{"id":1453721,"date":"2022-04-26T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453721"},"modified":"2022-04-26T08:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:00:41","slug":"absolutely-monstrous-win-for-free-speech-conservatives-cheer-musk-buying-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-monstrous-win-for-free-speech-conservatives-cheer-musk-buying-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Absolutely Monstrous Win For Free Speech\u2019: Conservatives Cheer Musk Buying Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabsolutely-monstrous-win-for-free-speech-conservatives-cheer-musk-buying-twitter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1234651136.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After news broke that Elon Musk had purchased Twitter, which had consistently exhibited policies that elicited harsh criticism from conservatives, conservatives celebrated Musk\u2019s takeover on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) tweeted simply, \u201cFree speech is making a comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free speech is making a comeback. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMWZ4A4yHd\">https:\/\/t.co\/WMWZ4A4yHd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1518674710028034051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Actor James Woods enthused, \u201cI\u2019ve never been a proponent of electric cars, nor do I ever wish to fly into space. That said, @elonmusk\u00a0 is a hero. He proved that capitalism will crush socialism every time. #BravoElonMusk.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve never been a proponent of electric cars, nor do I ever wish to fly into space. <\/p>\n<p>That said, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> is a hero. He proved that capitalism will crush socialism every time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BravoElonMusk?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BravoElonMusk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1518781596127555585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sports maven Clay Travis chimed in, \u201cElon Musk has officially purchased Twitter for $54.20 a share. Absolutely monstrous win for free speech on social media. Feast on the left wing blue check tears as they realize their rigged marketplace of ideas is dying. Glorious.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk has officially purchased Twitter for $54.20 a share. Absolutely monstrous win for free speech on social media. Feast on the left wing blue check tears as they realize their rigged marketplace of ideas is dying. Glorious.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1518667446516916224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mathematics whiz and Thiel Capital exec Eric Weinstein cheered while pointing out, \u201cI\u2019m excited to see what happens next. Here\u2019s to the future! But one request for @elonmusk: can you use Twitter Logs to show us how our communications were manipulated? Who was shaddowbanned or targeted by bots? How algorithms limited our reach? Why we were throttled?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m excited to see what happens next. Here\u2019s to the future!<\/p>\n<p>But one request for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>: can you use Twitter Logs to show us how our communications were manipulated? Who was shaddowbanned or targeted by bots? How algorithms limited our reach? Why we were throttled? Etc. \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWBN42JIHG\">https:\/\/t.co\/XWBN42JIHG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Weinstein (@EricRWeinstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricRWeinstein\/status\/1518680900573138944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Dan Crenshaw succinctly predicted the leftist hysteria that would follow the news of Musk\u2019s purchase: \u201cCue the meltdowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cue the meltdowns<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1518666082562813957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued a shot series of tweets celebrating the day: \u201cThis is a great day to be conservative on Twitter. \u2026 Free speech is a foundation of American democracy. \u2026 Elon Musk buying Twitter terrifies the left because they don\u2019t want their power to censor conservatives threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a great day to be conservative on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518700148494323713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free speech is a foundation of American democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518713378906198017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk buying Twitter terrifies the left because they don\u2019t want their power to censor conservatives threatened.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518731602058264577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mocking the leftist tilt at Twitter before Musk\u2019s takeover, Hillel Neuer of UN Watch remarked sardonically, \u201cI fear Elon Musk could undermine the ideological diversity, equity and inclusion at Twitter which currently maintains a careful balance of 98.7% for one side.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: Data from Open Secrets, a nonprofit political spending database by the Center for Responsive Politics, published in Vox, October 31, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MCWTLCJJeC\">https:\/\/t.co\/MCWTLCJJeC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillelNeuer\/status\/1518736589349916672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-releases-statement-after-taking-over-twitter\/\">acknowledged<\/a> Musk\u2019s purchase by announcing, \u201c\u201dUnder the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive\u00a0$54.20\u00a0in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. The purchase price represents a 38% premium to Twitter\u2019s closing stock price on\u00a0April 1, 2022, which was the last trading day before Mr. Musk disclosed his approximately 9% stake in Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk himself issued a statement after the news broke of his purchase, saying, \u201cFree speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential \u2013 I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>Become a member now and join our mission.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After news broke that Elon Musk had purchased Twitter, which had consistently exhibited policies that elicited harsh criticism from conservatives, conservatives celebrated Musk\u2019s takeover on social media.Rep. 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