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iluvtennis

(19,843 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:00 AM Dec 2018

North Dakota's first female Native American Dem lawmaker sworn in wearing traditional dress

North Dakota's first female Native American Dem lawmaker sworn in wearing traditional dress http://hill.cm/FJQKGKy

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America is great because of this type of cultural diversity - love it.

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North Dakota's first female Native American Dem lawmaker sworn in wearing traditional dress (Original Post) iluvtennis Dec 2018 OP

They were here before we were DFW Dec 2018 #1

But whathehell Dec 2018 #2

My passport says I'm still a citizen DFW Dec 2018 #4

Lol whathehell Dec 2018 #6

Watch it DFW Dec 2018 #8

Say this: whathehell Dec 2018 #10

OK, now you got me DFW Dec 2018 #13

Heh heh whathehell Dec 2018 #17

+++ agree DFW iluvtennis Dec 2018 #3

Good. About time dembotoz Dec 2018 #5

Beautiful malaise Dec 2018 #7

Fist Pump! LittleGirl Dec 2018 #9

I love this so much. n/t susanna Dec 2018 #11

BRAVA! Raster Dec 2018 #12

K&R n/t FSogol Dec 2018 #14

Wonderful occasion. So glad she's there. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2018 #15

Her name? Nowwhere is it mentioned obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #16

Her name is in The Hill article -- it's Ruth Buffalo, she beat a GOPer iluvtennis Dec 2018 #18

Uh oh, big mistake gratuitous Dec 2018 #19

DFW

(54,330 posts)

1. They were here before we were

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:02 AM

Dec 2018

Good for her for reminding us!

whathehell

(29,053 posts)

2. But

Reply to DFW (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:08 AM

Dec 2018

You're not "here" with us anymore, are you?

DFW

(54,330 posts)

4. My passport says I'm still a citizen

Reply to whathehell (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:15 AM

Dec 2018

And I still spend 10 to 12 weeks out of the year in North America, so yeah, I get to say "here" on an American board.

whathehell

(29,053 posts)

6. Lol

Reply to DFW (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:10 AM

Dec 2018

If you say so.

DFW

(54,330 posts)

8. Watch it

Reply to whathehell (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:41 AM

Dec 2018

Or I'll say so in ten different languages!

whathehell

(29,053 posts)

10. Say this:

Reply to DFW (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:54 AM

Dec 2018

Da, su prevodenje aplikacije sjanje.

DFW

(54,330 posts)

13. OK, now you got me

Reply to whathehell (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:47 AM

Dec 2018

Some kind of dialect of Croatian? Bosnia? Slovenia? All I can make out without resorting to google and time I don't have, is something like Sheep translation app, and I doubt that is quite what was meant!

whathehell

(29,053 posts)

17. Heh heh

Reply to DFW (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:00 AM

Dec 2018

You are very close. I will leave it at that. .

iluvtennis

(19,843 posts)

3. +++ agree DFW

Reply to DFW (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:12 AM

Dec 2018

dembotoz

(16,797 posts)

5. Good. About time

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:15 AM

Dec 2018

malaise

(268,863 posts)

7. Beautiful

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:38 AM

Dec 2018

Thanks for this

LittleGirl

(8,282 posts)

9. Fist Pump!

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:42 AM

Dec 2018

I love that she's dressed like that ! Yeah.

susanna

(5,231 posts)

11. I love this so much. n/t

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 05:55 AM

Dec 2018

Raster

(20,998 posts)

12. BRAVA!

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:34 AM

Dec 2018

FSogol

(45,470 posts)

14. K&R n/t

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:08 AM

Dec 2018

Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)

15. Wonderful occasion. So glad she's there. n/t

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:14 AM

Dec 2018

obamanut2012

(26,064 posts)

16. Her name? Nowwhere is it mentioned

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:14 AM

Dec 2018

iluvtennis

(19,843 posts)

18. Her name is in The Hill article -- it's Ruth Buffalo, she beat a GOPer

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 02:15 PM

Dec 2018

Ruth Buffalo, who was elected last month to represent the state's 27th legislative district, unseated Republican state Rep. Randy Boehning.

She is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

19. Uh oh, big mistake

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 02:21 PM

Dec 2018

Now the "liberal" New York Times is going to rip her for her ancestry and ferret out some unnamed Democrats to bad-mouth her for something something lingering clouds:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211518074

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