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allegorical oracle

(3,399 posts) Thu Dec 19, 2024, 07:34 AM Dec 19

Alleged genius Musk may not be all that sharp, afterall

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Elon Musk's commitment to stopping government waste after the tech billionaire — who heads the "Department of Government Efficiency" task force to try to cut $2 trillion from the budget — vowed to block the federal government from funding the construction of a new football stadium for the Washington Commanders in the omnibus spending deal.

The flap began when Mario Nawfal, a right-wing social media influencer, posted on Musk's X platform that "Buried in the 1,547-page omnibus bill is a provision to facilitate a $3 billion stadium in Washington, D.C."

Musk quickly replied, "This should not be funded by your tax dollars!"

Abbott cheered Musk on, chiming in, "Good catch, Elon. You are doing a great job."

But according to Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake, none of this is true.

"Indeed, Page 233 of the continuing resolution contains a passage titled, "PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STADIUM...."

https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-greg-abbott/

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Alleged genius Musk may not be all that sharp, afterall (Original Post) allegorical oracle Dec 19 OP

He showed his ignorance when he mistook blow torches for acetylene torches. John1956PA Dec 19 #1

I took Machine Shop in my sophomore year of high school. House of Roberts Dec 19 #3

According to this biographer geardaddy Dec 19 #18

He hires people the build the rocket Johonny Dec 19 #7

"...-who heads the "Department of Government Efficiency" task force" SledDriver Dec 19 #2

LOL @ Phony Stark geardaddy Dec 19 #19

Elon Musk received many blows to the head as a child Mike 03 Dec 19 #4

So I am not the only one mwmisses4289 Dec 19 #8

He's rich so he must be wise and knowledgeable IronLionZion Dec 19 #5

Yes, like that line from a song in Fiddler on the Roof... thesquanderer Dec 19 #11

He has never been very bright. Quiet Em Dec 19 #6

He's starting to remind me of Wile E. Coyote. tanyev Dec 19 #9

Wile E. Musk? LiberalArkie Dec 19 #10

Wile E. Muskrat, Esq., Soooooper Geeeeenyus EYESORE 9001 Dec 19 #12

Hey, rawstory, how about pointing out that leon skum's little ego booster niyad Dec 19 #13

Abbott is no genius either 4catsmom Dec 19 #14

Texas & football stadiums OrangeJoe Dec 19 #15

He is most definitely not a genius. alarimer Dec 19 #16

Yep. Am old enough to have known guys like Musk. They have ideas and by some allegorical oracle Dec 19 #21

They are quick to believe in conspiracy theories. Planned Army maneuvers called Jade Helm surfered Dec 19 #17

Only his fanbois think he's a genius Orrex Dec 19 #20

... funding for a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland -- along with a provision giving ... National Guard fighter struggle4progress Dec 19 #22

... Musk ... wrongly posted ... that members of Congress are trying to vote themselves a 40% raise. struggle4progress Dec 19 #23

John1956PA

(3,436 posts)

1. He showed his ignorance when he mistook blow torches for acetylene torches.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 07:46 AM

Dec 19

When the building's Twitter sign was being removed by workmen to make way for the X sign, Musk announced that they were using blow torches.

What kind of rocket builder does not know the difference between a blow torch and an acetylene torch?

House of Roberts

(5,749 posts)

3. I took Machine Shop in my sophomore year of high school.

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:03 AM

Dec 19

We learned the difference early in the first semester. It was covered in the classes on case-hardening tools.

geardaddy

(25,372 posts)

18. According to this biographer

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:28 AM

Dec 19

Loony Muskmelon doesn't care about education, including his own.
https://sethabramson.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-musk-from-his-biographer

Johonny

(22,245 posts)

7. He hires people the build the rocket

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:36 AM

Dec 19

His roll is to take all the credit

SledDriver

(2,099 posts)

2. "...-who heads the "Department of Government Efficiency" task force"

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 07:47 AM

Dec 19

What? TFG isn't president yet. Who TF elected Phony Stark to anything?

geardaddy

(25,372 posts)

19. LOL @ Phony Stark

Reply to SledDriver (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:29 AM

Dec 19

I gotta remember that one!

Mike 03

(17,379 posts)

4. Elon Musk received many blows to the head as a child

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:16 AM

Dec 19

according to his credulous and awestruck biographer Walter Isaacson.

Also, there is speculation on Reddit he suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, something I've privately wondered about myself.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElonsMiniSub/comments/19anm6v/elon_musk_and_fetal_alcohol_syndrome/

mwmisses4289

(191 posts)

8. So I am not the only one

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:37 AM

Dec 19

who wonders if both musk and Trump suffer from FAS. It kinda makes sense, considering when they were born, alcohol wasn't yet considered dangerous to the mother or fetus. And weren't there rumors that trumps mom was an alcoholic?

IronLionZion

(47,126 posts)

5. He's rich so he must be wise and knowledgeable

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:33 AM

Dec 19

is the kind of fallacy that got Trump elected.

thesquanderer

(12,394 posts)

11. Yes, like that line from a song in Fiddler on the Roof...

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:04 AM

Dec 19

"When you're rich, they think you really know."

Quiet Em

(1,184 posts)

6. He has never been very bright.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:35 AM

Dec 19

But some guys have huge man crushes on him anyway. It's weird.

tanyev

(44,742 posts)

9. He's starting to remind me of Wile E. Coyote.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:38 AM

Dec 19

LiberalArkie

(16,659 posts)

10. Wile E. Musk?

Reply to tanyev (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:48 AM

Dec 19

EYESORE 9001

(27,617 posts)

12. Wile E. Muskrat, Esq., Soooooper Geeeeenyus

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:13 AM

Dec 19

I prefer the formal appellation

niyad

(120,681 posts)

13. Hey, rawstory, how about pointing out that leon skum's little ego booster

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:42 AM

Dec 19

is NOT an actual governmental department, merely a committee??? It has NO recognized legal authority.

4catsmom

(291 posts)

14. Abbott is no genius either

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:59 AM

Dec 19

evil and stupid like to stick together

OrangeJoe

(433 posts)

15. Texas & football stadiums

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:02 AM

Dec 19

I’m too busy enjoying life here on the Mexican coast to look it up but something tells me Ol’Greg Abbott took him some tax dollars to build a stadium or two in Texas.

alarimer

(16,644 posts)

16. He is most definitely not a genius.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:07 AM

Dec 19

Just co-opted other peoples' work and made a fortune.

allegorical oracle

(3,399 posts)

21. Yep. Am old enough to have known guys like Musk. They have ideas and by some

Reply to alarimer (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:43 AM

Dec 19

lightning strike of luck, they find other, smarter people to bring those ideas to fruition. A look at his Wikepedia entry indicates his many failures. The sole authenticity about him is his danger to our economy -- and the lower/middles classes that are going to suffer.

surfered

(3,748 posts)

17. They are quick to believe in conspiracy theories. Planned Army maneuvers called Jade Helm

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:26 AM

Dec 19

We’re thought to be a take over of the State of Texas by the Obama Administration. Abbott appointed a National Guard General to “keep an eye on it.”

Orrex

(64,328 posts)

20. Only his fanbois think he's a genius

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:31 AM

Dec 19

struggle4progress

(120,554 posts)

22. ... funding for a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland -- along with a provision giving ... National Guard fighter

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:50 AM

Dec 19

jets to — was thrown into uncertainty after House Republicans scrapped a federal spending bill Wednesday evening that had been released just a day before ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/18/rfk-stadium-dc-washington-commanders/

struggle4progress

(120,554 posts)

23. ... Musk ... wrongly posted ... that members of Congress are trying to vote themselves a 40% raise.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 10:53 AM

Dec 19

A continuing resolution put forward by Republicans leading the House Appropriations Committee does attempt to allow an automatic congressional pay increase — which has drawn blowback from some members of Congress — but the maximum possible raise in 2025 would be 3.8%, not 40% ...

https://www.factcheck.org/2024/12/congress-not-proposing-to-give-themselves-40-raise/

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