Krugman loses debate -- Calls debates useless next day.

[DonovanJames]

Found this little illustration of a butthurt man:

h xxp://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

Think about it: you approach what is, in the end, a somewhat technical subject in a format in which no data can be presented, in which there’s no opportunity to check facts (everything Paul said about growth after World War II was wrong, but who will ever call him on it?). So people react based on their prejudices. If Ron Paul got on TV and said “Gah gah goo goo debasement! theft!” — which is a rough summary of what he actually did say — his supporters would say that he won the debate hands down; I don’t think my supporters are quite the same, but opinions may differ.

 

[sailingaway]

Is that why he fled the second part of the debate in terror that seemed like it was coming 'after the commercial break'?

He's an idiot, and Ron isn't, and that was very clearly shown by the debate.

Head to head quotations of Ron Paul v. Paul Krugman leading up to the housing crises:

 

[Crystallas]

Text book definition of being butthurt.

 

[Rafi]

Is that why he fled the second part of the debate in terror that seemed like it was coming 'after the commercial break'?

He's an idiot, and Ron isn't, and that was very clearly shown by the debate.

Head to head quotations of Ron Paul v. Paul Krugman leading up to the housing crises:

I think he's worse than an idiot. I think he's a genuinely bad human being, not economist. He's a bad economist BECAUSE he's a bad human being. It's so clear that Paul is a humble man and Krugman acts as if he knows everything. His attitude sickens me, really.

 

[impaleddead]

"ga ga go gah debasement is theft" eh??

well we can sum up his argument as "hurrdurrr print moar monieezz", then.

Is he trying to say there was no economic growth after WW2? Or that building things that blow up is what created the wealth?

I think he's worse than an idiot. I think he's a genuinely bad human being, not economist. He's a bad economist BECAUSE he's a bad human being. It's so clear that Paul is a humble man and Krugman acts as if he knows everything. His attitude sickens me, really.

I get the impression he knows he's wrong, and that's why he's so butthurt, he is only 'intelligent' when he's deceiving people and now that people aren't blinding accepting the lie he's feeling very threatened.

 

[SWATH]

He reminds of nearly every college professor I ever had.

 

[Havax]

Can anyone provide a Keynesian argument against the point Ron made? I'd like to hear both sides and always stay objective. Thanks.

 

[DonovanJames]

Just made this meme for it

http://qkme.me/3p2d87

I am to stupid to figure out how to get the picture onto here

Yay! Smarts

 

[LostNFoundNTx]

I understand when naive people think an interventionist inflationary monetary policy is a good idea, but I'm completely baffled when someone who's looked into it can support the same. Perhaps he gets some sort of pleasure through watching the pain of the country, or has a God complex and wants to be a great leader of a new country that gets built after he takes down America? I wonder if Krugman could be detained under NDAA for assisting Al Qaeda in an attack on the US.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Think about it: you approach what is, in the end, a somewhat technical subject in a format in which no data can be presented, in which there’s no opportunity to check facts...

And he is talking about economics here, right? lol.

 

[The Goat]

Can anyone provide a Keynesian argument against the point Ron made? I'd like to hear both sides and always stay objective. Thanks.

You just wouldn't understand... why would someone try to explain to you which you wouldn't understand...now respect my keynesian authority!

 

[sailingaway]

Just made this meme for it

http://qkme.me/3p2d87

I am to stupid to figure out how to get the picture onto here

Yay! Smarts

people here taught me to upload pictures onto imgur.com

 

[sailingaway]

I think he's worse than an idiot. I think he's a genuinely bad human being, not economist. He's a bad economist BECAUSE he's a bad human being. It's so clear that Paul is a humble man and Krugman acts as if he knows everything. His attitude sickens me, really.

I agree. I think he knows what he is doing, like Tiabi (or whatever that Rolling Stones reporter's name is) uses snark and spin to avoid the truth, and has no excuse.

 

[surf]

i can say, with confidence, that Krugman deserved the Nobel Prize in economics as much as Obomber deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

 

[VoluntaryAmerican]

I understand when naive people think an interventionist inflationary monetary policy is a good idea, but I'm completely baffled when someone who's looked into it can support the same. Perhaps he gets some sort of pleasure through watching the pain of the country, or has a God complex and wants to be a great leader of a new country that gets built after he takes down America? I wonder if Krugman could be detained under NDAA for assisting Al Qaeda in an attack on the US.

Definetly a God complex. Did you see the way he was flabbergasted when Ron Paul said, "pretense of knowledge".

 

[rich34]

The guy is so full of himself it's pathetic! His ego just can't stand it that Paul brought the truth and people are seeing through his and "their" BS..

 

[Britannia]

Did he run off after part one? I wondered where he'd vanished to - hilarious!

 

[dbill27]

And he is talking about economics here, right? lol.

LOL, yes the nobel prize winning economist doesn't see how data or facts can ever be presented in an economic argument.

 

[brandon]

He does make a good point about the uselessness of face to face debates. They generally don't accomplish anything. Also calling Krugman an "idiot" or "bad person" or whatever other pejoratives you all are slapping on him doesn't really add much to the discourse. The "other side" does the same thing towards Ron Paul and it just seems so childish. Only a person without logic resorts to ad hominems.

 

[gerryb]

He does make a good point about the uselessness of face to face debates. They generally don't accomplish anything. Also calling Krugman an "idiot" or "bad person" or whatever other pejoratives you all are slapping on him doesn't really add much to the discourse. The "other side" does the same thing towards Ron Paul and it just seems so childish. Only a person without logic resorts to ad hominems.

It's good red meat, though =)