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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
    I didn't realize that was a thing
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
    Actually the next several months will be very interesting between Fox and Musk.  Fox spent the last year hyping Musk and posting positive stories, but now it looks like he's trying to enter Fox's turf, starting with the DeSantis launch and then of course with the news of a Twitter show for Carlson.  But Fox squashed that by seizing all of Carlson's equipment and publicly reminding him of his contract.  So there may be an actual split afoot.  But if so, they missed this opportunity to hammer Musk about China.  
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
    Actually the next several months will be very interesting between Fox and Musk.  Fox spent the last year hyping Musk and posting positive stories, but now it looks like he's trying to enter Fox's turf, starting with the DeSantis launch and then of course with the news of a Twitter show for Carlson.  But Fox squashed that by seizing all of Carlson's equipment and publicly reminding him of his contract.  So there may be an actual split afoot.  But if so, they missed this opportunity to hammer Musk about China.  
    I guess I just haven't viewed Musk as being a rival to or target for Fox. 

    Seeing what he's done w/ twitter and they way he amplifies a lot of RW talking points, he strikes me as more of an ally of theirs, but you do bring up good points about Desantis & Carlson. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
    Actually the next several months will be very interesting between Fox and Musk.  Fox spent the last year hyping Musk and posting positive stories, but now it looks like he's trying to enter Fox's turf, starting with the DeSantis launch and then of course with the news of a Twitter show for Carlson.  But Fox squashed that by seizing all of Carlson's equipment and publicly reminding him of his contract.  So there may be an actual split afoot.  But if so, they missed this opportunity to hammer Musk about China.  
    I guess I just haven't viewed Musk as being a rival to or target for Fox. 

    Seeing what he's done w/ twitter and they way he amplifies a lot of RW talking points, he strikes me as more of an ally of theirs, but you do bring up good points about Desantis & Carlson. 
    They are allies until their monetary interests conflict.  And they are getting ready to conflict if Musk is going to try and grow this "Twitter Spaces" thing.  Fox immediately trolled them with their headlines.  Here's a good summary from the Hill  

    https://thehill.com/homenews/4019864-fox-news-trolls-elon-musk-desantis-with-banner-amateur-hour-headline/
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,370
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  • Merkin Baller
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    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    It's curious why right wing news (Fox, etc.) aren't reporting about Musk being in China and being praised by State media, also visiting his Shanghai factory.  


    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-china-politics-tesla-twitter-rcna87378

    For the same reasons they don't criticize trump or his kids for their business dealings w/ china. 

    It's only bad when it's a lib or democrat. 
    Actually the next several months will be very interesting between Fox and Musk.  Fox spent the last year hyping Musk and posting positive stories, but now it looks like he's trying to enter Fox's turf, starting with the DeSantis launch and then of course with the news of a Twitter show for Carlson.  But Fox squashed that by seizing all of Carlson's equipment and publicly reminding him of his contract.  So there may be an actual split afoot.  But if so, they missed this opportunity to hammer Musk about China.  
    I guess I just haven't viewed Musk as being a rival to or target for Fox. 

    Seeing what he's done w/ twitter and they way he amplifies a lot of RW talking points, he strikes me as more of an ally of theirs, but you do bring up good points about Desantis & Carlson. 
    They are allies until their monetary interests conflict.  And they are getting ready to conflict if Musk is going to try and grow this "Twitter Spaces" thing.  Fox immediately trolled them with their headlines.  Here's a good summary from the Hill  

    https://thehill.com/homenews/4019864-fox-news-trolls-elon-musk-desantis-with-banner-amateur-hour-headline/
    Good point (& article).
  • mickeyrat
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  • mickeyrat
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  • Gern Blansten
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    I'm curious what Matt Taibbi will have to say about this
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Anyone with an ounce of critical thinking ability knew this was the case coming out of those hearings.  You'd have to be stupid otherwise. 
  • Merkin Baller
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    mrussel1 said:
    Anyone with an ounce of critical thinking ability knew this was the case coming out of those hearings.  You'd have to be stupid otherwise. 
    Correct. It was pretty apparent from the get go.

     Gern Blansten said:
    I'm curious what Matt Taibbi will have to say about this
    Something tells me it won't be much. 
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,050
    I'm curious what Matt Taibbi will have to say about this
    i'm not. i muted that fucker months ago.
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  • mickeyrat
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    You could see this coming...
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,050
    can they both lose? because i want them both to lose.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    can they both lose? because i want them both to lose.
    If Fox wins, we all win.  That means no Tucker until after the 2024 election.  So in this case, I think our interests are aligned.  
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,050
    mrussel1 said:
    can they both lose? because i want them both to lose.
    If Fox wins, we all win.  That means no Tucker until after the 2024 election.  So in this case, I think our interests are aligned.  
    good point.
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    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mickeyrat
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