Another Reason Not to Vote Republican: Rittenhouse Mania

Cartoon from Steve Benson, Arizona Mirror

Republicans have provided yet another reason not to vote for them for the foreseeable future.

Rittenhouse Mania!

The lunatic, ultra-right members of the former party of Lincoln are falling over themselves to glorify the now 18-year-old whose only claim to infamy is killing two innocent people, injuring another one, carrying a weapon while underage, and getting away with it when he was inexplicably acquitted on all charges two weeks ago after being tried for his crimes in Wisconsin.

You have Arizona Legislative District Six State Senator (and rabid Trumpist) Wendy Rogers who in a series of below tweets, even after the 18-year-old criticized his first set of Trumpists attorneys, praised Rittenhouse, just short of nominating him for Godhood.

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1458511768385376260

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1461768004123906060

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1461772940832395264

https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1462779738423009281

You have Trump Blackshirt Matt under investigation Gaetz who thinks Rittenhouse deserves a House internship. He said, “You know what, Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good Congressional intern." He later tweeted, he would be "a great one."

Then you have Marjorie Jewish Space Lasers cause wildfires Greene. She has nominated Mr. Rittenhouse to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

So, in Greene's warped sense of reality and history, this teenage murderer of two is worthy of this citation in the same way as previous recipients like George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, the Wright Brothers, Howard Hughes, Robert Goddard, Walt Disney, Roberto Clemente, Hubert Humphrey, Simon Wiesenthal, Elie Wiesel, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Pope John Paul II, Jackie Robinson, The Tuskegee Airmen, the Native American Code Talkers, Neil Armstrong, Rauol Wallenberg, Shimon Peres, Larry Doby, and the United States Capitol Police who defended the Nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Do not make me throw up.

Kyle Rittenhouse does not deserve praise, a House internship, or a Congressional Medal.

He, despite his acquittal, deserves a jail cell and a civil suit.

And those who are falling over themselves to demonstrate they are on this teenager's side (remember he killed two innocent people) do not deserve the support of local constituents and voters.

These "public servants" have only proven again they can not be entrusted with positions of power to steer the direction of the country or their state.

When going to the polls in 2022, 2024, and beyond, do not support the candidate that:

• Supported Kyle Rittenhouse.
• Put personal freedom over public safety during the COVID 19 crisis.
• Did not support rebuilding America's Infrastructure.
• Supported fully taking away a woman's right to choose.
• Favors suppressing the right to vote and civil liberties for minority groups including members of the LGBTQ community.
• Thinks children should not be taught all of United States History.
• Thinks climate change is a hoax.
• Thinks Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

Any one of these positions should cause voters to question the suitability of any candidate running for office and deny them their votes.

Being a member of Rittenhouse Mania is just another reason not to vote for them.