In this episode of “Here’s All You Need to Know About the So-Called ‘Mainstream’ Media”…
Liberal-“leaning” billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said on Thursday he was contacted by the media and asked if his Twitter account had been hacked after he posted a series of tweets in defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, the now 18-year-old on trial for murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse was just 17 when the murders took place.
Before we continue, here’s the thing. The “why” I chose to write this article.
First, it’s not about Bill Ackman. Who’s Bill Ackman, right? I know Ackman because I was in the investment business for 27 years — or I wouldn’t know who he is, either. This article is not my own. It’s representative of countless other similar stories across America on multiple topics.
Here’s an intelligent guy — a liberal, to be sure — who formed an image and subsequent opinion of a young man he knew zero about, based solely on the false narrative misrepresentation by the liberal media outlets he chooses to watch. Where Ackman’s story differs from most Other untold numbers of stories is that when presented with reality — Facts — that he saw His own eyes• Processed His own mindHe was 180 degrees more positive about Kyle Rittenhouse’s event in Kenosha.
That just gave me chills — as I wrote it, I mean.
The magnitude of Bill Ackman’s first false impression of Kyle Rittenhouse, manifested untold numbers of times, over and over and over again, oftentimes with lives hanging in the balance, is chilling as hell. And the despicable likes of CNN and other liberal media and their obscene exploration and manipulation of public opinion — patting themselves on the back along the way — couldn’t be more reprehensible.
That was it. Now, let’s continue with Mr. (and Mrs). Bill Ackman.
Ackman first tweets his and his wife’s observations about Kyle Rittenhouse and his testimony on November 11.
Neri and me watched hours last night of [Kyle Rittenhouse’s]Cross-examination and direct testimony are available. Our conclusion was that Kyle told the truth, and that he had acted in self defense.
We found him to be a civic-minded patriot with a history of helping his community as an EMT and fireman in training, in his removing hate graffiti earlier that day from a local school, and ultimately in volunteering to protect a business during the night of August 25th in Kenosha.
But this was not the first impression the Ackmans had of Kyle Rittenhouse — not even close.
Neri and i watched a lot of “Last Night” last night.#KylerittenhouseCross-examination and direct testimony. Our conclusion was that #Kyletruth, and that he was acting in self-defense. His past of volunteering was evidence that he is a patriot and civic-minded.
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 11, 2021
His community by being an EMT and fireman, as well as helping to remove hate graffiti at a local school and then volunteering to guard a Kenosha shop on the evening of August 25th.
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 11, 2021
Bill Ackman’s account unfolded in seven subsequent tweets, beginning with a description of the “material differences” between the couple’s first impressions of Rittenhouse after Hear and see himAnd the first ones that they formed. Media reports
We had different firsthand impressions about Kyle than the ones we had based upon media reports or opinion pieces.
I’ve always found it frustrating to read inaccurate reports about topics I understand well. Yet, I still believe articles from the same newspaper that are about subject matter I don’t know as well.
To Ackman’s credit, he lay the blame directly at the feet of political bias — before making a prediction.
Our country is being divided by media bias and politics. Although we don’t have the complete trial yet, we believe Kyle, based solely on his testimony, will be found innocent.
Ackman is also concerned about how the streets will react if Rittenhouse, as he had predicted, is not convicted.
Communities often react negatively and even violently following a jury verdict. They are usually surprised at the result based upon what they had previously seen in the newspaper or on TV, but more likely, the information they received on social media.
You are encouraged to view the trial and at least his cross-examination, before you have a clear idea of his guilt.
While Rittenhouse admitted his political bias — a herculean challenge for many of us who only see the biases of the other side in respect to favoring stronger “gun regulations,” he fears that society’s view of whether or not Rittenhouse is innocent depends more on one’s view of guns.
Concerning my political biases, I’m not either a gun owner nor a member the NRA. In the end, I am in favor of stronger gun regulations.
Unfortunately, it seems that society’s view of Kyle’s innocence depends more on one’s views about gun control rather than on what actually took place last August.
“Kyle Rittenhouse’s life is at risk,” writes Ackman. “Justice demands a fair trial. Society would benefit greatly if politics did not enter the courtroom and convict innocent people.”
Next, the headline
I received a phone call today from media to inquire if my account on Twitter was compromised. That is, the reporter couldn’t conceive of the idea that I could believe that Kyle is innocent because I am not a right winger. Crazy.
As I read and reread Bill Ackman’s tweets I was continually struck by his reference to “Kyle,” almost as if, as a father, he fears for the injustices already heaped on Kyle Rittenhouse, but as he says, what happens to the young man after the trial is over.
A call came in from the media, asking me whether my Twitter account had been hacked. That is, the reporter couldn’t conceive of the idea that I could believe that Kyle is innocent because I am not a right winger. Crazy.
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 11, 2021
Here’s the bottom line.
The politics of Bill Ackman are not something I have learned more than what I described in this article. I will keep that fact in mind, as it does not matter in the grand scheme of things. But what I do know about Mr. Ackman is that we need more people like him on both sides of the aisle — which has become a chasm, and that if that were the case, political discourse in America might just be a bit more honest and humane.
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