Like most people, I thought this was a joke at first.
But now the idea is catching on, and now even the betting markets are catching on (Polymarket now has the odds at 17%). He's certainly got the money, and it would be a giant middle finger to the mainstream media.
And hey, if he gives a morning show to Joe Rogan, he can even keep the
Morning Joe name!
It's not an idle question anymore.
It all began as a joke, but It now appears that Elon Musk is seriously thinking about buying MSNBC, partly to make liberal heads explode and partly for the serious reason that a cable news network more aligned with Musk's free speech and expanded Overton window has an appeal.
This idea is pure Elon Musk, mixing his quixotic sense of humor with a serious musing about something he could do to solve a problem he sees. Throw in a boatload of F-you money, and you get a pure Elon Musk idea.
One like buying Twitter...
Lots of people in Elon's circle keep bringing this idea up in a half-but-not-quite joking manner, and he may be warming to the idea. For instance, Joe Rogan has promised to take over Rachel Maddow's slot and dress like her to troll her.
That seems to be an offer that tempts Musk...
Read the whole thing at the link.
Onward and upward,
airforce.
