When a person has two ways to be described, the left and the media always choose the one that suits their narrative.
Many people can be described in one of two ways. Sometimes, the descriptions are real, while at other times, they are the fancy of the left. I always get a kick from a Kenyan or Russian who competes for Israel in the Olympics. His or her association with Israel is generally of recent vintage and exists to help Israel bring home medals. But at least the Russian-Israeli or Kenyan-Israeli description is accurate, at least at the legal level. When Larry Elder, Jr. was called by the Washington Post “the black face of white supremacism" or when George Zimmerman, who shot Trayvon Martin, suddenly became a new breed called “white Hispanic,” one knows that the media is simply setting up its target for attack. President Obama was always called “the first black president” though his mother was white. Kamala Harris would like to be second in that line, though for years, she pushed the Indian side of her identity. When there are two potential handles on a person, which one do we use?
Hersh Goldberg-Polin was murdered along with five other hostages abducted by Hamas on 10/7. Goldberg-Polin was often and correctly described as “Israeli-American” as he held both citizenship and had lived in both countries. His parents traveled the world to get their son back. They most recently spoke at the DNC, where they received a very warm response from the crowd present in Chicago. President Biden........