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Kyle Rittenhouse an Andrew Yang supporter? (1 Viewer)
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Nugget
Footballguy
I tend to agree, but he drove quite a ways to catch the Trump rally and get a front row seat. 4 hour drive to Des Moines from Chicago? Seems like an odd behavior for a casual fan.
djmich
Footballguy
Nugget
Footballguy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Maybe they frown on a grown…..person tattle-tailing.
Happy Thanksgiving dude. Hope it’s a great one.
I know nobody is making Rittenhouse do public interviews and I'm sure the money is there but knowing people will make these kinds of accusations against you would be enough to make me try to disappear. At some point, the money just isn't worth this kind of thing.
djmich
Footballguy
I agree, but you and I for example have different financial (and other) starting points than Rittenhouse.
Thanks. So I understand, you're saying he has a lesser financial position than me and therefore be more willing to put up with comments like that for the money? I can see that.
It's just still discouraging.
Navin Johnson
Footballguy
Andrew Yang
@AndrewYang
I didn’t think this needed stating but people who hold ideologies - such as white supremacy - that are antithetical to grace and tolerance are not welcome in the Forward Party. Our movement for democracy reform is fighting to diminish harmful extremism.
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Rather than try to engage on this, I’ll just say happy thanksgiving Joe. I hope you and yours have a great holiday.
Interesting from Yang. And interesting how it relates to the other thread asking about how much the Rittenhouse case had to do with white supremacy. Most folks here seem to think not but much but the national picture seems different. And for sure, Yang didn't directly call him that but the implication is obvious.
And again, maybe Rittenhouse is totally a white supremacist. I have no idea. My question was how it had to do with the case and I've found the contrast interesting.
No need to engage at all as it was an observation. Happy thanksgiving to you @Alex P Keaton I hope you and yours have a great holiday as well.
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djmich
Footballguy
Hard to interpret other than he has to say this because if he doesn't half of twitter (which is 90% of the morons in the country) will assume he's supporting a white supremacist.
NorvilleBarnes
Footballguy
No kidding.
Yang always seems to "try too hard" to me and this is just another example.
Nugget
Footballguy
The case had nothing to do with white supremacy. KR and the culture around him may have some. Andrew Yang is trying to distance himself from Gaetz, Gosar, MTG, and the rest of the Trump leaning GOP.
Navin Johnson
Footballguy
Does it matter? Seems like a good question for one of the other KR threads discussing the actual case but I am guessing it has been addressed.
Only to the extent as it relates to Yang. And for sure, discussed in other threads.
Navin Johnson
Footballguy
I don't think it relates to him at all. He is just trying to disassociate himself, and 'his party', from perceived extremists
I think maybe we're parsing semantics. I think it "relates" to Yang in the sense Yang doesn't want to have any relation to a perceived white supremacist. Which was discussed in the other threads.
To me aside from the fact Rittenhouse said he liked Andrew Yang, I thought it was interesting to see Yang immediately make the implication that Rittenhouse was a white supremacist. He's obviously smart enough to say it without actually saying it. But the point was obvious.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
This is a really weird guilt-by-association story. Why am I supposed to care who or what KR likes or doesn't like? He's a dumb kid who got assaulted by three other dumb people. That doesn't make one a role model.
Interesting and a big problem in the country imo. The difference between coverage of KR and the Waukesha killer is amazing. In KR’s instance the only evidence that he is a racist is him flashing the ok sign with a few Proud Boys at a bar. The Waukesha driver has much more online evidence of violent racist ideations, yet his motives aren’t even questioned. The Liberal media calls it a car crash.
But we’ve been over this as nauseum and it doesn’t look like the Dems and MSM are planning on changing their horrible policies on race anytime soon.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Statistically, I am 100% certain that Yang supporters include child molesters, rapists, serial killers, Patriots fans, and other undesirables. None of that is Yang's fault or has anything to do with him whatsoever.
Yeah, I made the mistake of calling Rittenhouse a hero and I wish I could take that back. The video of him punching the girl, and even to an extent the ok picture (white power), changed my opinion of him.
The good news is that despite all the disfunction in our press and in society, our Justice system appears to be working quite well. Both this case and the Arbery case came back with the right decisions.
The General
Footballguy
KR is a sort of a political token at the moment to be played. He doesn’t really seem to be shying away from it at the moment.
djmich
Footballguy
So Ivan, you refuse to denounce white supremacy?
And that's how it's done today.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
We've had our issues in the past, ek - but great post here. We need more honesty and willingness to reexamine positions like this.
I get where you were coming from (and others) with the hero take. While I wasn't a fan overall of heading into that situation as a teen, the impulse to want to head in and help others is something I am sure all of us would like to foster in our kids. That part shouldn't be overlooked.
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
Why should he? KR it a token but If you get aquitted here you write books and make bank.
I was watching TMZ and Harvey who is a liberal as they come keeps saying "This should not have anything to do with politics"
The General
Footballguy
He can do whatever he wants but part of making bank by being in the public eye is being judged by what you say and how you act.
When Tucker Carlson is your first interview you are presenting yourself in a certain way for instance.
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
Maybe Carlson was the first or only one to ask him. Did Don Lemon or Cooper reach out to him?
The General
Footballguy
Who knows, I would think it's very unlikely that he wouldn't have his choice of interviews. Tucker was also creating a documentary that they filmed with KR during the trial process I believe so there's that.
In any case this doesn't really matter. He doesn't have to do interviews, he is choosing to. It's fine but he owns these decisions.
Sand
Footballguy
Have you ever looked at the election record of Abraham Lincoln?
If jump at the chance to meet with any president, so that means little. Certainly doesn't mean he's a fan. This meeting looks to have been for mutual convenience.
You think he'll "probably be a senator within two years"? I'm assuming you don't really. But when we "discuss" issues with that kind of extremism, that seems to me something that's broken. Or at least something we can control here. I know you have good things to post and discuss. Please do more of that. Thanks.
The General
Footballguy
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
I really don`t care what he does or does not do.
Nothing to really own now other than getting his views of the case out.
I actually do think he will run for something when he hits 25 and legally can. Strike while the iron is hot and I think he and his handlers will actually take advantage of that. He has a lot of momentum.
I didn't do that actual math when I said two years...i'll do better next time
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squistion
Footballguy
An ex-president if you want to be technical and a meeting that has generated some controversy.
And, no, it doesn't automatically mean that he is a fan, but when Trump was POTUS several sports figures, whose teams were being honored at the White House, opted out of meeting with him because they were not fans of his and perceived that it might be viewed as an endorsement of his policies/positions.
The General
Footballguy
Yeah he can do whatever he wants. By doing his first interview with Tucker, calling up Trump to get a pic, he's picking a certain path here is my point. This is his choice.
Thanks. If you really believe that, I apologize. I thought you were being sarcastic. I do mean though that I want us all to do what we can to be productive in how we discuss things. There is so much that's not in our control. Seems like most everything. But we can control how we talk about it.
It'll be interesting to see he does pursue office. I know way less than most everyone here but my perception was he's just this week's news story and will not have a future as a political leader.
djmich
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
djmich
Footballguy
That once he was labeled as a white supremacist by the president of the United States, who is a democrat, his political path was narrowed…regardless if his first appearance was on Tucker or not.
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The General
Footballguy
That you used political path I guess is my point. He can go any number of routes with his PR coming out of this. He’s choosing Tucker the ultimate troll TV show guy and calling Trump to meet with him for photo ops. It’s fine and I do understand wanting to self-promote coming out of this which is what seems to be happening here.
Biden’s team, Biden as a candidate should not have used his image in this video denouncing white supremacy.
I'm not sure I understand the surprise. He was the central figure in an important case for pro 2nd amendment and self defense. Is there a more likely person than Tucker Carlson to want to interview him? I doubt Rachel Maddow was calling.
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