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Tag Archives: Paul Krugman
Hack Attack! Salon’s Brutal Takedown of Bigfoot Journalists
Salon’s Alex Pareene has assembled a Top Ten Hackorama of Political Journalists and it’s a corker (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Pareene blowtorches some of the most notable members of the chinstrokerati, “[channeling] each media figure’s ‘unique’ voice — … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Pareene, AlterNet, Benny Johnson, Bob Woodward, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, chinstrokerati, David Brooks, Erick Erickson, Game Change, George Will, Henry Blodget, John Heilemann, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Halperin, Maureen Dowd, Mike Allen, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Politico, RedState, Richard Cohen, Salon, The New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Paul Krugman Edition)
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Pray with Me Now) jumped with both boots into the GOP presidential primary on Saturday, he made it clear that the centerpiece of his campaign would be his job-creation record. Via CBS News: Perry cited … Continue reading
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Tagged 40% of new US jobs, CBS News, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Perrynomics, Rick Perry
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NYT Obama R.I.P. Edition
Monday’s New York Times pretty much serves as Barack Obama’s obituary. Editorial: To Escape Chaos, a Terrible Deal There is little to like about the tentative agreement between Congressional leaders and the White House except that it happened at all. … Continue reading
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Tagged debt ceiling deal, New York Times, Paul Krugman, RIP Obama, Ross Douthat
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Brave News World Of Linkmanship
The hardworking staff has been, well, working hard to keep up with the Tucson-shootings media rumpus, which continuously feeds off itself like some sort of artificial unintelligence. Exhibit A: Sarah Palin’s idiotic “blood libel” accusation about criticism of her. Exhibit … Continue reading
The Prevalence Of Humbug
In his latest piece, The Humbug Express, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman addresses the imbalance between the right-wing media’s propaganda machine and that of the left wing. He starts out by recalling the original humbugger, Charles Dickens’ immortal Ebenezer … Continue reading
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Tagged Max Black, New York Times, Paul Krugman, The Prevalence of Humbug
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The World’s Greatest Debilitative Body
The chin-strokerati is starting to turn on the U.S. Senate. First, New York Times Op-Out columnist Paul Krugman, whose latest piece laments the “rule of 60” in the Senate, that is, “the need for 60 votes to cut off Senate … Continue reading
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Tagged chin-strokerati, E.J. Dionne, Op-Odd columnist, Op-Out columnist, Paul Krugman
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