In a tirade on CNN earlier today, Don Lemon attempted to draw a comparison between Kyle Rittenhouse shooting his would-be attackers and the apparently racially motivated killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Former Trump sycophant turned Resistance flag waver Joe Walsh seems to be on a similar wavelength.
Here’s what he had to say about Rittenhouse and Arbery:
Per the facts & the law, he probably acted in self defense. And the facts & the law are what should matter.
But this should matter too: Ahmaud Arbery was killed that day in Georgia BECAUSE he was black. Kyle Rittenhouse survived that night in Wisconsin BECAUSE he was white.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 12, 2021
The facts & the law are what should matter. Shoulda stopped there, Joe.
But you didn’t, did you? And that means you’re due for a heck of a dragging.
What the hell is wrong with your mind? https://t.co/7QhSHazao0
— Apply Reason People! (@TheFirstRule67) November 12, 2021
There's a LOT of stupid takes about this.
This is one of the dumbest. https://t.co/f6fMOGsYsT
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 12, 2021
Why do liberals keep comparing these cases that literally have nothing to do with one another? I cannot find a shred of similarity https://t.co/S5M6Dbuo6D
— DogDad72 (@BillsMafiaTPA) November 12, 2021
Because they feel the need to racialize everything, even things that have nothing to do with race.
“Kyle Rittenhouse survived that night in Wisconsin BECAUSE he was white.”
Evidence, please. https://t.co/TZUEctbi11
— Max (@MaxNordau) November 12, 2021
Then why didn't Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber survive that night? Why didn't their magical shield of whiteness protect them, you dumb honky? https://t.co/tpTv9WFqIS
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) November 12, 2021
The people he shot were white too, and they were shot, you idiot. https://t.co/7Frtvg8v2m
— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 12, 2021
Never mind the two assailants who got killed. They happened to be white, but zealots like this don't let facts get in the way. https://t.co/Vqzkmt9DV2
— NononsenseMarvin (@NononsenseMarv1) November 12, 2021
He survived because he was armed, not because he was white. https://t.co/jPf6pnLrNz
— John 'pro-norms' Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 12, 2021
What? Those situations are wholly separate and last time I checked having white skin doesn’t protect you from getting attacked from a pedophile and woman abuser. He only survived because of his instincts not because of his skin you reprobate. https://t.co/zkawrL3dnh
— Dominican Hotep (@Timbutu01) November 12, 2021
And that’s what really matters, isn’t it?
Facts and law should matter…but Walsh's opnions here are devoid of both. Just pure race-baiting. https://t.co/9YH6GcLjbA
— Seizer Pouncicus, Esq. (@SeizerPouncicus) November 12, 2021
Grift on, Joe. https://t.co/q9tFRHGt7w
— Heather In The Middle (@MomTo6Lambs) November 12, 2021
Don’t worry. He will.
