“She’s got a ticket to ride, she’s got a ticket to ride.” — Beatles
If you want to see a vigilante punk kid elevated to cult hero status and then to MAGA god, you are about to see that very thing. Right-wing media has to do something to deflect from legislation actually being passed in Washington and so the deification of Kyle Rittenhouse is a ratings godsend right now. Rittenhouse not only walked away unscathed after killing two human beings, that’s his ticket to ride. He is now about to hit the talk show circuit and I would be very surprised if nobody has contacted him about doing his memoirs.
Think of the right-wing Anne Frank and you’re there. “In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart,” will now become, “Whatever you do in life, just make sure you’re the right color and shooting the right people and that will make you a star.” The philosophies of Kyle Rittenhouse, I can’t wait.
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So where do you think Rittenhouse is going?
- Congressional intern for Madison Cawthorn;
- Matt Gaetz adopts him;
- Fox News gives him his own show;
- At age 24 he runs for Congress and wins;
- All of the above.
Some have commented there’s no point in suing him in civil court because he/his family don’t have enough money/assets to make it worth doing. He’s got a nice defense fund with at least a couple of million dollars raised the last time I heard a figure attached to it but a lot of it will be eaten up by the lawyers who got him off. Still, I can’t imagine they will wind up with anywhere close to all of it so that’s a start. Much as it hurts to wait the victims or their families should wait six months to a year. Let him ink some deals including a book deal and even movie rights to some RWNJ group’s production of his “story.” The advanced and royalties will be significant, and THAT will make suing his punk ass worth it. With royalties inked into deals and guaranteed multi-year income damages can be attached to those future earnings. Unless I’m mistaken (and someone will correct me if I am) when they won against OJ Simpson the Goldman family got that which put a crimp in Simpson’s already diminished earnings potential. Hell, he wound up actually doing time in prison for a stupidly planned and executed robbery to get back some of his memorabilia to sell.
I might be remembering that wrong as I said. But Rittenhouse WILL have some significant assets in the near future. I hope the families take every fucking dollar the law allows.
Very well stated.
I drive through Philidelphia, MS almost once a month because it is on the way to our doctors. Every time I think of the jury that let the KKK murderers off. That was the worst crime. However, years later the Fed’s got him convicted on violating the three civil rights activists’ civil rights. Another think for Garland to get off his ass and do.
Murder boy will not live long enough to benefit from the murders he committed.
zimmerman is still around. not profiting so much. doubt kyle has much real concern.
The great US of A – Land of the free, you can take that to the bank – Just ask Kyle.