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发帖数: 3803 | 1 Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25 Million in Support of Donald Trump
SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Thiel, true to his reputation as the most contrarian
soul in Silicon Valley, is doubling down on Donald J. Trump.
The only prominent supporter of the Republican candidate in the high-tech
community, Mr. Thiel is making his first donation in support of Mr. Trump’s
election. He will give $1.25 million through a combination of super PAC
donations and funds given directly to the campaign, a person close to the
investor said on Saturday.
The donation puts the billionaire investor high on a very short list of big
Trump contributors. One of the biggest donors is Robert Mercer of the hedge
fund Renaissance Technologies. He and his daughter Rebekah Mercer have given
$15.5 million in support of the Republican candidate’s election, according
to the Center for Responsive Politics. Geoffrey Palmer, a Los Angeles
developer, has donated $2 million.
Mr. Thiel, who spoke at the Republican National Convention, apparently is
unfazed by the storm around the candidate in the last week following the
broadcasting of lewd conversations recorded by the syndicated program “
Access Hollywood.” The source, who requested anonymity, said the investor
feels the country needs fixing, and Mr. Trump can do it.
A spokesman for Mr. Thiel declined to comment. A spokesman for Mr. Trump did
not immediately respond to a message for comment.
The technology world has kept its wallet shut regarding Mr. Trump. By one
accounting, the Trump campaign has raised $300,000 from tech companies; by
another, only $19,000.
The candidate and Silicon Valley began on a bad note, with Mr. Trump lashing
out at Amazon, Apple and other large companies. His position on immigration
is the opposite of the tech industry’s, and he has shown little interest
in other issues important to entrepreneurs. A meeting this month between
tech industry advisers and Trump advisers was largely considered a bust.
Silicon Valley has been forced to confront its lack of diversity in recent
years, which would make support of Mr. Trump especially problematic. Brian
Krzanich, the chief executive of Intel, had planned to hold a fund-raiser
for Mr. Trump in June, but hours after the event became public, it was
abruptly canceled. In a Twitter message, Mr. Krzanich said he did not intend
to endorse either presidential candidate.
Mr. Thiel, 49, emigrated from Germany as a child. He co-founded PayPal and
Palantir, which focuses on pattern-finding software. His net worth is
estimated at about $2.7 billion. Ever since Mr. Thiel was reported to be a
California delegate for Mr. Trump, questions have swirled about why he had
not given any of his wealth to help his candidate.
At the convention, Mr. Thiel sounded a populist tone rarely heard among
entrepreneurs.
“Across the country, wages are flat. Americans get paid less today than 10
years ago,” he said. “But health care and college tuition cost more every
year. Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers inflate bubbles in everything from
government bonds to Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees. Our economy is broken.
If you’re watching me right now, you understand this better than any
politician in Washington D.C.”
He also said he was “proud to be gay,” the first time a Republican
convention speaker had made such a statement.
Mr. Thiel was identified as gay nine years ago by a blog owned by Gawker
Media. He said writers at Gawker should be identified “as terrorists, not
as writers or reporters,” and he eventually funded the wrestler Hulk Hogan
’s successful lawsuit against the site. Gawker’s flagship website was
closed by its new owner, Univision, in August. | s*******1
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发帖数: 5601 | 8 Of course, he has the guts to speak at RNC. One million is nothing to him. | B*Q
发帖数: 25729 | 9 真是物以类聚
【在 B*Q 的大作中提到】
: 这不就是靠打官司搞垮Gawker的那个无赖么？
| j*********r
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发帖数: 24733 | 11 真是物以类聚
【在 j*********r 的大作中提到】
: 比那个为了私人飞机出卖一切的无赖强太多了
| j**c
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发帖数: 15326 | 16 赞大牛
contrarian
’s
big
hedge
【在 l******a 的大作中提到】
: Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25 Million in Support of Donald Trump
: SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Thiel, true to his reputation as the most contrarian
: soul in Silicon Valley, is doubling down on Donald J. Trump.
: The only prominent supporter of the Republican candidate in the high-tech
: community, Mr. Thiel is making his first donation in support of Mr. Trump’s
: election. He will give $1.25 million through a combination of super PAC
: donations and funds given directly to the campaign, a person close to the
: investor said on Saturday.
: The donation puts the billionaire investor high on a very short list of big
: Trump contributors. One of the biggest donors is Robert Mercer of the hedge
| f****g
发帖数: 23666 | 17 这其实是条很重要的新闻，thiel的palatir知道的可比我们屁民知道的多得多。
contrarian
’s
big
hedge
【在 l******a 的大作中提到】
: Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25 Million in Support of Donald Trump
: SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Thiel, true to his reputation as the most contrarian
: soul in Silicon Valley, is doubling down on Donald J. Trump.
: The only prominent supporter of the Republican candidate in the high-tech
: community, Mr. Thiel is making his first donation in support of Mr. Trump’s
: election. He will give $1.25 million through a combination of super PAC
: donations and funds given directly to the campaign, a person close to the
: investor said on Saturday.
: The donation puts the billionaire investor high on a very short list of big
: Trump contributors. One of the biggest donors is Robert Mercer of the hedge
| A**H
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发帖数: 29576 | 19 Thiel 已经被劳工部起诉了， 说他公司雇的老印不够多 | u****4
发帖数: 762 | 20 顶!!!!!!!!!!!
: 比那个为了私人飞机出卖一切的无赖强太多了
【在 j*********r 的大作中提到】
: 真是物以类聚
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【在 A**H 的大作中提到】
: 大额款项捐给创普的还真不多
| t***i
发帖数: 204 | 22 靠官司打垮Gawker怎么就是无赖呢？美国法庭对defamation的要求还是很高的，Gawker
输了官司怪不得别人啊。
【在 B*Q 的大作中提到】
: 这不就是靠打官司搞垮Gawker的那个无赖么？
| g*n
发帖数: 616 | 23 这货不是川普许诺给大法官位置吗？1.25m便宜啊 | B*Q
发帖数: 25729 | 24 你去读读来龙去脉吧
故事蛮曲折的
这货是躲在幕后的
Gawker
【在 t***i 的大作中提到】
: 靠官司打垮Gawker怎么就是无赖呢？美国法庭对defamation的要求还是很高的，Gawker
: 输了官司怪不得别人啊。
| h*******n
发帖数: 8906 | 25 Gawker鏈潵涔熶笉鏄粈涔堝杽鑼br />
: 鏉╂瑤绗夌亸杈ㄦЦ闂堢姵澧︾妯br />
寰冮幖鐐茬仢Gawker閻ㄥ嫰鍋呮稉
顏呮￥鐠ф牔绠為敍锟br />
| t***i
发帖数: 204 | 26 我自然读过。他不就是提供财务支持嘛，不可以吗？就算他以前跟Gawker有过节，跟
Gawker输掉官司有关系吗？Gawker以为一般人没有财力打官司，肆无忌惮，夜路走多了
，终于撞见鬼了，能怪别人吗？Peter Thiel支持受害人打官司，是声张正义啊。
【在 B*Q 的大作中提到】
: 你去读读来龙去脉吧
: 故事蛮曲折的
: 这货是躲在幕后的
:
: Gawker
| t***i
发帖数: 204 | 27 川普给了一个大法官候选人名单， 上面有Peter Thiel吗？
【在 g*n 的大作中提到】
: 这货不是川普许诺给大法官位置吗？1.25m便宜啊
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