people remember things

“Ted Cruz has done so much for Texas, including massive cuts in taxes and regulations - which has brought Texas to the best jobs numbers in the history of the state. He watches carefully over your 2nd Amendment. O’Rourke would blow it all! Ted has long had my Strong Endorsement!”

He.....he does realize that people…

I sort of have the opposite experience. My grandpa was native, Miwok, and he belonged to a tribe and shared those experiences with me. There were beautiful parts to it, as well as the ugly parts such as discrimination. He was not, however, my biological grandfather, who ran out on my dad when he was very young. He…

This is the most “white people shit” ever. A couple generations ago, a single drop of Native blood would get you thrown out of the family. Now she wants to “claim” it so she can wear it like a scarf.

I was adopted and live in the midwest. I found out about a decade ago that I likely have some Native American ancestry. I’ve been wanting to do one of the DNA tests out of pure curiosity (which is normal for adoptees). I’ve had a few people tell me to do it so that my kids can “check the box for Native American” and…

This is tangentially related to the article - the Elizabeth Warren saga is a mess - but I’ve always found the notion of blood quantum curious. I’m from a state with 7 or 8 tribes and had 2 friends who were 50% or more Native (one parent or both were all or part Native) yet were denied membership because they weren’t…

Yes, it’s embarrassing that Elizabeth Warren believed she was Native American and was ultimately incorrect. That I consider really awkward but forgivable and survivable, politically. 

So I know my own, personal, anecdote doesn’t prove anything but here we go.

I saw the video this morning.

Grew up in Wisconsin, didn’t realize American Indians still existed until college. I’m only moderately stupid, so way to go WI public schools. In fact, the only reservations east of the Mississippi are in Wisconsin. WTF.

She was instrumental in preventing Bill from suffering for his treatment of women. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to ask her about a situation in which she was an active participant.

On one hand I agree, on the other hand I think it’s worthwhile for people to see how interconnected we we all are abs that everyone came from somewhere. I think it contributes to a global perspective. If being 2% Malaysian forces someone to care about Malaysia more, I call that a success. 

In this instance, it very much is! This is widely being read as a starting gun for her 2020 campaign, and she used it to acquiesce to Trump essentially daring her to offer her genetic makeup as Proof for public consumption. That’s a silly unforced error to me.

Are you guys seriously defending her in the comments? You would never say the same of any other woman. She has always been very problematic. She was the better candidate against Trump, but that doesn’t make her a feminist hero. She used to be not for gay marriage, she defended a child rapist as a lawyer and publicly…

Yes. He is making a sexual assault joke about a DNA kit. For... some reason.

I don’t understand why this story continuously overshadows Juanita Broaddrick’s accusation that Bill raped her.

Obviously lying about Monica is what brought impeachment charges, and the power dynamic is worth considering, but it feels like a softball compared to having to acknowledge that either Bill Clinton is a…

so what you’re saying is, this whole DNA test thing is a net positive. i just want to get this straight

I didn’t think you were allowed to mention those things here?

She already tried much of that type of stuff.  Remember, she is quite religious, and in the past has supported cutting those deadbeats off of welfare, was against same sex marriage, voted for the Iraq war and Patriot act, was for mass incarceration and death penalty.  And according to a lot of Obama supporters in…

There is no good position for Hillary on this. I am always and forever With Her, but this is tone deaf. She should just say nothing, the issues for her are complex: defend your husband v. acknowledge the power dynamic at play; evolve your view with the on-going conversation v. be labeled a flip-flopper or too little,…