Political Forums  

Go Back   Political Forums > Politics
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

We appreciate your help

in keeping this site going.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #101  
Old 04-01-2025, 09:18 PM
bobabode's Avatar
bobabode bobabode is offline
Admin
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Behind the Orange Curtain in California
Posts: 38,333
Leon gets spanked in Wisconsin.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/202...sconsin-We-WON
Reply With Quote
  #102  
Old 04-01-2025, 11:07 PM
Oasis Oasis is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2024
Location: Australia
Posts: 315
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
Saw that earlier, was quite the up lift
Reply With Quote
  #103  
Old 04-01-2025, 11:14 PM
Rajoo's Avatar
Rajoo Rajoo is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Sierras
Posts: 15,280
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oasis View Post
Saw that earlier, was quite the up lift
I am euphoric after I read the news.

Hope Musk is not expecting a refund from his Million $ giveaways to voters, still smh for a judge to approve it. May not be outright vote buying, but close enough imo.
__________________
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. Thomas Jefferson
Reply With Quote
  #104  
Old 04-02-2025, 08:42 AM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 14,448
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—After being handed a bruising defeat in the state’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday, Elon Musk angrily demanded that Wisconsin pay him back “in full” for the money he poured into the contest.

“I want $20 million wired into my account by end of business Wednesday,” the furious South African declared. “And I want it all in cash, none of that worthless crypto shit.”

“Until I am refunded, every voter I bribed is my employee,” he continued. “As such, I forbid you to work remotely and demand that you report to Tesla headquarters at once.”

In a final demand, Musk said he expected to be reimbursed $16.95 for the cost of his cheesehead.
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #105  
Old 04-02-2025, 09:44 AM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 14,448
Andy Borowitz

Democratic Candidates Beg Musk to Visit Their States
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #106  
Old 04-02-2025, 10:33 AM
Rajoo's Avatar
Rajoo Rajoo is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Sierras
Posts: 15,280
Quote:
"The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, early Wednesday.
This from the MAGA Fascist who spent $20 Million on buying the election including paying $1 Million each to two voters ostensibly to act as spokespersons to Elon's SuperPAC. Sore loser and hanging around the WH Whiner seems to be rubbing off on him.

Quote:
Musk campaigned personally in the state, claiming nothing short of “the course of Western civilization” and “the entire destiny of humanity” were on the line. He also raffled off $1 million checks to people who had signed his petition opposing “activist” judges. One recipient happened to be chairman of the College Republicans of Wisconsin.
So even his raffle was fixed?

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-r...chimel-2053978

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...rump-crawford/
__________________
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. Thomas Jefferson

Last edited by Rajoo; 04-02-2025 at 10:39 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #107  
Old 04-02-2025, 12:44 PM
RickeyM RickeyM is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 7,541
I'd be surprised if there wasn't some "under the table" funding going on.
__________________
The first casualty of war is the truth.
[ Greek dramatist Aeschylus ]
Reply With Quote
  #108  
Old 04-02-2025, 12:57 PM
4r54r5 4r54r5 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2024
Posts: 64
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajoo View Post

So even his raffle was fixed?
Yes it was.
https://www.theverge.com/politics/64...s-brad-schimel
"Jacobs’ affiliation with the College Republicans wasn’t disclosed onstage, and most news coverage has described Diestler simply as “a voter,” a stand-in for an average person who could experience a windfall if they sign Musk’s petitions. But Diestler is a graphic designer, according to LinkedIn, for a packaging company in the Green Bay area called Belmark Inc — which has strong ties to major Republican donors. Coupled with Jacobs’ affiliation, it raises questions about how the “spokespeople” for America PAC were selected.

Belmark was founded by Bruce Bell, a major donor to Republican causes both personally and through organizations he controls. According to Federal Election Commission and Wisconsin campaign finance data, Bell contributed $7,500 to Schimel’s campaign between December 2024 and February 2025. Bell has also contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the Trump campaign, the Wisconsin Republican Party, and Republican politicians running in the state, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars to other causes over the years. Bell and other family members operate the Easter Foundation, which has given grants to anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers,” the Heritage Foundation, and other groups, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "
Reply With Quote
  #109  
Old 04-02-2025, 03:45 PM
Rajoo's Avatar
Rajoo Rajoo is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Sierras
Posts: 15,280
What comes to mind is that Musk could have raffled off around 2,000 of his Cybertrucks after first purchasing them, show them as sold which would generate positive investor attention. Same amount of money, bigger benefits (2000 winners) and a lot of free publicity for the Cyberjunk.

Instead $20M down the hole which seems to be his preferred MO when once looks at how he X'd (deleted, one of his favorite words) Twitter.
__________________
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. Thomas Jefferson
Reply With Quote
  #110  
Old 04-02-2025, 11:15 PM
donquixote99's Avatar
donquixote99 donquixote99 is offline
Ready
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 19,931
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicks View Post
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—After being handed a bruising defeat in the state’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday, Elon Musk angrily demanded that Wisconsin pay him back “in full” for the money he poured into the contest.

“I want $20 million wired into my account by end of business Wednesday,” the furious South African declared. “And I want it all in cash, none of that worthless crypto shit.”

“Until I am refunded, every voter I bribed is my employee,” he continued. “As such, I forbid you to work remotely and demand that you report to Tesla headquarters at once.”

In a final demand, Musk said he expected to be reimbursed $16.95 for the cost of his cheesehead.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicks View Post
Andy Borowitz

Democratic Candidates Beg Musk to Visit Their States
Excellent! LOL!
__________________
By Any Means Necessary
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:06 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.