There's no comparison here. These children are Native Americans. Elizabeth Warren doesn't have a drop of Native American blood in her. However Warren has used family folklore of being Native American to advance her career. Native Americans everywhere should be condemning her.

Oh, and my grandmother used to say we were related to Custer somehow but no one could ever figure out why she said it. Fortunately many of us in the family have worked on Native American rights and the reservation over the years so if it is true we have tried to balance the karma, lol!

Beth is completely right. How would Brian Smith know so definitively that "Elizabeth Warren doesn't have a drop of Native American blood in her"? Oh, maybe Rush or Glenn or Donald passed that fact on to all their listeners.
But getting back to Mr. Brown's statement about Ms. Warren's looks. That is patently ridiculous, something that I would have thought he would even know. But politicians will say what they feel they have to say to appeal to one group of voters or another.

Is this local, or national news? Do we not have enough coverage on politics already? Why waste our valuable Patch resource hashing over stuff already covered in many venues? Let's focus on the Vineyard, and promote participation in, and support of local activity already.

Mr. Boscoe,
What is your problem? Talk about hatred. You just reek of it.

I find it interesting that for some reason Scott Brown and his supporters would deflect the discussion agenda to some spurious brouhaha about heritage, rather than focus on the issues. I get the impression that Brown wants to be elected on looks, style and demeanor, rather than on his positions. Why would that be? Is it possible he knows the voters in his state are unhappy with the way things have gone since he was elected, and he wants to push the blame onto someone else?

Its been well proven by researchers of Ms. Warrens lineage that there is not a drop of native american blood in her family history. If she felt that was not the case and she truly believed, she would have taken the time to speak with the Tribal Leaders that came to the DNC to speak with her. She avoided them. She claims to be for the middle class, yet she has worked legal cases to defend big business against the working class. This is all well documented, actions by Ms. Warren. How can she make statements about college kids drowning in debt, when she is the problem with a 350k salary? Since she is millionaire, why not teach because you, love what you do? She has enough as they say....... why not give back? Share your wealth of knowledge, so the youth of our country can prosper without the burden of debt.....

Nope...... Democrat do as I say not as I do............

So there really aren't any real issues for Republicans? I'm not taking sides here. I mean Democrats can be just as bad, and have been in some races. But do you Republicans think it really a good idea to put the entire weight of difference on where people stand on the affirmative action/character issue? Because I think it is clear that Brown will certainly lose if he does that. Look at the polls.

Census records list the Wampanoags as people of color.
Warren states that her mother was of Cherokee and Delaware.
Seems a simple search for her parent's line on ancestry.com would turn up the truth?

Check the Census records! 1890 was burned in a fire, but anything from 1850 to 1940 is readily available. and who the hell cares about skin color or anything to do with race if the person is right for the job it shouldn't matter what color, nationality, or anything else. If you focus on that then you are including racism as a part of your decision to vote. I am a Scott Brown supporter and a Romney supporter. I am not prejudice, racist or anything else associated with either of those candidates that the Democratic party would label me with.

I am sure her parents or grandparents would be listed in the 1930 or 1900 census. both of those reports have lots of other information about the families listed like how many years the have been married. the 1900 has even the month of birth. Residents in their homes such as maids, butlers, or other nanny wait staff is also listed. You can even find common family members living nearby.

You do have a point Michael, I was pointing out that the democratic platform is "Spread the Wealth", What I find interesting, is that the proponents of this message do not apply themselves to the message. Did they "do the right thing" and pay the alternate higher tax rate? Do they make personal sacrifice for the public good? ie. take less pay so we can advance the youth of america? These are the core values that the expouse, but do not live up to. such as passing a healthcare bill that they did not read and they exempted themselves from. Are the Republicans better no..... they have their issues too.....

Micheal, you bring up a good point..... what is it that drives an individual to vote on? Is it abortion? Is it afimitive action? Guns? Gay rights? Womens rights? white guy rights( for humor) I find this most interesting how these are prime issues in a election. When the main issue we have our head in the sand is jobs an the economy. 4.00 + gas.... what drives our economy..... Food that has increased 100% in 5 years..........I don't know how people make at times.....

No one is questioning the Sauer kids and their heritage.
However, if they run for U.S. Senate and their tenures as Harvard Law Professors include, 1) Harvard reported to federal authorities that the Sauers were members of a minority class and 2) the Sauers reported in American Association of Law Schools faculty listings that they are Native Americans, then a legitimate question will have arisen. At that point they will be required, to show the requisite supporting documentation that meets federal standards for listing oneself (or an institution listing an employee) as Native Americans.

Nice try, Mel, but as we see, it is easier for people who don't do their homework on the issues, and don't really understand what is at stake, to criticize Suzi for wearing purple tights to school.

Of course it doesn't really matter all that much. Despite everything there is very little difference between Republicans and Democrats as I tried to point out in my blog post
http://marthasvineyard.patch.com/blog_posts/the-cokepepsi-election-thanks-adbusters
Affirmative action aside...
Republicans want to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Survival of the fittest is their anthem. And cutting taxes (for the rich).
Democrats want to sustain the middle class and provide services that keep the door open to the middle class (so that the working class can join its ranks).
That's about it.
Otherwise, both Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown are decent human beings who don't really care about you and me.

It would be nice to have a "political free zone" ASAP Mathea, before acrimony trumps the good will you have labored to achieve. Good folks can agree to disagree, and express their political sentiments in venues dedicated to the subject. Individuals may also dilute their fan base as they become vituperative and hysterical.

By "political free zone" are you referring to a space for democats to hoist the mainsal and jibe downwind the republican viewpoint with no chance at being bashed in the head with the boom? A safe place to ponder STEALING from those who work? egads!