Presumed 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, who President Trump has repeatedly mocked with the “Pocahontas” nickname, described herself as “American Indian” when registering as a lawyer in Texas. Perhaps hoping that it would get lost in the State of the Union coverage, the Washington Post published this revelation last night. Originally from Oklahoma, the Massachusetts Democrat and strident Trump foe for a long time insisted that she was part Cherokee based on family folklore but also denied that she used said heritage to qualify for prestigious academic jobs through affirmative action. In October, Sen. Warren released the results of the test that showed she was as minimal as 1/1,024th Native American, however, which is apparently less than the average white person. According to a recent report, Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for publicizing the DNA results.
Perhaps in an attempt to bury the lede to protect the far-left lawmaker, the liberal Post waited until paragraph seven to discuss the Texas bar card.
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday that she was sorry that she identified herself as a Native American for almost two decades, reflecting her ongoing struggle to quiet a controversy that continues to haunt her as she prepares to formally announce a presidential bid.,,,
“But as Warren undergoes increased scrutiny as a presidential candidate, additional documents could surface to keep the issue alive.
“Using an open records request during a general inquiry, for example, The Post obtained Warren’s registration card for the State Bar of Texas, providing a previously undisclosed example of Warren identifying as an “American Indian.”
“Warren filled out the card by hand in neat blue ink and signed it. Dated April 1986, it is the first document to surface showing Warren making the claim in her own handwriting. Her office didn’t dispute its authenticity…
“Warren, asked in a brief interview Tuesday if she’d intended the apology [to the Cherokee Nation] to include labeling herself as Native American when at the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard University, replied ‘yes.’ She gave the same response when asked if it included labeling herself as a minority in the Association of American Law Schools directory.
“Warren filled out the card after being admitted to the Texas bar. Warren was doing legal work on the side, but nothing that required bar admission in the state, according to her campaign.
The date coincided with her first listing as a ‘minority’ by the Association of American Law Schools. Warren reported herself as minority in the directory every year starting in 1986 — when AALS first included a list of minority law professors — to 1995, when her name dropped off the list.
“Warren also had her ethnicity changed from white to Native American in December 1989 while working at the University of Pennsylvania. The change came two years after she was hired there.
“Several months after Warren started working at Harvard Law School in 1995, she okayed listing her ethnicity as Native American. Harvard listed Warren as Native American in its federal affirmative action forms from 1995 to 2004, records show.”
This development makes you wonder if the GOP opposition researchers in Massachusetts are more inept than their Virginia counterparts, if that’s possible.
Parenthetically on the SOTU, the American public is giving President Trump high marks for his address to a joint session of Congress even according to polls taken by the fake news media.
