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2. Edison was a miserable SOB as well.

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 11:09 AM

Jan 2020

He treated his employees like shit.

Exposing them to needless harm from radiation, even AFTER the harm of radiation had been established.

And taking credit for inventions his workers had created.

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Trump says Elon Musk is like Thomas Edison: 'He's one of our great geniuses' [View all] Calista241 Jan 2020 OP

But is he a stable genius? MontanaMama Jan 2020 #1

and does the orange "genius" still think he's smarter than musk? lol nt Javaman Jan 2020 #3

Poop. You beat me to it. marble falls Jan 2020 #28

Great minds marble falls... MontanaMama Jan 2020 #36

Where do I get one of those great minds for myself!!! marble falls Jan 2020 #37

Edison was a miserable SOB as well. Archae Jan 2020 #2

An honest millionaire. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2020 #15

Couldn't he have gone with someone else instead of Edison? Docreed2003 Jan 2020 #4

He'd never do that...Tesla was a foreigner. n/t OnlinePoker Jan 2020 #7

So is Musk? AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #10

Definite sarcasm. n/t OnlinePoker Jan 2020 #22

Right-o. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #23

So was Musk -- at least until he was 17. rsdsharp Jan 2020 #13

When Trump said "our", he means White . Yavin4 Jan 2020 #38

Chump's uncle John was actually a pretty brilliant guy, in the field of bullwinkle428 Jan 2020 #9

You'd think the only guy whose genius he'd recognize would be Backseat Driver Jan 2020 #30

Both hold UPenn degrees, no? bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #5

I am so glad he is in favor of protecting the people who came up with the wheel karynnj Jan 2020 #6

I would have thought the patent had expired by now. Aristus Jan 2020 #21

Surprised he didn't throw 'fire' in the list there ... mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #26

The wheel?!!! deurbano Jan 2020 #8

Trump has read the documentaries in The Far Side. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #11

That's a possibility. Or maybe he visited the Creation Museum... deurbano Jan 2020 #39

See Tesla v Edison rap video below. Tesla's alternating current prevailed over... brush Jan 2020 #12

Well, both are lethal, technically ... mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #32

AC is more useful and generally less dangerous for public use though. brush Jan 2020 #42

If you are producing AC power, it starts off that way jmowreader Jan 2020 #47

maybe he will be the first passenger on the rocket ship! samnsara Jan 2020 #14

Man, Thomas Crapper don't get sh/t? underpants Jan 2020 #16

He's also crazier SoCalNative Jan 2020 #17

Worst endorsement ever. Duck and Weave Musk. captain jack Jan 2020 #18

Musk is an IMMIGRANT from South Africa and Canada. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #19

He is like Edison Dukkha Jan 2020 #20

Many of these guys are crappy in a human relationship kind of way. Kablooie Jan 2020 #24

Elon Musk Has Donated Nearly 7 Times As Much To Republicans This Cycle Sloumeau Jan 2020 #25

I would say 'damn near always' ... although 'how much you make' enters into it ... mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #33

But is he a "stable" genius? marble falls Jan 2020 #27

He's already forgotten. Musk was part of a trump troop three years ago truthisfreedom Jan 2020 #29

He did that publicly. Who knows what was said or communicated in private. Calista241 Jan 2020 #41

Kernen is a special Kudlow-class loser bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #31

Ever wonder about the people feeding traitortrump these sound bites? empedocles Jan 2020 #34

Elon Musk must be Turbineguy Jan 2020 #35

Won't someone please protect Edison? Politicub Jan 2020 #40

I thought he was a combat pilot at the Revolutionary War. Initech Jan 2020 #46

He was also an admiral in the Swiss Navy jmowreader Jan 2020 #48

I was mocking Trump history. Initech Jan 2020 #49

I know... jmowreader Jan 2020 #50

Not gonna dispute that one! Initech Jan 2020 #51

One thing is for sure, BHDem53 Jan 2020 #43

A lot of Libertarians and other dude bros admire Musk dustyscamp Jan 2020 #44

Elon never shot SCVDem Jan 2020 #45