Elon Musk Unmasked as Top Donor to House Republican PAC

[boston bean]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been revealed as a top donor to a Republican PAC aimed at keeping control of Congress. Filings published by ProPublica this weekend show Musk contributed $38,900 to the Protect the House PAC, joining the likes of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and Houston Texans owner Robert McNair in the PAC’s top 50 donors. The PAC raised more than $8 million in the second quarter for Republican lawmakers hoping to fend off Democratic challengers. Musk has a history of donating to both parties, but contributions to the Republican Party raised eyebrows on Twitter, where many questioned how the “socially liberal” billionaire vowing to fight climate change could support the GOP’s platform.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-unmasked-as-top-donor-to-house-republican-pac

blech

[calimary]

1. I thought he was one of the good guys.

Guess not so much.

[Demovictory9]

3. Me too

[rogue emissary]

5. Read any of the law suits filed by ex-tesla workers.

I'm a huge electric car supporter. So I was a fan of Tesla's car and the company.

After reading industry reports about the abusive culrure that Musk spearheads. I'm not surprised that he is a big GOP donor.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Good lord, on what basis?

[lancelyons]

2. Im guessing Musk made millions more when the GOP cut his taxes by 40% or more

[PSPS]

11. Cut? He's never paid taxes.

[Demovictory9]

4. Educated science focused immigrant..i assumed he would support women civil

Gay environment etc.. oh well

[Anon-C]

7. Spaaaaaaaaaaaace Fooooooooooooorce!

[pazzyanne]

27. Yep, that is the reason tRump is pushing a Space Force, I bet.

[4now]

8. Very misleading article

Link to tweet

[boston bean]

9. Did you bother reading the article??

[4now]

14. Of course

[boston bean]

23. Then you know it is not misleading.

[4now]

24. You only posted a link to a biased one paragraph summary not the complete article

As if you didn't want people to see the whole thing.
Speaking of misleading.

[4now]

25. More

Link to tweet

[erronis]

30. Thanks, 4now. Perspective is at least half of every viewpoint.

[Snackshack]

33. Thanks.

Nobody is perfect. Disappointed to find this out but I understand why he would do this. He does a ton of good for humanity so not gonna throw in the towel on him just yet.

[BigmanPigman]

10. I read an article about him a few years ago and

he was described as someone who "pulls up the ladder once they have gotten to the top" and I said, "No way". Apparently the article was correct.

[McCamy Taylor]

12. He is trying to move Tesla into Russia. This is probably the price.

[TeamPooka]

13. are you folks done with your hero worship of this asshole yet?

[LiberalArkie]

15. Just hedging his bets.

[nini]

16. I am surprised people are surprised by this

I guess I've got to thank the street smarts I learned growing up to spot these phony jerks.

[MineralMan]

17. He's just a successful scammer.

[dalton99a]

32. +1. "Tesla stock is a social movement"

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/6/26/15872468/tesla-gm-ford-valuation-justifying-disruption

Why Tesla is overhyped — and overvalued
Tesla and the deep problems with “disruption” theory.
By Brent Goldfarb Updated Aug 1, 2017, 10:20am EDT

Tesla stock is a social movement that Musk works hard to cultivate with his reality distortion field. As he has cycled through disruption stories, the reality distortion has worked well — at least for those who’ve drunk the Kool-Aid. But in the end, Musk has chosen a space with incumbents with strong capabilities, who, far from ignoring technological challenges, are racing to meet them. He cannot disrupt competitive reality.

[MarcA]

18. Socially somewhat liberal, financially fascist n/t

[Gothmog]

19. Who is surprised by this?

[PaulX2]

20. You Have To "Give" To Pay To Play

If you give enough, they go easy on you.

It's the system we're stuck with till we change it.

[FakeNoose]

21. FUCK YOU Elon Musk

For making us believe you were one of the good guys.
You suck like all the other one percenters!
The French Revolution can't get here soon enough.

[downhill73]

22. downhill73

We were wanting to install a solar system with tesla batteries ( Powerwall) but the hell with that. I hope everyone who thought about buying a tesla buys one of the other electric cars, fuck him.

[Delarage]

35. Me, too!

The Chevy Bolt is looking REAL good right now....

[bucolic_frolic]

26. Musk never fooled me

Too much money, too much power, too grandiose

[Kablooie]

28. Lots of businessman donate to both.

It’s about keeping access to government no matter who is in charge. A business decision.

Ideally the amounts should be the same

[The_jackalope]

29. Always thought there was something very hinky about the guy. nt

[PoorMonger]

31. Like so many of the super rich

He donates a lot to both parties to be sure he has pull no matter the outcome.

Seeing his dumbass handy dandy personal flamethrower that just went on the market a month or so ago was another move that shows he’s two faced on issues like the environment. He’s all about money pure and simple — but that’s not saying he can’t be pushed to use his money for good... sometimes

[TheBlackAdder]

34. Probably like every other business or CEO, they donate to both parties to not anger either one.