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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Tue Nov 22, 2016, 04:27 PM Nov 2016

Was that a synthesized voice reading off the names of the Medal of Freedom winners? [View all]

The pronounciations were very often quite weird(I haven't ever heard anyone mispronounce the name "Springsteen" on television before that).

Still, it's a great group of folks.

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Was that a synthesized voice reading off the names of the Medal of Freedom winners? [View all] Ken Burch Nov 2016 OP

'springstin' spanone Nov 2016 #1

And Redford Leith Nov 2016 #6

I didn't watch, but usually, it's a very experienced protocol officer who does those sorts of things MADem Nov 2016 #2

It wasn't just the Springsteen thing...this happened with a lot of the names. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #3

I've never seen that happen! A protocol officer's job, outsourced to a machine! ??? MADem Nov 2016 #4

Watch it on C-Span later. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #5