![]() ![]() I think that the choice of the Republican National Convention stage is a little puzzling. You know, look, I think it’s great to see anyone saying they’re proud to be gay on a stage. And now he’s a Trump delegate, which I think is really a natural progression in a series of fringe, silly, radical ideas. He believes in the construction of man-made islands, where the U.S. He’s said that women should have never had the right to vote in the United States. He has stated that democracy and freedom are incompatible. Well, his background, ideologically, is all over the place. I mean, even frivolous lawsuits cost money to defend, and when you’re facing multiple suits, especially, it’s a pretty fail-safe way of destroying an organization.ĪMY GOODMAN: Can you talk about his speech, the history he made, coming out as gay at a Republican National Convention, the significance of this? And talk further about his background. SAM BIDDLE: Well, he spent a lot of his money to secretly fund lawsuits that would be ruinous for any organization. What is this-how did he take down Gawker? He’s now a pretty massive venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.ĪMY GOODMAN: And tell us what happened. He also-so those are his business credentials. SAM BIDDLE: Well, Peter Thiel is known mostly for co-founding PayPal, as he trumpeted on stage last night, but also for being the first investor in Facebook. One of his recent articles was headlined “Forget Trump: Peter Thiel is So Dangerous and Fascinating You Have to Watch Him Tonight”ĪMY GOODMAN: Talk about who Sam-talk about who Peter Thiel is. To talk more about Peter Thiel, we’re joined in New York by Sam Biddle, technology reporter at The Intercept. In response, Wired ran an article titled “Gawker’s Bankruptcy is How a Free Press Dies.” Thiel set his eyes on Gawker after the site published a 2007 article headlined “Peter Thiel is Totally Gay, People.” It was a decision that shocked many in the media. In May, a jury awarded the wrestler $140 million. Hogan sued the company for invasion of privacy after Gawker posted a sex tape. Earlier this year, Thiel made headlines when he confirmed to The New York Times he personally spent $10 million to secretly fund a controversial lawsuit by wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media. ![]() But most of all, I am proud to be an American.ĪMY GOODMAN: That was Peter Thiel speaking Thursday night. Who cares? Of course, every American has a unique identity. This is a distraction from our real problems. Now we are told-now we are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom. PETER THIEL: When I was a kid, the great debate was about how to defeat the Soviet Union. Well, last night, the last night of the convention, PayPal co-founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel made history by becoming the first speaker at a Republican National Convention to declare that he was proud to be gay. ![]()
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