Lets talk about Pocahontas: Warren addresses Native American heritage claims, slams Trump

[Gothmog]

I really like Senator Warren's speech on this issue. She is taking on trump directly https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/02/14/lets-talk-about-pocahontas-elizabeth-warren-addresses-native-heritage-claims-and-slams-trump/?utm_term=.1da0d90857ec

Sen. Elizabeth Warren directly addressed her Native American heritage in a speech to the National Congress of American Indians on Wednesday in Washington — dealing head-on with claims that have frequently been ridiculed by President Trump and his supporters.

In her speech, the Massachusetts Democrat rebuked Trump’s persistent mockery of her as “Pocahontas” and spoke in greater detail about her family’s history.

“I’ve noticed that every time my name comes up, President Trump likes to talk about Pocahontas,” she told the crowd, according to prepared text of her speech. “So I figured, let’s talk about Pocahontas.”

Warren spoke first, at length, about the real Pocahontas, and how the Native American woman’s life story — particularly her marriage to a Jamestown settler — was twisted into a “fable . . . used to bleach away the stain of genocide.”

[underpants]

1. I read the full text. Great speech.

[Gothmog]

3. Here is the press release

Link to tweet

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Link to speech ...

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/2/14/17012798/elizabeth-warren-speech-native-american-american-indian-pocahontas-trump?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

[Gothmog]

2. From Senator Warren

Link to tweet

[OnDoutside]

4. I heard Trump's mother was an orangutan.

[NewJeffCT]

5. I've heard that as well

and, nobody has said we're wrong, so we must be right.

[OnDoutside]

6. Fantastic points, thank you.