I just don't think he has the mass appeal Archived Message Posted by Sounder on May 19, 2022, 14:01:25, in reply to "Ok didn’t realize he wasn’t eligible. I’m talking purely philosophically*" Trump is the master of the game. He's been tricking people for decades. Musk is a socially awkward tech savvy businessman. Look how poorly it went for Howard Schultz and Bloomberg when they tried to run for President. Previous Message Previous Message It makes me think, could there ever be a Democratic version of Trump, and I don't think there could be. The closest comparison I can think of is that Oprah could definitely win the Presidency if she wanted to. Previous Message All you have to do is own the libs and you can be as powerful as you want. Elon can easily be president if he wants to. If you’re sociopathically ambitious, getting the dumb under your thumb is the easiest way to the top, and it’s very very easy to do once you have some name recognition. Previous Message toxic narcissists gotta keep on getting that fix. Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message How is this guy so successful? Party of hate Message Thread: | This response ↓ Elon Musk is Britney Spears level delusional - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:06:47 TIL he’s been married twice and wife #1 has 5 sons - TarheelIllini May 20, 2022, 18:51:51 LOLOLOL this whole thread - ATL May 20, 2022, 17:30:32 ooo - ATL May 20, 2022, 21:42:17 He’s pissed because Cooley dropped Tesla as a client… - SurfTheBoneyard May 20, 2022, 19:18:26 And probably that firms are not willing to take cases he’s shopping around. - ATL May 20, 2022, 19:22:50 Also, how is he hiring a personal legal hit squad to be part of Tesla's law department? - ATL May 20, 2022, 20:15:59 Sidney Powell is ready to release the kraken* - ECEIllinois May 20, 2022, 18:01:22 he's a professional troll. but this is BAD business move. most of his buyers vote DEM. short TSLA* - cpsteine May 20, 2022, 11:47:23 I've never seen a MAGA bumper sticker on a Tesla* - Sounder May 20, 2022, 11:57:40 you will now* - VIV May 20, 2022, 12:10:21 Don't electric cars go against everything they stand for? - Sounder May 20, 2022, 12:11:14 GOP LOVES socialism for companies, just not individuals* - longsnapper May 20, 2022, 14:26:40 But electric vehicles are good for the environment, which they hate. - DT May 20, 2022, 15:06:57 I was going to respond that they could just modify them to “roll coal”* - IlliniRunner May 20, 2022, 20:18:20 I've seen a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac* - ATL May 20, 2022, 11:58:51 How about Black Flag?* - Sounder May 20, 2022, 11:59:28 That was later on* - ATL May 20, 2022, 12:09:38 The Ataris, IIRC?* - Sounder May 20, 2022, 12:10:17 Yes. Good cover imho.* - ATL May 20, 2022, 12:24:41 top notch cover, up there with Alien Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal* - Sounder May 20, 2022, 12:25:13 Agree on both covers. Solid stuff. * - harb May 20, 2022, 14:56:36 Might be a little late for that. Down almost 10% today, almost 50% from all time high. * - larue33 May 20, 2022, 11:54:29 MORE: have to think he is trying to get ahead of SEC action here, because it's definitely coming. - cpsteine May 20, 2022, 11:49:19 I mean, he has had constant SEC issues forever. He is still operating under - gvibes May 20, 2022, 13:39:21 people have legit damages from when he kept accumulating Twitter w/o making public 5% stake* - cpsteine May 20, 2022, 17:59:19 I'm more & more convinced his tender offer was a troll and he never expected Twitter to accept - ATL May 20, 2022, 11:56:28 It would be so glorious if this whole situation takes him down* - Sounder May 20, 2022, 12:00:30 He might lose billions this. And have to console himself w/ the mere billions he has left* - IlliniRunner May 20, 2022, 12:10:40 Wait, did his dad knock up his stepsister? - TarheelIllini May 20, 2022, 6:28:24 did you search "knock up stepsister"? - VIV May 20, 2022, 11:02:41 Icky, icky, icky......and true - TarheelIllini May 20, 2022, 6:33:02 I love the second bullet “this has caused tension in the Musk family”* - CWR10 May 20, 2022, 10:22:07 huh - ATL May 19, 2022, 18:28:36 and now accused of sexual harrassment, so this explains some things - assassin May 19, 2022, 17:39:39 Elon Musk Challenges His Accuser To Tell The World How Gross His Dick Is…. - harb May 20, 2022, 15:35:09 And here we go* - Tooldresser May 20, 2022, 10:51:44 or, and stay with me on this, he knew this was all about to come out - VIV May 20, 2022, 11:52:42 He absolutely knew it was all coming out. He was asked for comment by the reporter just before this. - ATL May 20, 2022, 12:00:20 Go on...* - opey8 May 20, 2022, 10:53:44 Rich white guy can't get away with flopping his - WhitmansFolly May 20, 2022, 10:56:00 Or not have old white men tell them what they can do with their bodies...* - IlliniRunner May 20, 2022, 11:41:34 Is this step 1 or 2 in the playbook? I forget* - Tooldresser May 20, 2022, 10:55:42 Stop with your mealy mouthed bullshit - opey8 May 20, 2022, 11:07:10 It's step 2. - WhitmansFolly May 20, 2022, 14:32:11 "I'll buy you a horse" - WhitmansFolly May 20, 2022, 10:17:01 And I chime in with a "haven't you ever heard of, accepting a god damn horse" - RangerDanger May 20, 2022, 11:21:53 And also daring the accuser to identify his dick to prove it. Great pr* - John Coctostan May 20, 2022, 10:32:13 here comes Ms. Balbricker* - Sammich May 20, 2022, 10:53:06 Maybe he is eligible to be president after all * - ATL May 19, 2022, 18:15:21 he got a bit too online and thinks twitter is real life* - ECEIllinois May 19, 2022, 14:59:09 So he's Jeff Frank?* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 17:19:49 He's not delusional. He knows what he's doing. * - IlliniRunner May 19, 2022, 13:23:56 So it's just trolling?* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:25:01 Of course it is. But more than that, it's garnering him attention - IlliniRunner May 19, 2022, 13:27:40 It’s pure ambition. The easiest way to outsized power is through the Republican party - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 13:47:18 I don't think he can be President* - ATL May 19, 2022, 13:56:49 President of South Africa? - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:56:48 Ok didn’t realize he wasn’t eligible. I’m talking purely philosophically* - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 13:59:41 I just don't think he has the mass appeal - Sounder May 19, 2022, 14:01:25 They tried to run as democrats - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 14:02:46 I agree with you that it's way easier to run as a grifter under the GOP flag* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 14:03:48 Dwayne Johnson* - longsnapper May 19, 2022, 13:58:04 Good answer, but I don't think he would make it through a primary* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:58:48 president? really willis?* - TarheelIllini May 19, 2022, 13:55:02 Why not? - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 13:58:57 You have to be born in the US to be President, which he was not - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:59:37 Right ok, that wasn’t really my point. It was that he can become the same type of trump like figure* - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 14:01:01 he absolutely does not have the mass appeal to become a Trump like figure - Sounder May 19, 2022, 14:02:04 I have no idea what Republican Party you’ve been following - snipes824 May 19, 2022, 14:04:24 you're correct that I'm probably giving too much credit to the GOP and not enough to Musk* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 14:06:11 I'll be honest, prior to him hosting SNL - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:36:07 Not really trolling. He's setting himself up to be the victim, as larue mentions below. * - ATL May 19, 2022, 13:27:33 The victim of what?* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:36:31 Governmental "harassment". Read larue's post below* - Sammich May 19, 2022, 13:37:37 He wants attention, he knows how to get it* - Mrap24 May 19, 2022, 13:27:17 Apparently he said some time ago that he left the Dems - larue33 May 19, 2022, 13:21:16 Look, there are a lot of reasons for a rich white guy to be a Republican - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:23:23 i am loving it* - suburbanmyth May 19, 2022, 13:27:30 hell yeah! Bezos and Musk in the same month? schwing!* - bigbop85 May 19, 2022, 13:14:39 you're a child* - cpsteine May 20, 2022, 11:49:44 Started out rich, then was aggressive, shameless, and in the right place at the right time. - doubledown May 19, 2022, 13:12:43 People used to joke that Howard Schultz has had two good ideas his whole life* - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:14:11 You’ve got to be smart enough to see opportunity, but dumb enough not to be able to talk yourself - doubledown May 19, 2022, 13:20:00 My favorite business development story - Sounder May 19, 2022, 13:24:43   Searching