by ODA315 | August 23, 2010 11:13 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 23:13
13. Posted by Jer | August 23, 2010 11:34 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I was under the impression that every one in DC already spoke Jive, considereing that's all I hear from there.
13. Posted by Jer | August 23, 2010 11:34 PM |
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Posted on August 23, 2010 23:34
14. Posted by Sir Toby Belch | August 24, 2010 12:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"....bust a cap on yo' booty..."
Now Stephone, whatever could THIS mean? I..I
can't understand you....could you drop the
crack-pipe for a sec and help us decipher
this cryptic message. It's a matter of life
and death.
14. Posted by Sir Toby Belch | August 24, 2010 12:08 AM |
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Posted on August 24, 2010 00:08
15. Posted by Jim Addison | August 24, 2010 3:33 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
F' shizzle, m' nizzle?
15. Posted by Jim Addison | August 24, 2010 3:33 AM |
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Posted on August 24, 2010 03:33
16. Posted by Gaius Piconius | August 24, 2010 12:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Clearly patience pays. For the Ebonites substance meets style!
16. Posted by Gaius Piconius | August 24, 2010 12:21 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2010 12:21