{"id":13518,"date":"2012-04-30T06:41:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T10:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=13518"},"modified":"2012-04-30T06:42:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T10:42:38","slug":"the-massachusetts-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=13518","title":{"rendered":"The Massachusetts Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scott Brown, Republican U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, at a U.S. Senate campaign event on December 31, 2009, in Plymouth Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Senate race in Massachusetts<\/a> is going to be interesting. Scott Brown<\/a> took the seat in a special election in 2010 after the death of Senator Kennedy. He was embraced by the Tea Party and traveled the state extensively to win votes. Senator Brown has not voted in line with the wishes of the Tea Party, but has definitely been his own man. I have not always agreed with his votes, but will be voting for him again–he is an honest man, and I believe he is trying to vote in the best\u00a0interests of Massachusetts and America.<\/p>\n

The other candidate for the Senate seat is Elizabeth Warren<\/a>, currently a law professor at Harvard. Ms. Warren has made a few misstatements in her campaign that may be a problem for her.<\/p>\n

Today’s Boston Herald<\/a>\u00a0reports:<\/p>\n

Despite claiming she never used her Native American heritage when applying for a job, Elizabeth Warren\u2019s campaign admitted last night the Democrat listed her minority status in professional directories for years when she taught at the University of Texas and the University of Pennsylvania.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other than the fact that the statement calls into question Ms. Warren’s basic honesty, it really is no big deal.<\/p>\n

The Herald further reports:<\/p>\n

The Herald reported Friday that embattled Harvard Law School officials touted Warren\u2019s Native American heritage \u2014 she reportedly has ancestors from the Cherokee and Delaware tribes \u2014 as proof of the faculty\u2019s diversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Warren campaign has said the U.S. Senate<\/a> candidate never allowed Harvard Law to claim her as a minority hire. Warren herself has said she could not \u201crecall\u201d ever listing her Native American background when applying for college or a job.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It really is no big deal whether or not Ms. Warren was hired because of her racial background or not–it is a concern, however, that she feels necessary to lie about it during the campaign.<\/p>\n

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