Elon Purchasing MSNBC?

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I’m on pins and needles

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11/22/2024 9:44pm Edited Date/Time 11/22/2024 9:44pm
Zycki11 wrote:

I’m on pins and needles

Why would he want that aggravation? He's got a country to save.

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Zycki11 wrote:

I’m on pins and needles

Why would he want that aggravation? He's got a country to save.

That could go a long way to help with that goal. 

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Well..he couldn't possibly make MSNBC any worse than it is now.
If he takes it over I hope Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow stay on board so they are force to report real news for once. 

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I don't think they would be representative of the far left anymore, if he did.

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Is there ever REAL NEWS? 

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Where is he going to get the money for that? 

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11/23/2024 2:31pm Edited Date/Time 11/23/2024 3:28pm

The MSNBC rumors may be true. In an exclusive interview with Russia Today, Alt-Right parade blimp and former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon has hinted that Elon—as a special inauguration day gift to his new boss—is considering buying the network and relaunching it as The Gorilla Channel, one of Trump’s favorites from his first presidential incumbency. Trump’s peculiar interest in primate-watching was reported in a 2019 Vanity Fair article citing a passage found in Fire And Fury, Michael Wolff’s incendiary book about the first Trump administration: 

“An especially stunning excerpt described how the president, on his first night in office, had complained that White House televisions did not carry “the gorilla channel”  To appease Trump, White House staff compiled a number of gorilla documentaries into a makeshift gorilla channel, broadcast into Trump’s bedroom from a hastily-constructed transmission tower on the South Lawn, However, Trump was unhappy with the channel they had created, moaning that it was “boring’ because ‘the gorillas aren’t fighting.”

“Staff edited out all the parts of the documentaries where gorillas weren’t hitting each other, and at last the president was satisfied,  the excerpt continued, citing “an insider” who said Trump would watch “the gorilla channel” for 17 hours straight on some days. “He kneels in front of the TV, with his face about four inches from the screen,” the insider continued, “and says encouraging things to the gorillas, like ‘the way you hit that other gorilla was good.’” 😄

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enketchum wrote:

Where is he going to get the money for that? 

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Why didn't he outright buy Twitter by himself if he had the money? 

 

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enketchum wrote:

Where is he going to get the money for that? 

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enketchum wrote:

Why didn't he outright buy Twitter by himself if he had the money? 

 

People with big money know how to leverage their money...

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enketchum wrote:

Where is he going to get the money for that? 

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enketchum wrote:

Why didn't he outright buy Twitter by himself if he had the money? 

 

He doesn't technically 'have the money', he has assets that are worth a lot of money if they are sold.  But if those assets (ownership in companies specifically) are sold, then there is no more appreciation to that money unless he can exchange it for something that makes even more money.  

As for Twitter, I think he ended up with a pretty large chunk of it but he really only needed to have 50.1% really.  It didn't sound like too many other people wanted to pitch in a huge amount of their own money at the overvalued price, but for a lot of them to pitch in a little bit was less of a risk to each of them.  

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enketchum wrote:

Why didn't he outright buy Twitter by himself if he had the money? 

 

Woah….

Maybe the public school system should teach how money and business works instead of a bunch of high level math that’s a complete waste of time for 99% of people. 

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it would be great if he did, because it would destroy every other news channel overnight, although they are pretty much doing that themselves. 

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11/25/2024 9:37am Edited Date/Time 11/25/2024 9:37am

Nothing screams, "we're draining the swamp", like a billionaire hiring a bunch of his billionaire friends while another billionaire threatens to shut down news sources that hold differing views than his billionaire friend. 

Can't make this shit up.

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Nothing screams, "we're draining the swamp", like a billionaire hiring a bunch of his billionaire friends while another billionaire threatens to shut down news sources that...

Nothing screams, "we're draining the swamp", like a billionaire hiring a bunch of his billionaire friends while another billionaire threatens to shut down news sources that hold differing views than his billionaire friend. 

Can't make this shit up.

You wouldn't be mad if one of the Billionaires on your team was going to buy Fox News though.....you'd probably think it was awesome.

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Nothing screams, "we're draining the swamp", like a billionaire hiring a bunch of his billionaire friends while another billionaire threatens to shut down news sources that...

Nothing screams, "we're draining the swamp", like a billionaire hiring a bunch of his billionaire friends while another billionaire threatens to shut down news sources that hold differing views than his billionaire friend. 

Can't make this shit up.

LungButter wrote:

You wouldn't be mad if one of the Billionaires on your team was going to buy Fox News though.....you'd probably think it was awesome.

Just like every other time you've attempted to put words in my mouth... you're wrong again.

I hate the team sports aspect of our political system and buying someone else's news source to shut it down is just more of the same. Fuck all of it and fuck anyone dumb enough to cheer for it.

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Just like every other time you've attempted to put words in my mouth... you're wrong again.I hate the team sports aspect of our political system and...

Just like every other time you've attempted to put words in my mouth... you're wrong again.

I hate the team sports aspect of our political system and buying someone else's news source to shut it down is just more of the same. Fuck all of it and fuck anyone dumb enough to cheer for it.

This is a lie.

Be better.
 

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Wombat is correct here. Although I applaud the "de-swampification" of Washington, it works both ways. There are a lot of politicians on both sides of the aisle that need a refresher course in ethics, and it is not just Democrats who are the problem with legacy media. (Although in recent decades the media has leaned to the left more often than not.) 

Controlling the narrative is what helped get us in this polarized mess to begin with. Swapping the polarity won't fix the actual problem. News outlets need to have a professional, balanced approach with as close to zero political bias as possible. It remains to be seen if Elon will own MSNBC, and if he does, what will happen to it. 

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11/25/2024 11:10am

Poor Rachell Maddow, she's taking a $5,000,000/year pay cut!

I hope she can manage living off her new salary of $25,000,000/ year. 😒

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Just like every other time you've attempted to put words in my mouth... you're wrong again.I hate the team sports aspect of our political system and...

Just like every other time you've attempted to put words in my mouth... you're wrong again.

I hate the team sports aspect of our political system and buying someone else's news source to shut it down is just more of the same. Fuck all of it and fuck anyone dumb enough to cheer for it.

LungButter wrote:

This is a lie.

Be better.
 

Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course, with a dedication to fair and balance content.    

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whyZ wrote:
Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course...

Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course, with a dedication to fair and balance content.    

Oh, he's 100% ok with someone on his team buying and controlling all media.  He's only against it if it's a threat to the Liberal agenda.

 

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whyZ wrote:
Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course...

Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course, with a dedication to fair and balance content.    

LungButter wrote:

Oh, he's 100% ok with someone on his team buying and controlling all media.  He's only against it if it's a threat to the Liberal agenda.

 

What's going on Lung, you lonely today?

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What's going on Lung, you lonely today?

Just calling it like I see it broski.  You damn well know that if the shoe was on the other foot and some Liberal Cuck was buying Fox News that you'd be screaming from the roof tops how awesome it was.

 

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whyZ wrote:
Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course...

Pretty sure he was just setting up his response on how Soros is trying to buy up over 200 radio stations.  All above board of course, with a dedication to fair and balance content.    

LungButter wrote:

Oh, he's 100% ok with someone on his team buying and controlling all media.  He's only against it if it's a threat to the Liberal agenda.

 

LB, since you seem to want to believe that everyone else is on one of two teams, which one are you on?  

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Just calling it like I see it broski.  You damn well know that if the shoe was on the other foot and some Liberal Cuck was...

Just calling it like I see it broski.  You damn well know that if the shoe was on the other foot and some Liberal Cuck was buying Fox News that you'd be screaming from the roof tops how awesome it was.

 

Show me one time in my 10+ years on this board where I've acted like that.

If you're just "calling it like you see it", it should be super easy for you to find an example.

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Show me one time in my 10+ years on this board where I've acted like that.If you're just "calling it like you see it", it should...

Show me one time in my 10+ years on this board where I've acted like that.

If you're just "calling it like you see it", it should be super easy for you to find an example.

Show me a single example of you NOT choosing to follow the Liberal rhetoric and talking points.

 

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APLMAN99 wrote:

LB, since you seem to want to believe that everyone else is on one of two teams, which one are you on?  

I'm on neither.  I shit talk them both when I see fit.

You however, seem to only have positive things to say about the Democrats and negative things to say about the Republicans but want us to believe that you're in the "middle".

Things that make you go hmmmmm

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Show me one time in my 10+ years on this board where I've acted like that.If you're just "calling it like you see it", it should...

Show me one time in my 10+ years on this board where I've acted like that.

If you're just "calling it like you see it", it should be super easy for you to find an example.

LungButter wrote:

Show me a single example of you NOT choosing to follow the Liberal rhetoric and talking points.

 

Holy lame as fuck cop out, homie.

Be better.

 

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APLMAN99 wrote:

LB, since you seem to want to believe that everyone else is on one of two teams, which one are you on?  

LungButter wrote:
I'm on neither.  I shit talk them both when I see fit.You however, seem to only have positive things to say about the Democrats and negative...

I'm on neither.  I shit talk them both when I see fit.

You however, seem to only have positive things to say about the Democrats and negative things to say about the Republicans but want us to believe that you're in the "middle".

Things that make you go hmmmmm

Bullshit.  You are constantly putting people on one side or the other.  The notion that you are the only 'unaffiliated', objective observer is beyond laughable.  

Which side are you on?

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11/25/2024 1:09pm Edited Date/Time 11/25/2024 1:12pm

Holy lame as fuck cop out, homie.

Be better.

 

You know I'm right. 

 

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