As a wise man once told me, the only thing better than being rich and famous is being rich.
And while proposed Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla has achieved a certain amount of notoriety through his entrepreneurial efforts, the purchase of one of the 32 most desirable sports assets in the country invites a much higher level of attention and scrutiny.
Maybe that’s one of the reasons Khosla’s wife, Neeru, will serve as the controlling owner of the team. It will keep Vinod one step removed from the intense glare of NFL ownership.
That said, Vinod Khosla has welcomed the periodic spotlight. For example, he has publicly tussled with fellow multibillionaire Elon Musk on the social-media platform Musk owns.
Two years ago, after incumbent Joe Biden exited the race for the presidency, Musk wanted Khosla to climb aboard the Trump train. Said Khosla: “Hard for me to support someone with no values, lies, cheats, rapes, demeans women, hates immigrants like me. He may cut taxes or reduce some regulation but that is no reason to accept depravity in his personal values.”
More recently, Khosla said (via Forbes) that Musk “doesn’t want MAGA, he wants WAGA or ‘white America great again’ as a ‘racism is great and desirable’’ paradigm.” Khosla also urged non-white employees of Musk’s companies to quit their jobs and work for Khosla instead.
Musk called Khosla a “pompous asshole” and said he had gone “full r-tard.”
Similar squabbles in the future will draw far more attention, as those who cover the NFL pay closer attention to any and all of Khosla’s public comments.
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