Karen Rubin wrote that Elizabeth Warren has been flawless up until now – her character and her campaign unimpeachable.
Warren’s climb to prominence has been built on a lie claiming to be an American Indian.
Even real American Indians have disputed her claim and distanced themselves from her. I have as much American Indian blood as she does and
I’m a third-generation American of Italian descent.
I did, however, meet several real American Indians last summer when I visited Yellowstone. I submit that I am now an American Indian just like Elizabeth Warren.
I think I’ll apply to Harvard.
Warren is a joke.
Vic Oliveri
Williston Park
Unlike Trump who has lied more than 11,000 times in the 1000 days since stealing the White House with the assistance of Russia, who has liked about significant issues like health care, national security, and using the power of the presidency for personal and political gain, Elizabeth Warren never lied. She related family lore about having an Indian ancestor, which was borne out by a DNA test which showed the likelihood of the Oklahoma family’s lore to be true. But whether or not she truly has an Indian ancestor (which would be totally terrific), that factoid doesn’t affect you, unlike the thief of Trump Tower whose lies to advance ignorant policies, deceptions and self-dealing affect us all. Nor did Warren (who did not attend Harvard, she was a professor of law there), use her heritage to advance her career – she achieved it honestly through her own skill and hard work – unlike Trump, whose father bought his place at Wharton and bought his way out of going to Vietnam where some less fortunate, less connected sap likely died in his place.
-Karen Rubin