{"id":1059417,"date":"2021-11-27T10:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059417"},"modified":"2021-11-27T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:44:30","slug":"elder-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-send-in-the-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-send-in-the-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"ELDER: The Kyle Rittenhouse Case \u2013 Send In The Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felder-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-send-in-the-clowns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During and after the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white 18-year-old accused of murdering two white men and injuring another, one could hardly keep track of the insanity based on falsehoods recklessly peddled by media and politicians.<\/p>\n<p>In Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson marched in the front line of a group of protesters where some chanted, \u201cWhen black lives are under attack, what do we do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Black lives under attack? Rittenhouse is white, as were the two men he shot dead and the man he injured.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2020, presidential candidate Joe Biden posted a video that included a picture of Rittenhouse, slamming President Donald Trump for \u201crefusing to disavow white supremacists.\u201d But the New York Post\u2019s Miranda Devine wrote: \u201cThe accusation has become holy writ, but there is zero evidence. The FBI scoured Kyle\u2019s phone and found nothing about white supremacy or militias, the court heard. All they saw were pro-police, \u2018Blue Lives Matter\u2019 posts from a kid who had been a police and fire department cadet, wanted to be a police officer or paramedic and once sat near the front of a Trump rally. That was enough for the media to brand him a white supremacist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PolitiFact claimed that Rittenhouse was illegally in the possession of a firearm: \u201cThe Wisconsin Department of Justice honors concealed carry permits issued in Illinois. But Rittenhouse did not have a permit to begin with, and he was not legally old enough to carry a firearm in Wisconsin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But The New York Times wrote: \u201cThe judge in Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s homicide trial on Monday dismissed the misdemeanor gun possession charge the teenager faced after defense lawyers argued that he did not violate the state statute in question because of his age and the length of the barrel of his semiautomatic rifle. \u2026 The statute says it applies to minors carrying a rifle or shotgun only if they are not in compliance with at least one additional statute (including) the prohibition of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Rittenhouse was 17 at the time of the shootings. The judge threw out the charge after nobody in court disputed the length of the gun\u2019s barrel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., said: \u201cHere you have a 17-year-old boy who was driven by his mother across state lines with an automatic weapon \u2014 frankly, she should have been detained for child endangerment \u2014 to go to a protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Fackcheck.org wrote: \u201cThe Smith &amp; Wesson semiautomatic rifle that Rittenhouse used in the shootings was already in Wisconsin, according to court testimony and police interviews. \u2026 Using money that Rittenhouse gave him, Dominick Black, a friend who also dated one of Rittenhouse\u2019s sisters, bought the gun at a hardware store in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, in May 2020. Black, who was 18 at the time, purchased the gun for Rittenhouse, who at age 17 was too young to legally buy it for himself. In court this month, Black and Rittenhouse said they agreed that Black would hold onto the rifle until Rittenhouse turned 18 in January 2021, and that it would be kept at Black\u2019s home in Kenosha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to reconcile the verdict with the experience that many African Americans have faced over the several decades.\u201d But reportedly the jury was not all white. Chicago\u2019s WTTW reported: \u201cIt consisted of seven women and five men, all of them were white except one person of color.\u201d If so, does that mean the other 11 white jurors browbeat \u201cthe person of color\u201d into finding Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts?<\/p>\n<p>One more note of madness. Consider this tweet posted before the verdict by Gregory McKelvey, vice chairman of the Oregon Democrats Black Caucus: \u201cEmployers, consider giving your Black employees a day or two off after the Rittenhouse verdict. Regardless of the outcome, it\u2019s going to be hard for Black people to work and it isn\u2019t fair to expect them to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why complain? This means I\u2019m not required to write a column this week.<\/p>\n<p>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His latest book, \u201cThe New Trump Standard,\u201d is available in paperback from Amazon.com and for Nook, Kindle, iBooks and Google Play. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an \u201cElderado,\u201d visit www.LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @LarryElder. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During and after the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white 18-year-old accused of murdering two white men and injuring another, one could hardly keep track of the insanity based on falsehoods recklessly peddled by media and politicians.In Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson marched in the front line of a group of protesters where some chanted, \u201cWhen black lives are under attack, what do we do?\u201dBlack lives under attack? Rittenhouse is white, as were the two men he shot dead and the man he injured.In September 2020, presidential candidate Joe Biden posted a video that included a picture of Rittenhouse, slamming President Donald Trump for \u201crefusing to disavow white supremacists.\u201d But the New York Post\u2019s Miranda Devine wrote: \u201cThe accusation has become holy writ, but there is zero evidence. The FBI scoured Kyle\u2019s phone and found nothing about white supremacy or militias, the court heard. All they saw were pro-police, \u2018Blue Lives Matter\u2019 posts from a kid who had been a police and fire department cadet, wanted to be a police officer or paramedic and once sat near the front of a Trump rally. That was enough for the media to brand him a white supremacist.\u201dPolitiFact claimed that Rittenhouse was illegally in the possession of a firearm: \u201cThe Wisconsin Department of Justice honors concealed carry permits issued in Illinois. But Rittenhouse did not have a permit to begin with, and he was not legally old enough to carry a firearm in Wisconsin.\u201dBut The New York Times wrote: \u201cThe judge in Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s homicide trial on Monday dismissed the misdemeanor gun possession charge the teenager faced after defense lawyers argued that he did not violate the state statute in question because of his age and the length of the barrel of his semiautomatic rifle. \u2026 The statute says it applies to minors carrying a rifle or shotgun only if they are not in compliance with at least one additional statute (including) the prohibition of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long.\u201cMr. Rittenhouse was 17 at the time of the shootings. The judge threw out the charge after nobody in court disputed the length of the gun\u2019s barrel.\u201dRep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., said: \u201cHere you have a 17-year-old boy who was driven by his mother across state lines with an automatic weapon \u2014 frankly, she should have been detained for child endangerment \u2014 to go to a protest.\u201dBut Fackcheck.org wrote: \u201cThe Smith &#038; Wesson semiautomatic rifle that Rittenhouse used in the shootings was already in Wisconsin, according to court testimony and police interviews. \u2026 Using money that Rittenhouse gave him, Dominick Black, a friend who also dated one of Rittenhouse\u2019s sisters, bought the gun at a hardware store in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, in May 2020. Black, who was 18 at the time, purchased the gun for Rittenhouse, who at age 17 was too young to legally buy it for himself. In court this month, Black and Rittenhouse said they agreed that Black would hold onto the rifle until Rittenhouse turned 18 in January 2021, and that it would be kept at Black\u2019s home in Kenosha.\u201dNAACP CEO Derrick Johnson said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to reconcile the verdict with the experience that many African Americans have faced over the several decades.\u201d But reportedly the jury was not all white. Chicago\u2019s WTTW reported: \u201cIt consisted of seven women and five men, all of them were white except one person of color.\u201d If so, does that mean the other 11 white jurors browbeat \u201cthe person of color\u201d into finding Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts?One more note of madness. Consider this tweet posted before the verdict by Gregory McKelvey, vice chairman of the Oregon Democrats Black Caucus: \u201cEmployers, consider giving your Black employees a day or two off after the Rittenhouse verdict. Regardless of the outcome, it\u2019s going to be hard for Black people to work and it isn\u2019t fair to expect them to.\u201dWhy complain? This means I\u2019m not required to write a column this week.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His latest book, \u201cThe New Trump Standard,\u201d is available in paperback from Amazon.com and for Nook, Kindle, iBooks and Google Play. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an \u201cElderado,\u201d visit www.LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @LarryElder. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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