Earlier today we told you how Bernie Sanders sent a letter criticizing the Center for American Progress and its media arm, ThinkProgress.com, for “smearing him and other progressive candidates”:
SHOTS FIRED! Bernie Sanders drops the HAMMER on CLINTON-linked groups for smearing him and other progressive candidates https://t.co/BwvsFEXXdH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 14, 2019
And in the 3rd paragraph of the letter, Bernie called out ThinkProgress for publishing an op-ed which he said “echoed Donald Trump’s bad faith claims” on Elizabeth Warren’s fake Native American ancestry, which as you’ll see in the thread below was a YUGE mistake.
You see, the write of the op-ed was Rebecca Nagle, a member of the Cherokee nation *and* a Bernie Sanders voter. Nagle is not happy that Bernie used her words to defend Sen. Warren:
Hi @BernieSanders. ??♀️ I'm Rebecca Nagle. I am a citizen of Cherokee Nation. I am also the subject of the third (and longest) paragraph of your angry letter to @amprog. And… I voted for you in 2016.https://t.co/kQb2gscm3f pic.twitter.com/iiwzt6bScA
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
And she’s had it with Dems like Bernie telling her what she can and cannot criticize, especially as it relates to Sen. Warren:
Since I have spoken out against @ewarren, I've been called a Russian bot, a right wing troll, and a tool of Trump. And now, I've been called a pawn of the Democratic establishment.
I am none of these things. I am Cherokee woman with a truth ppl on the Left don't want to hear.
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Here comes the boom:
In your letter, without acknowledging my existence, you describe my critique of Elizabeth Warren–a White woman who has falsely claimed to be Native American and Cherokee–as "unfairly targeting" her and an "echo of Trump's bad faith claims".
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Did Bernie even read the op-ed? Obviously not:
But if u read my words…
"Native Americans live in the space btwn Trump and Warren, btwn the stereotypes that were created to excuse the wholesale slaughter of our people and the stereotypes that were created to excuse the wholesale appropriation of our identity and cultures."— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
You see that over and over and over again what I am concerned about more than @ewarren, is defending tribal sovereignty and self determination from an epidemic of White people falsely claiming to be us.https://t.co/BuGimKcRHR
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Even worse for Bernie, CAP or ThinkProgress had nothing to do with it. Nagle pitched them:
Your letter suggests that my article about Warren is part of a larger attack from @amprog on more progressive candidates. I can only speak to what I know, which is my @thinkprogress piece originated with me. I pitched it. So… no conspiracy here. pic.twitter.com/8SRyKZ8R2E
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Maybe Bernie will get mad at these websites next?
Other Native writers like @KimTallBear @jfkeeler @NickA_Martin @nick_w_estes @CP_BrandonScott @pollysgdaughter have published their critiques of Warren in @voxdotcom @splinter_news @NBCNews & more. After the DNA test, my tribe issued a public statement condemning her decision.
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Maybe instead of Warren being "unfairly targeted" by the right or by the Democratic establishment, Native writers, advocates, and leaders of my tribe were upset with Warren's actions for a reason.
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
White-dude-splaining:
And maybe as the white dude in the room, your role is to listen.
Here is a collection of Native writing on the subject to get started: https://t.co/Q6nMrvIFef@justicedanielh @PepePierce @NativeApprops #NativeTwitter
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
Bernie, stop letting your supporters down. Sheesh:
P.S. I am usually on board with your policies and public positions on issues. So this letter was just really, really disappointing to read.
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) April 14, 2019
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