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demmiblue

(36,898 posts)
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 06:43 AM Apr 2018

Corey Lewandowski flashes white power 'OK' symbol on stage at Trump's Michigan rally

Source: Raw Story



Corey Lewandowski, who was campaign manger for Donald Trump in 2016 until being fired for being charged with battery after he grabbed a female reporter, joined Donald Trump on stage in Michigan Saturday night.

Lewandowski briefly took the microphone, and confusedly introduced Trump as “the next president of the United States.”

But not before he appeared to flash the “OK” symbol, as captured by Fox News cameras which had a wide-view shot at the time.

The “OK” symbol is widely used by white supremacists like Richard Spencer, though alt-right types like Stephen Miller and random interns also use it.


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/corey-lewandowski-flashes-white-power-ok-symbol-stage-trumps-michigan-rally/
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Corey Lewandowski flashes white power 'OK' symbol on stage at Trump's Michigan rally (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2018 OP
That is the goal of trump Matthew28 Apr 2018 #1
The juxtaposition of Lewandowski flashing the WP sign, with the 'Blacks for Trump' guy Snarkoleptic Apr 2018 #2
They're not even trying to hide it anymore. PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #3
That dickhead always reminds me of spuds mackenzie. Mc Mike Apr 2018 #4
The world's greatest experts say this gesture is secretly the Achilleaze Apr 2018 #5
You're talking about his mouth, right? GeorgeHayduke Apr 2018 #13
Wonder how the guy in the kacekwl Apr 2018 #6
Meanwhile, on our side, we're wringing hands about Michelle Wolf being mean. Stinky The Clown Apr 2018 #7
Big surprise huh? workinclasszero Apr 2018 #8
I learned about that symbol in 1996 IluvPitties Apr 2018 #12
Yup. Igel Apr 2018 #14
More likely not, tho. That's the "okay" sign that's been used Hortensis Apr 2018 #9
WTF? RhodeIslandOne Apr 2018 #10
They are in power... IluvPitties Apr 2018 #11

Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
1. That is the goal of trump
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 06:45 AM
Apr 2018

1. To put white people back into total control
and 2. Give it all to the rich elites and
lastly 3. To make us into Alabama.

Snarkoleptic

(6,002 posts)
2. The juxtaposition of Lewandowski flashing the WP sign, with the 'Blacks for Trump' guy
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 07:25 AM
Apr 2018

in the background, is the most 'Trump' thing ever.
The entire pResidency is built atop a mountain of BS.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
3. They're not even trying to hide it anymore.
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 08:21 AM
Apr 2018

BOTH hands making the gesture. Just in your face.
Racist fuck.

Hurry Bob Mueller. "Indictment Monday" has a nice ring to it.

Mc Mike

(9,115 posts)
4. That dickhead always reminds me of spuds mackenzie.
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 08:38 AM
Apr 2018

For some reason. I don't know why.

Spuds wasn't a nazi, just a beer drinking canine.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
5. The world's greatest experts say this gesture is secretly the
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 08:55 AM
Apr 2018

Gang Sign for KGOPee republican A-holes* Notice how closely the gesture mimics a freaking ANAL SPHINCTER. When a-holes want other a-holes to snorg their fragile snowflake egos, they flash the right-wing republican A-hole Gang Sign, and they can all a-hole together.

* under the demonic & deplorable dimspiration of Dirty Donny, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, and Bigliest Sphincter.


GeorgeHayduke

(1,227 posts)
13. You're talking about his mouth, right?
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 09:57 AM
Apr 2018

Yeah, his pathetic use of hands in lieu of meaningful words has always disturbed me, but his mouth consistently is such a physical asshole metaphor that I am compelled to avert my eyes.

Just seeing that photo inspires olfactory hallucinations of mowing piles of dogshit.

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
12. I learned about that symbol in 1996
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 09:44 AM
Apr 2018

When I met an American kid who was from Virginia and was living in PR at the time (we were in 8th grade). He had friends involved in that stuff back home, and he did that symbol with his hand and said to me "this is how they greet each other".

Igel

(35,359 posts)
14. Yup.
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 10:50 AM
Apr 2018

It's lurking everywhere. Eternal vigilance is required, because who knows? It might be your neighbor whose caught up in this.

As I heard a civil rights activist this morning say, all of these groups should be heavily monitored by the government and information kept on them. Infiltration shouldn't be ruled out.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. More likely not, tho. That's the "okay" sign that's been used
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 09:14 AM
Apr 2018

by most of us here for...HOW long? Lewandowski's 44 years old (just looked), which means he'll have been raised with it meaning okay, versus the like relative 2 weeks a small subgroup's been using it as a hate sign. This hate meaning is not part of the popular culture, as evidenced by someone feeling the need to explain it right here on this thread.

Minds open to all possibilities, recognizing that the most likely is the most likely. We're not damned deplorables.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
10. WTF?
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 09:18 AM
Apr 2018

Are we going to let the alt-right steal every symbol of culture and turn it into a white power thing? I seriously think this is their goal as a way to make everything verboten.

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