White power sign being given at hearings?

[Kingofalldems]

And right behind good Catholic boy Kavanaugh:

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

1. The answer to who she is

can be found in this thread (had an ambiguous title to it, making it easy to miss it):


https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211091657

[Roland99]

15. She worked for Kavanaugh, Cornyn and Cruz

https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/zina-bash/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. And here too:

I think a staffer throwing a white power sign "sincerely" during the hearing is quite unlikely.

I think a staffer trolling is more plausible.

The difference is a question for the philosophers.

Link to tweet

This is Zina Gelman Bash, a White House lawyer and the granddaughter of Polish Jews who just barely escaped the death camps. Take a bow.

Link to tweet

[smirkymonkey]

22. Interesting. I was going to say she didn't look particularly "Aryan" for

someone who was flashing the "white power" sign. What is up with these people?

[SummerSnow]

2. his face is so bumpy, every bump appears when he lies

[SharonClark]

3. Googled and found out...Zina Bash?

[link: https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/zina-bash/|

[Pathwalker]

4. Can someone notify the Senators on the committee?

If they're kicking out protesters, she should be removed, too.

[StarryNite]

18. YES!

[atreides1]

5. Name is Zina Bash

Bash is a seasoned judicial and political mover in the nation’s capital. She has worked in D.C. since 2007, for Kavanaugh as well as Senator John Cornyn. In addition, Bash was a director on Ted Cruz’s ill-fated presidential campaign in 2016.


And if that is a white power signal she's flashing, then the next question is who on the panel is she signalling?

[brush]

8. Sitting right behind she knows the camera will pick it up. She's signalling all the racist trumpers.

Hope there are repercussions from her blatant racism. And thank God she got doxxed.

[Anon-C]

6. 10 bucks says she or her husband make the short list for Sessions' replacement.

[brush]

9. Not her after flashing the white power sign and being doxxed. I know she didn't think she'd be...

exposed and doxxed.

The white supremacists aren't as smart as they think they are.

[hexola]

10. This was an incredibly stupid thing to do.

She had to know the camera was on her - not a mistake - but I suspect she will regret this.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

38. Doubt there will be any regret... not with these disgusting racists.

[OnDoutside]

7. FFS, how far does this shit extend to ?

[Kingofalldems]

11. I just tweeted to Sen. Ben Cardin about this.

[hexola]

12. CNN Changed the camera angle a few minutes ago

The last shot of her - she was reaching at her ear like she had a headset on.

[matt819]

13. Wanna bet whether this will be mentioned in press and tv reports?

My guess: No.

And she’s so damn blatant about it.

[moondust]

14. Reminding Senators that someone is watching?

[SQUEE]

17. Jewish Latinx 88er??

C'mon people..




https://www.adl.org/blog/no-the-ok-gesture-is-not-a-hate-symbol

[Kingofalldems]

19. So what exactly is she doing there?

[Kingofalldems]

20. Oh I get where you are coming from now.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11025674

[SQUEE]

25. Well as Kingofalldems you should know not all of your subjects are dancing to 4chan troll memes.

out of everything today, this is what has the outrage? Well IF she did it on purpose, she played you hard.

[Kingofalldems]

28. Is this also the OK sign?

Link to tweet

[Adrahil]

23. Da fuq?

You think they are just saying Trump and Kavanaugh are A-OK with them?

Wow.... I don't give a shit what the ADL says. If it didn't mean it before, it sure as fuck does now.

[SQUEE]

24. "I don't give a shit what the ADL says."

okie dokie.. or is that yet another another hidden message I can no longer use because you are jumping at shadows?

I have seen Obama, both Clintons, my grandmother and many other people I deeply respect use it, and I will continue to, and laugh at people that are freaking out about such silliness. The house is on fire, and you worry the drapes may be the wrong color.

[Adrahil]

31. Yeah, they are NOT using the same way FFS.

I've used the "okay" I did NOT use it like this:





(this one in particular... in what context is he possibly using this as a "okay" gesture?)

Whether you choose to recognize it or not, this symbol, like Pepe and the Swastika before it, has been seized upon by White Supremacists.

[Grasswire2]

35. you are outing yourself nt

[tenderfoot]

40. nice touch with the menorah.

[Adrahil]

21. It's official. Bald, unapologetic White Supremacy.

This will not end well.

[MythosMaster]

27. The wrong wing adopted it a while back.

[RhodeIslandOne]

30. Because they want us to bite on it

It literally started as a meme to "own the libs".

[Adrahil]

33. But they are actually using it....

Remember... the Swastika didn't start off as a symbol of hate either. Neither did Pepe. But they are now.

[RhodeIslandOne]

34. If we let them co-opt everything....

....they'll be nothing left to do.

[MythosMaster]

41. What is there to bite on?

They are racists. Whether they have a secret handshake or a fake hand sign.

[RhodeIslandOne]

43. They got the reaction they wanted

Now they can gaslight that “Isn’t it ridiculous to accuse a professional woman born in Mexico and with Jewish ancestry of this?”. It’s what the right gets off on now.

[MythosMaster]

44. you are giving them

way too much credit.

[C_U_L8R]

26. She got caught and lost her seat.

Condaleeza's now sitting there.

[peggysue2]

29. No sooner did I read this business . . .

with the resting white power sign than Boom! Condi Rice was sitting behind Kavanaugh. Regardless of what the woman was or was not doing, someone decided to change the optics.

[Loki Liesmith]

32. This is nonsense

[Throck]

36. At scout camp it meant you were an asshole.

[Gothmog]

37. Kavanaugh's assistant Zina Bash giving the white power sign right behind him

Link to tweet

[Leghorn21]

39. Ah, finally - "Zina Bash" trending at #4

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%22Zina+Bash%22

Wasssuppp, ZINA

[dalton99a]

42. +1. Many people miss the context - it was intentional and she knew exactly what she was doing:

https://mobile.twitter.com/girlsreallyrule/status/1037152276828356610