Krugman

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Charles

You think things are shrill now, just wait another year.

What you're hearing now isn't a rational political dialogue, it's anger and fear.

Chas

Looking at the reports on last night's debates - with that bunch of looney toons you were expecting maybe sanity?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Looking at the reports on last night's debates - with that bunch of looney toons you were expecting maybe sanity?

I'm not expecting to hear a great deal of sanity from anyone.

Chas

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by Charles

I'm not expecting to hear a great deal of sanity from anyone.

Chas

In all honesty, I don't know anyone (including myself) who views Bush or Juliani as true heros. I just feel that hit piece by Krugman was in bad taste given the timing. It's lazy journalism as well.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

In all honesty, I don't know anyone (including myself) who views Bush or Juliani as true heros. I just feel that hit piece by Krugman was in bad taste given the timing. It's lazy journalism as well.

Did not see the piece, but yes, there has simply been too much about 9/11 one way or t'other in the media of late.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

In all honesty, I don't know anyone (including myself) who views Bush or Juliani as true heros. I just feel that hit piece by Krugman was in bad taste given the timing. It's lazy journalism as well.

For better or worse, it seems Krugman has chosen to wear the mantel of an educated, articulate counterpoint to the Limbaugh/Hannity rabble-rousers/apologists for the Right. Fighting fire with fire, as it were.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

I am also unwilling. And I have nothing but contempt for "fake hero" Giuliani who shamelessly cashed in.

Why not? He had cashed in on the national trend of lower crime. He learned to cash in on anything going on at the time.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

In all honesty, I don't know anyone (including myself) who views Bush or Juliani as true heros.l.

I know lots. Seriously.

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

.... To me, that's just plain tasteless unless you're posting it on a board like this.
....

ROTFLMAO!!! Awesome.

.-.-.

Rudy might not be a hero, but he was certainly the right man at the right time.

Pete

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

I can appreciate your feeling on Iraq.

And while Krugman may have expressed his truthful opinion, that in no way makes his opinion the truth.

To tell the truth, I'm beginning to wonder if there is such a thing as the truth.

Chas

Excellent post. Of course there is no universal truth.

As they say, a hero in one country is a terrorist in another.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

ROTFLMAO!!! Awesome.

.-.-.

Rudy might not be a hero, but he was certainly the right man at the right time.

Pete

How so?

Was Bush the right man at the right time also? (In relation to 911)