Apologies if this detail has been discussed as part of the large conversation, but did anyone else catch the subtle nod during the recent (March 7th) "surprise" for the White House tour group of children? [NBC News]
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No, I'm not talking about Trump purposefully standing in front of a portrait of Clinton, arms stretched out like the "Scale of Justice" [Link]
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No, not that the tour group happened to be a huge group of children [Link]
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And no, not the so-called "666" / "I'm OKAY" sign flashed by the kid Trump "chooses" to come up with him for the photo op. [Link]
I'm talking about the sweatshirt. The team. The LIONS. As in Penn State Nittany Lions, you know, the football team coached by Jo Paterno and Jerry Sandusky. THAT'S the jersey worn by a child chosen at whim to stand in front of a portrait of Clinton in a safe embrace by the Orange Monster -- [Yeah, I can hate the guy and still respect his game and plays. It's called being a critical thinker.]
This may help explain why Sandusky Sr. was transferred OUT of a maximum security prison to a safer, more comfortable place. [USA Today]
Fingers crossed. The noose is tightening.
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Cara_C ago
Or Trump could have been sending a message about Frank Giustra, billionaire founder of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp / Lionsgate Films. Giustra is a big Clinton donor, on the board of the Clinton Foundation, and partner of Bill Clinton in the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. Giustra is discussed quite a bit over at the Pizzagate discussion at Voat, as he has his hands in many different ventures and international charities. According to researcher Nabob_bob a few months ago (here: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1445370)), Giustra "owns Gold Wheaton Gold Corp. which between June 2002 and April 2008 was named "222 Pizza Express Corp." Interesting.
The kids at the White House tour were from the Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama. This is the school that was in the news in September 2016 after its football team came onto the field running through a huge banner saying, "Make America Great Again. Trump the Tigers" (their opponents). This caused a controversy in the media, which made a big deal that this was particularly offensive since the opposing team was predominantly African-American, and the school apologized.
I wonder if this school was invited to be (or be among) the first White House tour group during Trump's presidency and got a special visit from Trump because of this support. There might even be other relationships between the school and the Trump administration that got them this special visit, though I'm not aware of any. It just seems unlikely to be random given the school's notoriety during the campaign.
The Lions is the name of their school's football, basketball, and possibly other teams, so it's natural some of the kids would be wearing Lions apparel and that might be all it was. However, if the team was invited, Trump would have known the team name in advance. It does sound a bit out there. However, as we've seen, these people communicate in coded messages, memes, and images, and often go through some trouble to do so, so it's quite possible the Lions sweatshirt wasn't just random.
The name of the 10-year-old boy is being reported as Jack Cornish. He flashed either the 666 sign or the a-okay sign at the end of his photo op with Trump. I'm not sure whether Trump chose him to come up or he invited all the kids to come on up and this boy was the only one who responded. I've heard it reported both ways.
SecondAmendment ago
Excellent post, @Cara_C. Thank you.
Cara_C ago
Thanks, SecondAmendment. I thought the information about the school was interesting even if the Lions sweatshirt was unplanned. But the more we learn about how these people communicate with one another in code, hand gestures, postures, imagery, symbols, numbers that are meaningful to them, etc., the more notice we take of things that stand out.