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tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
4. Hell, Krugman just wants a cabinet position.....
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 10:23 AM
Apr 2016

....his Bernie attacks have been non-stop in that pursuit.

kick... Segami Apr 2016 #1
The mortgage fraud settlements, the LIBOR market rigging scandal, the drug cartel money laundering think Apr 2016 #2
That's a great Taibbi piece. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #3
Matt Taibbi, is the best. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #17
Hell, Krugman just wants a cabinet position..... tokenlib Apr 2016 #4
Yep, just feathering his nest... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #6
That explains the actions of a lot of people vintx Apr 2016 #7
Krugman forgot Sinclair Octafish Apr 2016 #5
Ya, I dislike seeing people who can see the issue clearly choose money over truth Hydra Apr 2016 #8
Like a noise machine. Octafish Apr 2016 #10
Such a great Sinclair quote. Perfectly appropriate to this day, sadly. 2banon Apr 2016 #13
That's the problem when you sell-out to lying liars. 99Forever Apr 2016 #9
What is it about the Clintons that makes people willing to sacrifice their reputations. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #24
I think they are worried that the Clintons will go for revenge on them. 99Forever Apr 2016 #27
Fear. frylock Apr 2016 #38
Truth. Systemic risk is risk to you. mmonk Apr 2016 #11
I hadn't read Krugman's column and didn't realize it was that stupid BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #12
What does it say about the media BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #14
I have no memory of Krugman's columns during the crises 2banon Apr 2016 #15
BOOM! Thank goodness we still have a few good writers Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #16
I know this won't be popular, but Krugman is right. dawg Apr 2016 #18
Krugman is only half-right. That's the essence of Taibbi's criticism. Jim Lane Apr 2016 #23
What I think Krugman is trying to get across is that simplistic thinking is not the answer ... dawg Apr 2016 #25
Krugman's column is more simplistic than Taibbi's. Jim Lane Apr 2016 #32
dawg is right. rogerashton Apr 2016 #26
Agree with you about Krugman. n/t Lucinda Apr 2016 #28
The Krugster has lost touch with the little people. Cowpunk Apr 2016 #19
kick 'n' rec pat_k Apr 2016 #20
This is going to be great!!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #21
"wide-ranging foreclosure abuses" -- there's more to the story pat_k Apr 2016 #22
So to put that in simpler terms... Cowpunk Apr 2016 #33
Yes. And they did the railroading with fabricated paperwork. pat_k Apr 2016 #35
Krugman is not the only economist in the US dr60omg Apr 2016 #29
This is Matt's area of expertise so I defer to him. Vinca Apr 2016 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #31
I'm going to take the word of the Nobel Prize winning economist over a Rolling Stone columnist Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 #34
Krugman has lost it. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #36
Krugman has allowed his ambition to cloud his judgment.. frylock Apr 2016 #37
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