Krugman gets his ass handed to him by commenters on his blog

[Brian Defferding]

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/08/paul_krugman_gives_up_1.html

A marvelous thing happened over on Paul Krugman's blog at the New York Times last week. Krugman effectively conceded defeat on a range of economic debates. Who defeated him? People who posted comments on his New York Times blog. Mere commenters.

It got so bad, he has now, contrary to New York Times policy, limited the number of characters in each comment so people can no longer post detailed rebuttals.

 

[angelatc]

This is an excellent article. I especially love the comment from "Latrina" that he included.

 

[Bruno]

I saw that yesterday, but didn't read the article. Man, those commenters slammed him for months. He has lost a lot of credibility, thankfully.

 

[noxagol]

This is an excellent article. I especially love the comment from "Latrina" that he included.

Yes, it was a good one.

 

[nate895]

Just goes to show that the Nobel Prize means nothing these days.

 

[Bruno]

Just goes to show that the Nobel Prize means nothing these days.

When did it, really?

 

[BetaMale]

When did it, really?

1976: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1976/

 

[lester1/2jr]

haha awesome

 

[Young Paleocon]

1976: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1976/

Yea thats bullshit try this.....
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1974/hayek.html

 

[BetaMale]

Yea thats bullshit try this.....
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1974/hayek.html

Yup. I think there's definitely some bias that goes into these decisions, especially more recently (Obama, WTF?!), which tends to negatively affect the perception of the award. There are certainly some deserving winners.

 

[georgiaboy]

Great, great news! Love the article.

 

[Sentient Void]

Fucking *glorious*.

Cognitive dissoanance is *truly* a bitch, Krugman - isn't it?

Sending this VIRAL... especially amongst my dumbass progressive friends who LOVE to tout how great Krugman is (of which they have absolutely ZILCH economic understanding, naturally).

Too bad this can't be digg-dugg[ed]!

 

[Brian Defferding]

At this point, anyone that quotes krugman to support their point on a forum, I am just going to reply with a picture of a clown and a link to that article.

 

[pmbug]

Loved reading that article.

 

[rp4prez]

That was fucking great! hahaha... I have an "acquaintance" who acts _exactly_ how Krugman is portrayed in this article. I'm so busting him out! haha..

 

[nate895]

That was fucking great! hahaha... I have an "acquaintance" who acts _exactly_ how Krugman is portrayed in this article. I'm so busting him out! haha..

My fmr. best friend, turned total asshole, was a Krugmanite. Something happened to him where he went batshit insane a couple of months ago and went totally off the liberal deep end (he always was a liberal, just not too out-of-the-ordinary), and also became a total jackass in the process.

 

[rp4prez]

My fmr. best friend, turned total asshole, was a Krugmanite. Something happened to him where he went batshit insane a couple of months ago and went totally off the liberal deep end (he always was a liberal, just not too out-of-the-ordinary), and also became a total jackass in the process.

I've found that most liberals when you start throwing facts at them that disprove what they want to believe they start calling you names, laughing at you, and dismissing you as not with the "majority" of how people think. And some how that's still supposed to make those facts disappear and make my argument wrong and their's right. I tell you it's totally messed up. lol

 

[jclay2]

I've found that most liberals when you start throwing facts at them that disprove what they want to believe they start calling you names, laughing at you, and dismissing you as not with the "majority" of how people think. And some how that's still supposed to make those facts disappear and make my argument wrong and their's right. I tell you it's totally messed up. lol[/Q


Yep, that be it. Its funny what happens when you make people use the abstract part of their brains.

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

Canada and it's provinces all had their stimulus plans and seem in pretty good shape. Was their economy better to begin with?

 

[michaelwise]

Same thing happened on the climate science blogs like Realclimate and over at Huffington Post. The choir has changed it's tune and the gate keepers have become overwhelmed. The progressive ideologues don't have a chance on the un-censored blogs like WUWT where truth with a well reasoned argument is presented. The touchy feely subjective thought processes are being replaced with the objective arguments based on hard facts. It's like someone turned off the fluoride tap.