Elizabeth Warren has sent an email defending who she is. It is a great way to stand up to a bully.

She finally makes a point that I made in my May 8, 2012 post, Scott Brown The Great Distractor.

My grandparents told me of their flight from Russia in the early 1900s to the safety of the United States. With their frequent bedtime stories of their travails in coming to this country and getting a family started, and their descriptions of bringing their parents to this country, too, I believe that I have a Russian-Jewish heritage.

Why would I even think that I need further documentation to believe what I believe about my heritage? Why should Elizabeth Warren be any different from me with regard to what she believes is her heritage?

Reader RudyH has provided a Spanish translation of Elizabeth Warren’s email.

Governor Deval Patrick strengthens Elizabeth Warren’s message – “Elizabeth Warren – Senator for Massachusetts”. The way Elizabeth Warren stated it – “Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts” – was just too subtle for me. Many potential voters don’t know what office she is running for. You cannot be subtle when you want to communicate an important message. It is amazing how one word can turn a weak slogan into a powerful one.

The media is not going to spread this word for us. We need to take care of the responsibility to spread it ourselves.

Italian PM – Austerity Not Leading to Growth is Pt.2 Fareed Zakaria’s defence of neo-liberalism runs into trouble when Italian PM says “fiscal discipline” destroying domestic demand.  I previously posted Fareed Zakaria’s Neo-Liberal Defense of Germany Pt1.

One wonders how Fareed Zakaria can promote one idea in a segment of his show when he has obviously prepared remarks for the second part that contradict what he said in the first part.

Judge for yourself.