Sen. Scott Brown's (Dumbass-MA) continued attempt to do something (make hay, spill the beans, race bait, smear) with the issue of Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's claims of being of Cherokee descent just get more and more ridiculous. I have no idea what it means for him to point out that Warren does not appear to be Native American. Leaving out the fact that in America looking like your ancestors or not looking like your ancestors means absolutely nothing and every thing, I am not sure what Scott is doing with this. Is it a dog whistle for the Puritan Restoration Society? Is it an attempt to get the cowboy vote? Is he trying to distract the electorate with a little dumb and dazzle? Is he trying to make her out to be a liar, untrustworthy, and thus unelectable? Or is it an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of Affirmative Action policies by implying how arbitrary they can seem in application? Scratch that, the last point is too sophisticated for his like.This is what I mean.
In fairness Brown cannot be blamed for dumbass supporters that choose overt racism over his (relatively speaking) more moderate but confusing racism. But when those supporters include paid employees of your campaign staff who have given you a "47%" moment and, it gets worse, because you offend people that are most assuredly Cherokee, thus trafficking in what the fuck are you thinking racism and political incompetence than, Scott Brown once and former Senator from the great State of Massachusetts, you really should be ashamed of your self!
This is easy. A not-so-subtle dog whistle to Southies, "Look at this woman who used affirmative action by claiming to be something she's not. It's everything wrong with liberalism, even Harvard got fooled by this disingenuous Elizabeth Warren, don't let her deny another white guy his rightful job."
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ReplyDeleteI think you are right but Brown is a perfect example of the dangers of a "little knowledge".
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