Comments on: Nobel Effort

By: BlakeIncarnate

BlakeIncarnate — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:51:16 +0000

“As for being a prick, one more or less has to be some quantity of a prick to some portion of the people whom one encounters to actually make an impact on the world around one.”
I agree with this statement, in fact, I live by it myself. I’m also weary of the “smartest boy in the room”, Krugman, always tripping the action-people and laughing at them lying on the ground. I need him to gewt his hands dirty and DO SOMETHING. But that is the modus operandi of all NYT writers. Dowd, Friedman, Herbert…. everyone except Kristof.
BTW- don’t just note The Krug’s hair and beard, look at that sloppy jacket, shirt and tie. Pure ridicule,- his stock in trade.

By: elfpix

elfpix — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:40:53 +0000

Well, it sure would be interesting to know why Krugman is repressing a smile and Chalfie is laughing so outright and Tsien looks like he’s just doing another photo op. Is Krugman covering for the shrub’s saying something dumb, Chalfie covering for being nervous and Tsien too far away to hear what happened, perhaps?
Whatever, Paul needs a trim and a haircut. Everything’s grown out just beyond the presentable.
Perhaps it’s only his hair to which that applies.
As for being a prick, one more or less has to be some quantity of a prick to some portion of the people whom one encounters to actually make an impact on the world around one.

By: QrazyQat

QrazyQat — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:23:47 +0000

Krugman looks to me — and this is just me; I don’t insist you see it the same way — to be smiling in a way that he sees some humor in Bush having to invite him to the White House as part of this gathering. No, I don’t see that as irony, but do see it as a sly jab at Bush.

By: NoContest

NoContest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:40:30 +0000

Everything about that photograph is dispicable, on about 40 different levels. One of the most repulsive I’ve seen on this site in years of checking in. The only individual with any dignity is Roger Yonchien Tsien, all three of the others act like unruly children. Complete disrespect to America. The more you read and listen to Krugman, it becomes obvious that in his own way, he is as big a prick as Bush. And I’ve known Krugman since the early ninties, way before he started chirping from the pages of the NYT.

By: yg

yg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:48:56 +0000

really, qrazy? you see no irony in this photo-op of man who bashed barack as being too kumbaya?

By: weisseharre

weisseharre — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:01:36 +0000

irony: test the edge, forget the point

By: QrazyQat

QrazyQat — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:08:55 +0000

Ironic because Krugman is at the White House endorsing Bush’s policies?
Well, no of course he isn’t. So merely being civil and appearing next to someone is being bipartisan? Or what is your attempted point, YG?

By: yesterday gone

yesterday gone — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:39:04 +0000

ironic considering paul krugman went after and attacked barack during the primary for appealing to bipartisanship.

By: indybend

indybend — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:10:01 +0000

when I look at this, I see “can you believe we’re standing next to this guy!?”

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:52:19 +0000

The more relevant phrase would be “I’m laughing for you.”