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Sinema now a "Christian"? (Original Post) greenman3610 Jan 2022 OP
That's not a cross brooklynite Jan 2022 #1
Looks kind of like a sword to me... msfiddlestix Jan 2022 #3
It looks like some new-age symbol. brooklynite Jan 2022 #5
If she thought those bible thumpers have deep pockets she would be pandering! Emile Jan 2022 #10
Thank you for this close up. ChazII Jan 2022 #4
It's the Rune yorkster Jan 2022 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author yorkster Jan 2022 #11
No, it's not. But I'll bet she wore it knowing it could pass as one at a quick glance chia Jan 2022 #12
Thom Hartmann was saying yesterday that he backed her in getting elected Senator and doc03 Jan 2022 #2
Specifically, he said Kyrsten Sinema has "completely sold out." Earth-shine Jan 2022 #26
Jellyfish have been around for millions of years Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #6
I don't believe it's a cross Shellback Squid Jan 2022 #7
It's a sword to stab at Democracy. TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #29
And now curtsy. Torchlight Jan 2022 #9
Someone needs to tell her DLCWIdem Jan 2022 #13
Great. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2022 #14
Looks like a T dalton99a Jan 2022 #15
'T' for traitor. StarryNite Jan 2022 #18
It doesn't look like one xmas74 Jan 2022 #16
Everything she does is calculated and scripted. Performance Art. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #17
It's a Tau cross obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #19
She doesn't stand for anything except for what will propel her up the ladder. CrispyQ Jan 2022 #20
The oligarchs will have many uses for her as a "Prominent Democrat" dalton99a Jan 2022 #25
From Prof. Beschloss LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #21
Grapevine Cross: Gaugamela Jan 2022 #22
I noticed that, too. She sends ham-fisted messages with her jewelry choices. Politicub Jan 2022 #23
I think its a sword of Damocles. nt Mosby Jan 2022 #24
Given her penchant for odd symbolism, what's this pendant saying now? Hekate Jan 2022 #27
It's a token of earnest for her thirty pieces of silver. I understand Gaugamela Jan 2022 #28

brooklynite

(93,834 posts)
5. It looks like some new-age symbol.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:25 AM
Jan 2022

The point is that there's no reason to leap to "she's appealing to Republican bible-thumpers"

ChazII

(6,198 posts)
4. Thank you for this close up.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:24 AM
Jan 2022

Yesterday while I was watching her speak I wondered why she was wearing a cross. Now, thanks to your picture, I know better.

Response to brooklynite (Reply #1)

doc03

(35,143 posts)
2. Thom Hartmann was saying yesterday that he backed her in getting elected Senator and
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:18 AM
Jan 2022

what a disappointment she is now.

Earth-shine

(3,848 posts)
26. Specifically, he said Kyrsten Sinema has "completely sold out."
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:33 PM
Jan 2022

He says it's probably to a small group of Libertarian business people who don't want to pay taxes that will fund programs for the less fortunate.

I'm quoting him pretty much verbatim. He did use the word "probably."

DLCWIdem

(1,552 posts)
13. Someone needs to tell her
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:48 AM
Jan 2022

She just lost her shot at 2024 Presidential nomination if that is what she was going for as someone else suggested.

xmas74

(29,658 posts)
16. It doesn't look like one
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:57 AM
Jan 2022

But there are other reasons besides being Christian to wear one. I know an atheist who always wears her St Christopher because it was given to her by an aunt who passed. She wears it when she needs strength and says it always reminds her of her loving and encouraging aunt.

That's probably not the case here but it does happen.

Irish_Dem

(45,616 posts)
17. Everything she does is calculated and scripted. Performance Art.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:00 PM
Jan 2022

She is wearing a cross for a reason, to send a message.

obamanut2012

(25,905 posts)
19. It's a Tau cross
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:03 PM
Jan 2022

"As a Franciscan symbol, the TAU, resembling the Cross, is a sign of conversion. Because of his affection and devotion to the cross of Christ, St. Francis used this sign as his personal signature. For Francis, conversion implies a turning toward God and turning to one's brothers and sisters."

CrispyQ

(36,221 posts)
20. She doesn't stand for anything except for what will propel her up the ladder.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:14 PM
Jan 2022

I think she's getting a lot of right wing money & if she doesn't get reelected, she'll probably be a millionaire when she leaves congress, & she'll land a cushy job somewhere.

dalton99a

(81,062 posts)
25. The oligarchs will have many uses for her as a "Prominent Democrat"
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:30 PM
Jan 2022

"A Highly Accomplished Woman", "Bipartisan", "Thoughtful", etc.

She will be amply rewarded


Politicub

(12,163 posts)
23. I noticed that, too. She sends ham-fisted messages with her jewelry choices.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:22 PM
Jan 2022

It was intentional. I don't know what it means, but I do know she wanted to telegraph something.

Gaugamela

(2,485 posts)
28. It's a token of earnest for her thirty pieces of silver. I understand
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 01:17 PM
Jan 2022

this is a common ritual for those being inducted into the 1%. The grapevine cross represents wine, riches, and the good life. “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die” . . . and all that.


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