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When I was a
little girl, I learned about my family's heritage the same way everyone
else does -- from my parents and grandparents.
My mother,
grandmother, and aunts were open about my family's Native American
heritage, and I never had any reason to doubt them. What kid asks their
grandparents for legal documentation to go along with their family
stories? What kid asks their mother for proof in how she describes
herself?
My heritage is a part of who I am -- and I am proud of it.
But that's
not good enough for Scott Brown and the Republican Party. For several
weeks now, they have orchestrated an attack against my family, my job
qualifications, and my character. Earlier today, Scott Brown even
questioned the honesty of my parents -- even though they are not fair
game and are not here to defend themselves.
Scott Brown
wants me to give up my family and forget where I came from. I'm not
doing that -- not for politics and not for anything else. I'll hold
on to every memory I can. My family is part of who I am, and they will
be part of who I am until I die.
Despite
evidence to the contrary, Scott Brown also claims I got special breaks
because of my background. That's not true, and I need your help to
fight back:
- The
people involved in recruiting and hiring me for my teaching jobs,
including Harvard professor Charles Fried -- the solicitor-general
under Ronald Reagan and a Scott Brown voter in 2010 -- have said
unequivocally they were not aware of my heritage and that it played no
role in my hiring.
- I did not benefit from my heritage when applying to college or law school, and documents reporters have examined prove it.
- I let
people know about my Native American heritage in a national directory
of law school personnel. At some point after they hired me, I also
provided that information to the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard.
I decided to
run for the U.S. Senate because the middle class in this country has
been hacked at and hammered at and because Washington doesn't get it.
Scott Brown
has a very different vision about who we are as a people, and he votes
to make sure the levers of power in Washington continue to work for the
big, the powerful and the wealthy.
If everyone
in Massachusetts knew where Scott Brown stands on the important issues,
voters wouldn't give him a second term in the U.S. Senate. You know
that, I know that, and he knows that, too.
That's why he
has worked so hard to make this campaign about anything else -- even
my heritage. It's why his campaign spends so little time on what
Massachusetts voters are really concerned about.
On Election
Day, we will prevail because our vision is clearer and our ideas are
stronger. We are focused on the issues important to middle class
families, and our grassroots team will make sure everyone knows about
those issues. I need your help to keep fighting the smears, spread the
truth, and help us organize to win.
Thank you for being a part of this,
Elizabeth
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