holy sh*t

[lanning]

So evidently Elizabeth Warren made the mistake of mentioning that she has Cherokee ancestors, which is not exactly unheard of when you're from Oklahoma. Cue the racists of all political stripes. This one's my favorite, from Margery Eagan at the Boston Herald:

How long before wise guys in feathered headdresses start dancing around parking lots at

Comments

[dameange]

Uhm, the "wise guys in feathered headdresses" part confuses me. Are we in Oklahoma, Chicago, or Vegas?

[lanning]

Heh. I suppose the most charitable interpretation of that phrase is that she's suggesting that Warren's political opponents of the asshole variety will behave inappropriately. But I may be too generous -- she seems to think that Warren has it coming.

[judymoe]

People like that make me want to say 'sorry' to lots of people. Argh!

[lanning]

Yeah. I really wish the racists would STFU long enough for us to catch up on our apologies.