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Trump Surrogate, Pierson's Tweet is Nazi-esque (Original Post) Chimichurri Aug 2016 OP
What a piece of shit! get the red out Aug 2016 #1
She's vile! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #2
Yes, there are pure-bred Americans left. Ilsa Aug 2016 #3
They're Asian. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #9
What is her ethnicity? She doesn't look like a WASP. yardwork Aug 2016 #4
You beat me to it kimbutgar Aug 2016 #5
She's mixed JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #6
She considers herself a "half breed' oberliner Aug 2016 #7
Certainly not the Trumps -- Donald's mother a foreigner, as were all the children's but Tiffany's... Journeyman Aug 2016 #8
My take she wrote this to start a controversy and / or Kathy M Aug 2016 #10

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
3. Yes, there are pure-bred Americans left.
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 03:21 PM
Aug 2016

You'll probably find them on the Cheyenne, Navajo, and Cherokee reservations, among others.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,854 posts)
9. They're Asian.
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 03:35 PM
Aug 2016


Seriously, people need to get away from that "real American" stuff.

I feel bad how Native Americans were treated, of course. The "Trail of Tears" is just one horrible example.

Some of my own ancestors were "Indian killers" many years ago. Of course, that was during the Revolutionary War when most natives had aligned with the Brits. Then the natives aligned with the Brits again during the War of 1812. The general situation was messy, with disorganization and poor communication not helping matters. White people were scalped after making a deal for land from one tribe that another tribe didn't approve, and so on. A book by Allan Eckert titled "The Frontiersmen" is good reading to get the gist of the sad situation for various people back then.

I loved the easy-going attitudes of many Native Americans that I met in Arizona a few years. I wish more people had their temperaments.
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
7. She considers herself a "half breed'
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 03:26 PM
Aug 2016

Thus, she thought she was ok to make that comment.

From Salon at the time:

“Do you regret that?” Stetler asked her. “Would you like to retract that?”

“Not at all,” Pierson responded, explaining that “these tweets — I’m an activist, and I’m a half-breed. I’m always getting called a half-breed.”

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/25/trump_spokeswoman_stands_by_tweet_referring_to_obama_as_half_breed/


Journeyman

(15,031 posts)
8. Certainly not the Trumps -- Donald's mother a foreigner, as were all the children's but Tiffany's...
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 03:29 PM
Aug 2016

Wonder what point Pierson wished to convey. . .

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
10. My take she wrote this to start a controversy and / or
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 03:45 PM
Aug 2016

to send out message to certain followers .

How may " girls " Pierson included were on the apprentice show ? Since we know Don , Manafort , Stone have known each other many years , Don has run for President before ( 2012 ) . How long have they been training their new spokespersons ? and fine tuning their message .

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