Paul Krugman on Rev Rick Warren's decision to skip "This Week" with Stephanopoulos

[Rowdyboy]

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/a-missed-opportunity-on-this-week/

A missed opportunity on This Week

"So I was all ready to talk about Rick Warren on today’s panel, only to learn that he had cancelled out at the last minute. The show replaced him with pirates, plus an extended roundtable. But I think they should have done what the British show Have I Got News For You did when a guest failed to show: they replaced him with a tub of lard, addressed throughout the show as the Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard."

As usual, Krugman is spot on....

[Hello_Kitty]

1. Oh, that would have been HILARIOUS

Warren is a worthless tub of lard.

[biopowertoday]

2. that would have funny. Good on Krugman.

[patrice]

3. I had no idea that Paul Krugman was so witty!

[mkultra]

5. krugman can be funny

hes a fire brand

[patrice]

4. Do you think they will post my comment or is it too abusive? :

I'm not sure how anyone could tell the difference in the discussion with Warren's presence as compared to that of such a proxy.

[spooky3]

6. Love the Brits' sense of humor/humour!

[Clio the Leo]

7. Krugman commenting on Warren?

And in so doing COMBINING two major DU poutrages?

LOVE IT!! That is HILLARIOUS!

[Supersedeas]

10. Poutrages?

[Festivito]

8. Here we'd use an erupting sack of dung, but the real problem...

with that is telling the difference between it and our current lineup of pundits.

No humor left in that.

[Starry Messenger]

9. Nice one.

:D Of course now Warren will now produce a 20 minute video castigating his critics as "Lardophobes".