Kyle Rittenhouse, the 20-year-old Illinois native acquitted of fatally shooting two men...
Kyle Rittenhouse looks back as attorneys argue about the charges that will be presented to the jury during proceedings at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., in this Nov. 12, 2021 file photo.
Rittenhouse is hoping for a big turnout Thursday at a “rally against censorship” in Conroe.Kyle Rittenhouse, the 20-year-old Illinois native acquitted of fatally shooting two men during street protests in Kenosha, Wisc., in 2020, is hoping for a large turnout Thursday at a “rally against censorship” in Conroe.“We are going to be talking about censorship, it’s going to be great,” he said. “I’m super excited and I hope to see you all out there.” The event begins at 7 p.m. at Montgomery County's Lone Star Convention Center at 9333 Airport Road in Conroe. The doors open at 6. The rally at the convention center comes after Conroe-based Southern Star Brewery announced Jan. 13 it was“I canceled the event plain and simple because my customers were dissatisfied,” Fougeron said. “I’m not political, my company sure isn’t political. We make beer.” Rittenhouse was scheduled to speak at The Oak Room at The Venetian in Las Vegas Jan. 18 during the annual Shot Show, an event for the sport of shooting and hunting, but the hotel announced Jan. 17 the event was canceled. In a statement from the hotel, officials said while it didn't speak for its tenant, the event didn't"did not align with our property’s core event guideline."Conroe council accepts resignation of capital improvements director after staff complaints investigation In Conroe, event host Defiance Press & Publishing on Tuesday was promoting the convention center as the new venue and Rittenhouse as the"featured speaker." The rally also will include Daniel Miller, a leader of the “Texit” movement calling for Texas to secede from the United States. Admission is free, though participants must register. County Judge Mark Keough said Montgomery County is an obvious choice for the rally due to its strong, historically conservative stance. During the 2016 presidential election, 74.16 percent of votes cast were for Donald Trump with 19.40 percent voting for Hillary Clinton. That trend carried over to 2020 with 71.22 percent of ballots cast supporting Trump and 27.39 percent of voters supporting President Joe Biden.“The reason the county is so conservative is because of the values we hold,” Keough said, Keough pointed to strong family values, a focus on faith, stable government and low taxes as factors in the county’s stance. Montgomery County is also pro-law enforcement, he said, while critizicing the brewery for backing out of the rally. “We believe that once a person has been acquitted of an accusation, they have the same freedoms and free speech as everyone else. Rittenhouse is treated like he is guilty but a court of law said he wasn’t guilty of the offense. We support the rule of law.” Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Nov. 19, 2021 after testifying he acted in self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings. Ashton Woods, founder of the Houston chapter of Black Lives Matter, said Rittenhouse’s appearance at rally is not appropriate.Woods, who was not aware of the rally in Montgomery County, said Rittenhouse is “famous” because of his actions in 2020. “He killed two people at a protest for black lives,” Woods said. “That speaks volumes to no matter where you live, racism is close to home.” The verdict was met with anger and disappointment from those who saw Rittenhouse as a vigilante and a wannabe cop, and relief and a sense of vindication from those who regarded him as a patriot who took a stand against lawlessness and exercised his Second Amendment right to carry a gun and to defend himself. Supporters donated more than $2 million toward his legal defense, according to the Associated Press. Rittenhouse took a stand against censorship following his acquittal after he was banned from social media, including Facebook and Twitter. He was eventually reinstated on the site. Rittenhouse posted to Twitter following the brewery’s decision to cancel the event claiming he was being censored again. “It’s really disappointing to see that places continue to censor me and not allow my voice and many other voices to be heard because they bend to the woke crowd. I’ll keep you guys updated on the event on the 26th that I was supposed to speak at,” he Tweeted after the brewery announced the event had been canceled. David Thomas Roberts, publisher for Defiance Press and Publishing followed up Rittenhouse’s tweet Jan. 20 thanking supporters. “We sincerely and deeply appreciate the incredible outpouring of support for our decision to press on and hold our #Rally Against Censorship after multiple attempts to cancel and silence us! We will not be cancelled. Period. We’ve learned that anyone can pretend to speak with a Texas twang — but it takes balls to protect Texas values!” Rittenhouse is planning to attend Blinn College, a two-year school in Brenham, after claiming he was going to attend Texas A&M University. He corrected that statement after the university said he had not been accepted.
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