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| 2018-10-16 |
| [BostonGlobe] Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides "strong evidence’’ she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. That would make her 1/512th Native American. I have more than that. Does she really believe that makes her Native American? Warren, whose claims to Native American blood have been mocked by President Trump and other Republicans, provided the test results to the Globe on Sunday in an effort to defuse questions about her ancestry that have persisted for years. She planned an elaborate rollout Monday of the results as she aimed for widespread attention. The analysis of Warren’s DNA was done by Carlos D. Bustamante, a Stanford University professor and expert in the field who won a 2010 MacArthur fellowship, also known as a genius grant, for his work on tracking population migration via DNA analysis. Mine was done by 23&Me. Warren, whose claims to Native American blood have been mocked by President Trump and other Republicans, provided the test results to the Globe on Sunday in an effort to defuse questions about her ancestry that have persisted for years. She planned an elaborate rollout Monday of the results as she aimed for widespread attention. Her elaborate rollout has 4 flat tires. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #13 |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2018-10-16 17:16 |
| #12 lord garth, her admission that she is half Cylon is clearly a lie based on the latest version of Galactica. Maybe half Klingon. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-10-16 16:44 |
| #11 |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2018-10-16 12:53 |
| #10 America, a melting pot, it is! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-10-16 11:54 |
| #9 great spin off post at the Babylon Bee which quotes Hillary post DNA test that shows her only half lizard (with the other half Cylon) |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-10-16 11:51 |
| #8 * apologies to vampires offended by the comparison. There is some likeness.  |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-16 10:37 |
| #7 Two problems here: 1) She lied. 2) If we are really all Americans then her ancestry shouldn't make any difference. She's an American and that should be all there is to it. Affirmative Action sux. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-10-16 10:29 |
| #6 rjschwarz, they couldn't fire that shot since the corrected joke would still be seen as true. Telling the truth, it seems, hurts them worse than garlic to a Vampire.* * apologies to vampires offended by the comparison. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2018-10-16 10:21 |
| #5 I laugh that the media, which hates Trump, has never pointed out that he's flubbing the joke. She was known as Fauxcahontas but he called her Pocahontas. Can't point that out without going into more detail about the issue I guess so they couldn't fire that shot. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-10-16 10:05 |
| #4 She used it to get ahead in Academia and they swallowed it whole. "Pow Wow Chow" contributor, indeed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-10-16 09:52 |
| #3 Hasn't the issue been that her claim to "Native American blood" had to do with her using it for minority status and/or claims of racism? I'm [sarc]totally shocked[/sarc] that these articles only mention that she has been mocked but don't mention why. |
| Posted by: ExtremeModerate 2018-10-16 09:43 |
| #2 ...she aimed for widespread attention. Well then, mission accomplished! The pointing & laughing is just a bonus. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2018-10-16 01:04 |
| #1 As pointed out yesterday, she likely has a greater percentage of Neanderthal blood, but I don't see her suddenly identifying with that. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-10-16 00:45 |