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In reply to the discussion: Senator Kelly's new ride after he got rid of his Tesla [View all]senseandsensibility
(24,247 posts)58. You're correct that Kelly is one of the good guys
(love him) and many Tesla owners are environmentalists or just flat out progressives who bought their cars before the current madness. I bear them no ill will. But for those of us paying attention here in Silicon Valley for the past ten years or longer, the signs of Musk's true leanings have been apparent. He was union buster who broke the union at the factory that produced Teslaa in Fremont, CA many years ago. That was even before trump's first term I think.
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Gabby'd look good in the White House too, after the Republicans tried to assassinate her and ended up mass murdering
NBachers
Mar 2025
#5
He's not my favorite for that post by far. He's a good yet conservative senator.
BComplex
Mar 2025
#6
I'm over 80. The best car I ever had and for the longest time was a 1998 Buick Roadmaster.
Jit423
Mar 2025
#9
Heh, that reminds me of a then well known Canadian automotive columnist who reviewed the Roadmaster.
Disaffected
Mar 2025
#18
Where was Kelly's concern for a union made, United Auto Workers built automobile when he bought his Tesla?
Gimpyknee
Mar 2025
#10
A great many Tesla owners bought the environmental/green promise. Now they put a sticker on that says
Hekate
Mar 2025
#14
Oh come on. Back then if you wanted an EV Tesla was about the only game in town that made an
Liberal In Texas
Mar 2025
#35
My thought exactly... why not replace his old piece of crap with another American-made EV??
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2025
#26
The standard Chevy Tahoe model gets 15/20/17 MPG (City/Highway/Combined), which is horrendous
Polybius
Mar 2025
#29