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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HAYES Do ░░░░░░░░ think are you surprised ░░░░░░░░ the reaction to it ░░░░░░░░ does seem to me ░░░░░░░░ this is a slur ░░░░░░░░ understand that Do you ░░░░░░░░ that this sort of ░░░░░░░░ in which this plays ░░░░░░░░ the public conversation recognizes ░░░░░░░░ sort of offensiveness of ░░░░░░░░ ROSS Yeah you know ░░░░░░░░ thing is the word ░░░░░░░░ is not a slur ░░░░░░░░ s a person s ░░░░░░░░ And I m not ░░░░░░░░ that you said that ░░░░░░░░ it was a historical ░░░░░░░░ But obviously he is ░░░░░░░░ this to play to ░░░░░░░░ entertained and to entertain ░░░░░░░░ people who find our ░░░░░░░░ native people to be ░░░░░░░░ or to be novel ░░░░░░░░ Chris let me just ░░░░░░░░ you really quick you ░░░░░░░░ for our community for ░░░░░░░░ people if you go ░░░░░░░░ a powwow a powwow ░░░░░░░░ a native American celebration ░░░░░░░░ there is dancing and ░░░░░░░░ there is music And ░░░░░░░░ you go there the ░░░░░░░░ groups that we absolutely ░░░░░░░░ just like anybody else ░░░░░░░░ is no unanimity of ░░░░░░░░ thought But two groups ░░░░░░░░ revere are veterans and ░░░░░░░░ And somehow this dim ░░░░░░░░ completely mush mouthed fool ░░░░░░░░ to offend the two ░░░░░░░░ with which he said ░░░░░░░░ was honoring at this ░░░░░░░░ in front of a ░░░░░░░░ of Andrew Jackson who ░░░░░░░░ you pointed out signed ░░░░░░░░ Indian removal act and ░░░░░░░░ thousands of native people ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that was a ░░░░░░░░ incredible cherry on top ░░░░░░░░ this entire scene that ░░░░░░░░ got to see today ░░░░░░░░ It’s horrible.”