Paul Krugman: "Obama Could Go Down In History As A Wimp"

[amborin]

Last edited Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:49 PM - Edit history (2)

Paul Krugman wrote numerous caustically critical articles about President Obama. Here are just a few samples:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/opinion/11krugman.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fpaul-krugman

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Paul Krugman Makes Pessimistic Prediction About Obama's Second Term
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Krugman: Obama Could 'Go Down In History As The Wimp'
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.02.2013 | Business

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Paul Krugman: Obama Has 'Largely Accepted Conservative View Of The World'
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[Jefferson23]

1. Recommend. n/t

[revbones]

2. Should those have links or are they just headlines? nt

[DefenseLawyer]

3. Paul Krugman could go down in history as a partisan hack.

Which is a shame, but that's the path he's chosen.

[rhett o rick]

4. I agree but it's not all his fault. The President of the USofA isn't the most powerful in the world

He answers to a higher power. The NSA/CIA Dark State has more power. They tell him where to stand.

[QC]

5. A classic Krugman moment...

I’m not the first to point out that the Obama campaign seems dangerously close to becoming a cult of personality. We’ve already had that from the Bush administration — remember Operation Flight Suit? We really don’t want to go there again.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/opinion/11krugman.html?_r=0

He got well and truly raked over the coals by many of the same crew who are now his greatest fans.

[amborin]

13. exactly,

and that PK comment you excerpted would apply quite well today....

[BernieforPres2016]

6. So Krugman thinks Obama is too conservative

A couple of years ago he was on Bill Moyers' show speaking in glowing terms about a book on the crisis of income inequality.

And he supports Hillary Clinton, who is more conservative than Obama, over Bernie Sanders. And not by a close call; he's trashing Bernie on a regular basis.

Krugman is a partisan hack.

[Gwhittey]

11. It all about which way wind is blowing

[Nyan]

7. If Paul Krugman has a problem with Obama's "Conservative View Of The World,"

then what the hell is he doing shilling for Hillary Clinton?

[Hydra]

9. $$$/Cabinet Position

Funny how money changes minds, isn't it? It's almost like magic...

[beam me up scottie]

8. Damn. And he's shilling for someone who's to Obama's right.

[Hydra]

10. He probably doesn't see the irony

It's hard to look past $$$ like that. If our resident cheerleaders are not lying like rugs, they are also being paid well to defend the indefensible.

[KittyWampus]

15. The people who've posted on this thread so far don't see the irony-

Ideologues finding fault with a Pragmatist who uses reason in assessing a situation.

The fact Sanders can't explain in any depth to an editorial board how he'll implement his agenda shows he's not up to being POTUS.

All he can do is give angry speeches and promise free stuff.

[Impedimentus]

12. There's big money to be made playing he shill game.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[KittyWampus]

16. Just ask Tad Devine… getting close to a million for those ad buys.

Hope you're ready to send him another $27. LOLZ

[KittyWampus]

14. So? The only way this is important is if you see things in black/white like a reptile.

I'm not a great fan of Clinton but the choice between her and an empty suit like Sanders is clear.

In the end, this thread proves who the Ideologues are on DU and why they are so attracted to an Ideologue like Sanders.

[Skinner]

17. It would be helpful to have more links. The one link you provided shows that he was being sarcastic.

"Obama the job killer" shows this chart:



He's not actually calling Obama a job killer.

[amborin]

18. you're right, my bad, was in a hurry,

but still no excuse for sloppiness;

nevertheless, the point remains valid, namely, that PK has penned many a negative column about Obama.

Here's one I've substituted for the sarcastic one:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/opinion/11krugman.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fpaul-krugman

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