Elon Musk gives Republicans advice at secretive GOP conclave: report

[turbinetree]

By Bob Brigham
Published August 17, 2022

The world's richest man complained to GOP leaders and donors about his tax bill during a secretive retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Tuesday.

"Elon Musk told GOP congressional leaders and big-dollar donors on Tuesday that Republicans need to present a more compassionate front to voters and appeal to immigrants like himself," Axios reported Wednesday. "While Musk has been publicly flirting with the Republican Party all year, his attendance at an exclusive GOP retreat in Wyoming marks a new level of involvement in helping the party define its agenda and prepare for its potential takeover of the House."

The event occurred the same evening Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) gave her concession speech at a nearby ranch after losing her GOP primary to election denier Harriet Hageman.

https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-elon-musk/

[CentralMass]

1. If there was any doubt it is now gone.

[herding cats]

2. Rawstory crashes my iPad.

I don't know why, but it's a thing.

Is there a link in there to another source they're quoting, please?

[KS Toronado]

21. When using Google to view Rawstory

my computer would run real slow because of the sheer number of ads on their site. But when using
FireFox I don't have that problem. Hope you catch all your cats.

Every time I see one of your posts it gives me a smile because it reminds me of the times we had several
litters and attempting to keep them separated at medicine giving time.

[JT45242]

3. Rich tax cheat says what

'immigrants like me' how many borderline slavers who made their money exploiting indigenous people in mines worth billions can there be.

Sit down and shut the fuck up, musk. You tapeworm on society.

[Sky Jewels]

5. This mfer needs to be stopped.

[Carlitos Brigante]

6. Just leaving this here:

[SunSeeker]

22. "...his lifelong love of inventing things that already exist."

[walkingman]

7. These $$$ people have long controlled America. The only thing more worshiped

than "sky gods" are rich people.

[2naSalit]

14. +1

[SunSeeker]

23. Yup, goes back to our Puritan roots of thinking richness is next to Godliness.

Because God obviously favors the rich; otherwise He would have made them poor.

[SergeStorms]

8. I think Musk is more Libertarian....

then republican, but he'll use anyone to get what he wants. Since the republicans are the party of low taxes for obscenely wealthy people, he'll suck republican ass to get what he wants.

Hey Elon, take your riches back to your home country of South Africa and see how you make out with your taxes, fuckwit. 😡

[CentralMass]

9. I think he is an asshole.

[SergeStorms]

10. Oh yeah.

Big, big asshole. Can't stand the guy.

[Carlitos Brigante]

17. A libertarian is just a slightly embarrassed republican. nt

[SergeStorms]

24. Musk is an opportunist.

He used to hang around all the Hollywood liberals until they were no more use to him. Now he's sucking up to authoritarians and will continue to until they're no longer useful.

Why anyone trusts that scumbag is a mystery to me. I guess it's the money. Well screw him and his money. As a human being, he's a loser.

[Carlitos Brigante]

26. To be specific, I was shitting on so called "libertarians" as a whole. But yes,

this creepy little fuck's only principle is "give me money". He knows without it. He's just another socially inept dweeb, who tells "420" and "69" jokes as a grown ass man. For years, when he knew better and kept his mouth shut about certain things he knew nothing about, the media built him up as some kind of mega genius, Howard Hughes type. They still do. And he's built a massive online army of sycophants, who'll swarm over any comment, whether critical or satirical, about their cult leader.

Hopefully, he's his own worst enemy and will self destruct some time soon. Peter Thiel is almost worse, in that he knows how to operate better behind the shadows . And seems more like a committed fascist.

[DFW]

11. "a more compassionate front to voters and appeal to immigrants like himself??"

Oh, I think he need have no worries about THAT.

Any potential donor of a few billion dollars will get the most compassionate front the Republicans can muster up.

All OTHER immigrants--the ones who are NOT multi-billionaires--be forewarned. The Republicans will be showing YOU no such compassionate front.

This message is being presented as a public service for all immigrants who may not have understood the distinction.

[EndlessWire]

12. Well said. n/t

[regnaD kciN]

15. Keep in mind that a "front" is something false to fool ordinary people...

...like the false front of movie sets, or the dreaded "Communist front organizations!!!" of Republican fantasies in the McCarthy era.

[DFW]

16. The expression has other uses as well

Such as, "despite their differences, the Democrats in the Senate presented a united front against Moscow Mitch's determined opposition."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. Musk likes feeling superior to people and conservatives are stupid enough to feed this need

[viva la]

18. Musk is an example of how even rich guys can dissolve under criticism...

and become Republican.

It seems clear to me that he viciously resents the criticism he's gotten from what he considers "the left," and in order to punish "the left," he's taking his billions of balls and petulantly insisting on being Republican. Just to own the libs or troll or some completely unserious and juvenile reason.

He's really rich, but he's also really unimportant. if he weren't a rich WHITE immigrant, they'd be trying to kick him out of the country.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

19. I hope he teaches them everything he knows so the RNC goes bankrupt too.

Musk is a much better con man, flim-flam artist and snake oil salesman than tRump could even dream of.....

Just ask those that invested in his Tesla Solar, Starship, Starlink and Hyperloop projects.

Teflon Don and Slippery Eel Elon would make a dreadful pair.....

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[prodigitalson]

20. Does it seems like there are a lot more real life Bond villains than there used to be?

I mean people who seem to be purposely affecting that vibe.

[maxrandb]

25. America has been so bad to him that he's only a billionaire

Reminds me of my wealthy cousin. She was bitching about her taxes and I said; "yeah, America has been so bad to you, you only have 6 houses"

She kind of shut up after that.

[sarcasmo]

27. Elon doesn't understand the, cruel on purpose, party.

[JCMach1]

28. Notice he is gravitating to R's now they are full-blown, open fascists

[niyad]

29. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

[Mr. Sparkle]

30. He lives and works in Texas. How bad can hes taxes be ?

[ProfessorPlum]

31. an example of how the rich and business interests align with Fascism over time