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alp227

(32,034 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:27 AM Jun 2015

Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney had their Rachel Dolezal moments.

DU's Pic of the Moment when it was revealed Jeb Bush once self-ID'd as "Hispanic" on his voter registration:

Or when Mitt Romney suddenly went tan for a Univision TV interview, on a network targeted towards Hispanic/Latino Americans:

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Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney had their Rachel Dolezal moments. (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2015 OP

They're not the only ones. Just saying. merrily Jun 2015 #1

Really? nt alp227 Jun 2015 #2

Unfortunately Elizabeth Warren BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #3

Except she based her identification on family folklore. alp227 Jun 2015 #4

The sad point is that BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #5

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. They're not the only ones. Just saying.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:01 AM

Jun 2015

alp227

(32,034 posts)

2. Really? nt

Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 03:48 PM

Jun 2015

BumRushDaShow

(129,106 posts)

3. Unfortunately Elizabeth Warren

Reply to alp227 (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 03:56 PM

Jun 2015

had the same problem.

alp227

(32,034 posts)

4. Except she based her identification on family folklore.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:12 PM

Jun 2015

If i recall correctly, Warren said she'd been told by her parents, when she was young that she had native american ancestry.

BumRushDaShow

(129,106 posts)

5. The sad point is that

Reply to alp227 (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:16 PM

Jun 2015

they are all politicians and there is that expediency thing and a decision about whether to go down a certain path. It's a risk. As private citizens, no one really cares. But once they hit the public spotlight, the microscopes come out.

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