Mr Irony wrote:I prefer the name Fauxcahontas for Elizabeth Warren since she lied about being of American Indian descent to benefit her career.
Mr Irony wrote:Her ancestry is relevant because she used the claim to forward her career via affirmative action over other potential more deserving individuals. It wasn't like she made the claim to someone at a cocktail party or among close friends. She certified to it on an official document. Most people would say that saying you are one ethnicity on a legal document when you cannot prove that fact is at best 'misleading' if not an outright lie. It seems pretty clear she made a statement without evidence for personal gain which most people, myself included, find highly distasteful.
Mr Irony wrote:I prefer the name Fauxcahontas for Elizabeth Warren since she lied about being of American Indian descent to benefit her career.
freyjaceleste862 wrote:Mr Irony wrote:She lied maybe does she deserve to be called that? You've never lied?
wataru14 wrote:How exactly did she use it to forward her career?
wataru14 wrote:That is much better. The fact that there's no evidence she gained anything at all by her claim makes the whole thing a complete non-issue for me.
Mr Irony wrote:If it didn't benefit her at all then why do you think she put it on her application?
wataru14 wrote:Because she thought it made her look cool? I honestly don't know. She did not use it to gain entrance to Rutgers. The Atlantic article states: "On the application to Rutgers Law School she was asked, "Are you interested in applying for admission under the Program for Minority Group Students?'' "No," she replied.
So, again, I don't care if she did or she didn't. It's such a non-issue I don't understand why we're talking about it in the first place.
Mr Irony wrote:wataru14 wrote:That is much better. The fact that there's no evidence she gained anything at all by her claim makes the whole thing a complete non-issue for me.
If it didn't benefit her at all then why do you think she put it on her application?
drawscore wrote:Would it make the politically correct crowd feel any better if she was called "Lieawatha?"
drawscore wrote:For the record, she claimed Native American ancestry to obtain a teaching position at Harvard. I've heard that she teaches one class, per semester, is paid $400,000 to do it, and yet, rails about "income inequality."
truly_trussed wrote:Jase, at least you proudly served in the US Military. "The Donald" is the first GOP nominee since Wendell Wilkie in 1940 to have no experience in the public sector. Presidents Washington, Polk, Grant and Eisenhower were military generals. Herbert Hoover never held elective office before becoming POTUS but was a cabinet secretary.
truly_trussed wrote:Well, as a Buck Sergeant I'm sure you did a lot a bucking while bound and gagged and hogtied.![]()
truly_trussed wrote:Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush Sr. all served in WW II.