He essentially answered that question even though it was not posed: “Tillerson obviously did a competent job running Exxon, one of the largest companies in the world. In that role, he was obligated to advance the cause of Exxon and did. In the Sec of State role, he is obligated to advance the cause of the US and I…

Exactly. And it would have been a great point to raise with Musk. I’d sure like to hear if he knew about that and whether it affects his views on Tillerson.

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Soooo did you ask Musk if he was aware that Exxon under Tillerson gave billions to organizations that deliberately fight against Global Warming mitigation? That seems like a really obvious question to put to him. And if so what was his response?

Precisely! I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. When I read that I told my friend, “We did! 3,000,000 MORE of us voted for NOT YOU! Basically the same number of people who showed up to protest your orange ass”.

Thanks, but I don’t call it noble. I call it American. These people who voted for Trump are hurting. Well the ones who aren’t racists anyway. But there were legit concerns and legit hurting out there especially in the mid west. The problem is they believe it the democrats fault and for some unfathomable reason, can’t…

I have some bad news for ya, “Roddy”.

That’s because the three million additional people who voted for Hillary weren’t correctly spread out geographically . On the popular vote, he lost bigly.

That fact doesn’t make him the popular choice. That makes him the choice that was gerrymandered in. As a republican, I know this as fact. Why don’t you?

Yes. This is a fact. It is also a fact that fewer people voted for him than his opponent. These facts do not contradict one another.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/11/15/trumps-flip-flop-on-the-electoral-college-from-disaster-to-genius/?utm_term=.4c002d03752e

Yep, you know that map that shows where people are concentrated...or shows were the bulk of the US GDP comes from. Are you saying relatively empty land deserves more of a vote?

If cows voted, then the county red/blue map might be more relevant.

All that red and somehow he still lost the popular vote.

Before:

One almost might call it a disaster for democracy.

Notice how the last two Republican presidents lost the popular vote but were elected anyway.

Yeah, that electoral college is shit, ain’t it?

Ssshhh. His “alternative facts” say otherwise, doncha know?