Native American Lawyer on MSNBC: ‘The Word Pocahontas Is Not a Slur’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT With me ░░░░░░░░ Ross who is an ░░░░░░░░ as well as a ░░░░░░░░ of the black feet ░░░░░░░░ Your response to that ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ Well you know I ░░░░░░░░ to push back just ░░░░░░░░ little bit that this ░░░░░░░░ t an insult to ░░░░░░░░ Warren This was an ░░░░░░░░ to the descendants of ░░░░░░░░ This was an insult ░░░░░░░░ native people generally This ░░░░░░░░ an insult to native ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ my Elder my esteemed ░░░░░░░░ spotted eagle by saying ░░░░░░░░ Trump his filthy nasty ░░░░░░░░ deceitful lips do not ░░░░░░░░ to utter pocahantas name ░░░░░░░░ more over he certainly ░░░░░░░░ t deserve to do ░░░░░░░░ while he is honoring ░░░░░░░░ men who fought and ░░░░░░░░ willing to use their ░░░░░░░░ use every single resource ░░░░░░░░ they had to leverage ░░░░░░░░ bring victory to the ░░░░░░░░ States He certainly doesn ░░░░░░░░ deserve to utter those ░░░░░░░░ at that time I ░░░░░░░░ to play for you ░░░░░░░░ I take your point ░░░░░░░░ the object of the ░░░░░░░░ here is not Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ He is obsessed with ░░░░░░░░ idea this particular slur ░░░░░░░░ attached to her It ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing theme I ░░░░░░░░ going to play what ░░░░░░░░ said about her in ░░░░░░░░ past and ask you ░░░░░░░░ what you make of ░░░░░░░░ obsession Take a listen ░░░░░░░░ ll have plenty of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats coming over and ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ sir no thank you ░░░░░░░░ ma am perhaps ma ░░░░░░░░ It may be pocahantas ░░░░░░░░ that Crooked Hillary wants ░░░░░░░░ left activist judges forced ░░░░░░░░ there by Bernie and ░░░░░░░░ pocahantas And Massachusetts is ░░░░░░░░ by pocahantas So now ░░░░░░░░ ll only have pocahantas ░░░░░░░░ think about Because I ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ it could be pocahantas ░░░░░░░░ hope so I hope ░░░░░░░░ s pocahantas What do ░░░░░░░░ make of this I ░░░░░░░░ that he has a ░░░░░░░░ long history that far ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth Warren of being ░░░░░░░░ toward native people going ░░░░░░░░ 1993 when he was ░░░░░░░░ to protect his own ░░░░░░░░ and keep the massapequa ░░░░░░░░ from gaming and gaining ░░░░░░░░ sort of competitive edge ░░░░░░░░ that there would be ░░░░░░░░ mafioso than since John ░░░░░░░░ or something like that ░░░░░░░░ so it goes back ░░░░░░░░ long ways specifically in ░░░░░░░░ to Elizabeth Warren I ░░░░░░░░ he found something that ░░░░░░░░ to his largely insensitive ░░░░░░░░ base that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ seem to you know ░░░░░░░░ well with niceties and ░░░░░░░░ with a lot of ░░░░░░░░ refer to as political ░░░░░░░░ So he finds a ░░░░░░░░ that has a pretty ░░░░░░░░ voting base and just ░░░░░░░░ on it Do you ░░░░░░░░ are you surprised well ░░░░░░░░ reaction to it it ░░░░░░░░ seem to me that ░░░░░░░░ is a slur People ░░░░░░░░ that Do you think ░░░░░░░░ this sort of way ░░░░░░░░ which this plays throughout ░░░░░░░░ public conversation recognizes this ░░░░░░░░ of offensiveness of it ░░░░░░░░ you know the thing ░░░░░░░░ the word Pocahantas is ░░░░░░░░ a slur That s ░░░░░░░░ person s name And ░░░░░░░░ m not suggesting that ░░░░░░░░ said that But it ░░░░░░░░ a historical person But ░░░░░░░░ he is using this ░░░░░░░░ play to be entertained ░░░░░░░░ to entertain other people ░░░░░░░░ find our community native ░░░░░░░░ to be funny or ░░░░░░░░ be novel And Chris ░░░░░░░░ me just tell you ░░░░░░░░ quick you know for ░░░░░░░░ community for native people ░░░░░░░░ you go to a ░░░░░░░░ a powwow is a ░░░░░░░░ American celebration where there ░░░░░░░░ dancing and where there ░░░░░░░░ music And if you ░░░░░░░░ there the two groups ░░░░░░░░ we absolutely revere just ░░░░░░░░ anybody else there is ░░░░░░░░ unanimity of native thought ░░░░░░░░ two groups we revere ░░░░░░░░ veterans and elders And ░░░░░░░░ this dim witted completely ░░░░░░░░ mouthed fool managed to ░░░░░░░░ the two groups with ░░░░░░░░ he said he was ░░░░░░░░ at this time in ░░░░░░░░ of a portrait of ░░░░░░░░ Jackson who as you ░░░░░░░░ out signed the Indian ░░░░░░░░ act and killed thousands ░░░░░░░░ native people Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ a particularly incredible cherry ░░░░░░░░ top of this entire ░░░░░░░░ that we got to ░░░░░░░░ today It s horrible ░░░░░░░░ Ross thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us.
>> Thank you, Chris.