After years of mockery, including by a sitting U.S. president, Elizabeth Warren is finally addressing her practically non-existent Native American heritage that she abused when applying for a prestigious job at Harvard Law School.
She got the job, and at the time, was one of only two Ivy League Law professors to not hold a law degree from an Ivy League Law school. Among those at Harvard, Warren’s law degree came from the lowest-ranked school of all the faculty. Think something may have given her a boost?
According to The Hill,
Warren today made a surprise appearance at the National Congress of American Indians, delivering a speech about issues facing Native Americans and defending herself from the “Pocahontas” slur repeatedly lobbed at her by President Trump.
“I get why some people think there’s hay to be made here,” Warren said, according to a transcript of the speech published by The Boston Globe. “You won’t find my family members on any rolls, and I’m not enrolled in a tribe.”
She said that she respects the distinction between heritage and tribal membership, and said she has “never used my family tree to get a break or get ahead. I never used it to advance my career.”
Elizabeth Warren’s “Pocahontas” speech today is a big deal.
This section — which ends in a swing at Trump — turns a former Harvard Law professor into an Oklahoma girl who grew up poor.
We’ll hear a version of this constantly if she runs in 2020. https://t.co/pTwJ7pnc8O pic.twitter.com/EJl15hl84F
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) February 14, 2018
She is completely lying about “never” having used her faux-Native status to further her career. Given that “Native American” is a demographic that’s a net beneficiary of affirmative action, how could it have not helped her? She can deny her intent to game the system, but why else would she have signed up as a Native?
Her Senate seat is being challenged by Shiva Ayyadurai, who refers to himself as the only “real Indian” in the race. It’s more of a play on words though, because Shiva was born Indian, and he isn’t claiming to be a Native American Indian.
I bring him up only because he gifted her a 23andMe DNA kit so she could put this issue behind her once and for all. That was nearly a year ago, and we’ll never get any results because Warren refused the gift.
Celebrate @SenWarren's Birthday.DONATE $5 to https://t.co/1PTolkbkSF to support REAL INDIAN vs. FAKE INDIAN DNA Test. My gift: HER DNA kit! pic.twitter.com/NDsxVEBX5n
— Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai,PhD (M.I.T.) Inventor of Email (@va_shiva) June 22, 2017
Who gives up a free $102 birthday gift? Someone who doesn’t want their heritage proven, apparently.
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