Rittenhouse speaks at Western Kentucky University as hundreds protest outside
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Source: wkms.org
WKU Public Radio | By Jacob Martin, Alana Watson, Camille Holland
Published March 28, 2024 at 8:43 AM CDT
Amid the drone of protest chants, Kyle Rittenhouse spoke about his personal experience shooting and killing two people at a 2020 protest, while at a student sponsored event on Western Kentucky Universitys campus Wednesday.
The WKU local chapter of the rightwing organization Turning Point USA invited Rittenhouse to speak on the Second Amendment and the lies of [Black Lives Matter], according to a website ticketing the event. His visit followed less than a week after Rittenhouse left the stage in Memphis amid questions from protesters at another university speaking event.
Rittenhouse spoke for roughly 20 minutes recounting the story of how he killed two people and wounded a third at the Black Lives Matter Protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was later acquitted of crimes related to the shootings.
I have a right to share my story, he told the crowd during the question and answer session that followed. Both supporters and detractors asked Rittenhouse questions.
Several hundred protesters gathered outside before and during the event, at times drowning out Rittenhouses voice. WKU student Malick Diallo said he attended because he stands against the values Rittenhouse represents. We all feel angered that WKU is facilitating a space for Turning Point USA to bring in a man who not only propagates violence and vigilantism and promotes the idea of white supremacy, Diallo said. ..........
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Read more: https://www.wkms.org/education/2024-03-28/rittenhouse-speaks-at-western-kentucky-university-as-hundreds-protest-outside
Going to an event with Kyle R. speaking would be LAST thing I would waste my time on.
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Hundreds of protesters stood outside of WKU's Downing Student Union to protest an event
by guest speaker, Kyle Rittenhouse
Jacob Martin
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 29, 2024, 01:56 AM - Edit history (1)
And fuck those people clapping when he made his entrance,
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)What a douche bag and the same to those morons who invited him to speak.
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)bluestarone
(17,030 posts)If so, who paid this JERK?
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)Mission accomplished!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,919 posts)The are no more legit than the Big Lie they promote.
TexasTowelie
(112,420 posts)Insensitive clod.
AverageOldGuy
(1,543 posts)Turning Point USA is a hard-core radical rightwing organization, paid for by Republican dark money, that is aimed at college-age people. TP USA has chapters on many campuses. Most (many/some/all ?) colleges have a rule that if there is a chapter of an organization on campus, then, the school must allow speakers brought in by that organization.
TP USA is sponsoring Rittenhouse in a campus tour because they know he will be met by crowds of protestors who may succeed in shutting him down or interrupting him.
TP USA will then use edited video from these events to prove that liberals are close-minded, will not listen to another point of view, and are violent if they don't get their way.
TP USA does not give a rat's ass about Rittenhouse. They are paying him very little for his appearances, basically transportation, room, and board. They will ditch him like a used condom when they are through playing with him.
Bayard
(22,149 posts)University of Louisville, Univ of KY in Lexington, and WKU in Bowling Green.
Nobody needs this little twerp.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,933 posts)raccoon
(31,119 posts)It's disgusting that colleges would allow this mf to speak on campus.
Emile
(22,914 posts)We feel what Kyle Rittenhouse had to say and protesters protesting the event is not important news of national interest.
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