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tecelote

(5,122 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:27 AM Oct 2015

Are you a Native American? Yes I am. I'm a settler, a descendant of settlers, not from immigrants [View all]

"If you mean Indian, am I an Indian? No I'm not. I'm not living in Cherokee Nation. So, I'm not an immigrant to a Cherokee Nation. I'm living in America which was created by settlers, not immigrants."

- Ann Coulter

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This is so wrong for so many reason that I had to make this quote a separate post.

Check out the full video posted by zebonaut:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017301426

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Are you a Native American? Yes I am. I'm a settler, a descendant of settlers, not from immigrants [View all] tecelote Oct 2015 OP

What is she saying?? Settlers WERE immigrants. That rag of a human isn't even worth shraby Oct 2015 #1

I think her point is something like this... malthaussen Oct 2015 #7

You pretty much read Coulter's mind there... uawchild Oct 2015 #13

Those are weasel words ~ no offense to weasels. KarenS Oct 2015 #2

Less like verbal gymnastics, more like a verbal pratfall. bluedigger Oct 2015 #3

She has the critical thinking skills of a carrot. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #4

Yeah, I had a grade school friend turned Tea Partier try to pull that one. Thor_MN Oct 2015 #5

She's a sideshow circus freak. marmar Oct 2015 #6

accept it, she's just absolutely full of shit. it's her schtick. spanone Oct 2015 #8

"I don't pay taxes because the IRS sends me things that say ANN COULTER and I'm Ann Coulter" ck4829 Oct 2015 #9

1/32 ileus Oct 2015 #10

My head hurts. n/t Little Tich Oct 2015 #11

Her choices do not allow for prisoners sent to North America. Downwinder Oct 2015 #12