alcibiades_mystery
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Sun Jul-24-11 10:25 PM
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| 27. I don't believe Krugman has ever won ANY election |
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Much less a tough one.
Oh, did he win some election for Department Chair?
No, no, I know. He was elected as a member of the Academic Integrity Review Board when he was still junior faculty! That WAS a close one. My bad.
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| -Krugman: "President Pushover" has "never won a tough election." |
ProSense |
Jul-24-11 08:08 PM |
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Oh yeah, the '08 election was just a cakewalk for Obama |
bluestateguy |
Jul-24-11 08:12 PM |
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Sounds like a PUMA. |
young but wise |
Jul-24-11 08:47 PM |
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LMAO Obama supporters sure love to toss PUMA out there at every opportunity. |
MessiahRp |
Jul-25-11 01:17 PM |
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Only because it's absolutely true. n/t |
damonm |
Jul-25-11 01:31 PM |
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Every Obama enemy is a Hillary loving PUMA. Apparently we're fighting the 2008 primaries forever. |
MessiahRp |
Jul-25-11 01:39 PM |
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Not "every" one. There are plenty of freepers, teabaggers and right wing astroturf as well. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-26-11 07:21 PM |
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I suspect that he was thinking just of general elections, obviously |
karynnj |
Jul-25-11 07:19 AM |
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The 50+ primaries he ran in were slam dunks too! |
DFLforever |
Jul-24-11 08:13 PM |
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IMO he is right in saying adding Palin sank McCain's chances. tough or not? they are all tough nt |
msongs |
Jul-24-11 08:18 PM |
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This is why I called Krugman a whiner the other day. |
jaxx |
Jul-24-11 08:18 PM |
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Most of the time he's correct... |
rfranklin |
Jul-24-11 08:21 PM |
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Many here also think the President is a republican. |
jaxx |
Jul-24-11 08:25 PM |
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That makes no sense... |
rfranklin |
Jul-24-11 08:47 PM |
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You're right, the ones saying it make no sense. |
jaxx |
Jul-24-11 09:16 PM |
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If you're not progressive you're not a democrat. So says |
Fire1 |
Jul-26-11 07:06 PM |
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The financial collapse made the general election easier |
Left of the Left |
Jul-24-11 08:20 PM |
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Has never won a tough election????? |
aaaaaa5a |
Jul-24-11 08:21 PM |
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All it took was another theft of votes in FL |
dogman |
Jul-24-11 08:27 PM |
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I assume you are talking about the Dem primary election. |
AtomicKitten |
Jul-24-11 10:19 PM |
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You got your ass beat |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-24-11 10:35 PM |
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No democracy was lost. |
dogman |
Jul-26-11 06:56 PM |
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Actually I once did some work on the likely delegate count from Michigan and Florida |
aaaaaa5a |
Jul-24-11 11:01 PM |
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LOL! |
Bunny |
Jul-25-11 04:15 AM |
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Good luck with that. |
dogman |
Jul-26-11 07:01 PM |
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if it wasn't Michigan and Florida... |
Whisp |
Jul-26-11 09:45 PM |
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* |
AtomicKitten |
Jul-27-11 02:37 AM |
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self-delete |
Vattel |
Jul-24-11 08:30 PM |
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Haha, once FL was won we knew the outcome. 2 hours before they called it. |
joshcryer |
Jul-24-11 09:57 PM |
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There wasn't even a shadow of a doubt that a Democrat would win in 2008, after BuchCo |
txlibdem |
Jul-25-11 09:51 AM |
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Black dude named Barack Obama won the Presidency of the United States of America |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-24-11 10:28 PM |
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:-) |
Empowerer |
Jul-24-11 10:57 PM |
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Nobel prizes are pretty meaningless. |
dogman |
Jul-26-11 07:03 PM |
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What an asinine (and inaccurate) thing to say. -nt |
CakeGrrl |
Jul-24-11 08:26 PM |
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This is really turning into an assholes on the left on parade. The GOP House is literally running |
Pirate Smile |
Jul-24-11 08:35 PM |
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One reason is because the honor and respect and fear their base! n-t |
Logical |
Jul-25-11 09:58 AM |
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This is a joke right? The 2008 all out for blood election. WHAT is he drinking? NT |
Peacetrain |
Jul-24-11 08:37 PM |
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I have to laugh at myself that I actually hoped Obama might choose |
gateley |
Jul-24-11 08:49 PM |
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His toughest fights have been against Democrats. |
rug |
Jul-24-11 09:02 PM |
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lol and Willie Mays never made a tough catch |
grantcart |
Jul-24-11 09:09 PM |
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I guess it's just a matter of time until he insinuates that Obama only won because he's black |
Azathoth |
Jul-24-11 09:33 PM |
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I don't know a term for baselessly suggesting a liberal is racist, |
ThatPoetGuy |
Jul-24-11 09:59 PM |
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That seems to be where he's headed, what with the snarky name calling and such |
CakeGrrl |
Jul-24-11 09:59 PM |
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Look beneath the surface. Krugman has always displayed a PUMA attitidude towards Obama |
rhombus |
Jul-24-11 10:07 PM |
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Krugman has never won ANY election. |
frazzled |
Jul-24-11 10:02 PM |
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I don't believe Krugman has ever won ANY election |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-24-11 10:25 PM |
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This guy's opinions seem to shift with the wind. |
Akoto |
Jul-24-11 10:31 PM |
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He's utterly disgracing himself |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-24-11 10:33 PM |
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Krugman is correct. |
Beacool |
Jul-24-11 10:37 PM |
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Yep, the fight against Hillary and the Clinton machine wasn't tough in any way. Yep. |
rhombus |
Jul-24-11 10:52 PM |
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Obama was carried on his shoulders by the media. |
Beacool |
Jul-24-11 11:06 PM |
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Yep, diminish Obama's accomplishments, and ALWAYS elevate Hillary's |
rhombus |
Jul-24-11 11:24 PM |
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Humility? Obama doesn't even know the meaning of the word. |
Beacool |
Jul-24-11 11:40 PM |
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Clinton blindspot vision goggles, ay? |
rhombus |
Jul-24-11 11:50 PM |
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That's why they brought up Wright, Ayers, "Hussein," etc. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jul-25-11 12:47 AM |
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Wrong. Again. |
CakeGrrl |
Jul-24-11 11:07 PM |
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That's a matter of opinion. |
Beacool |
Jul-24-11 11:14 PM |
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The point you're ignoring is that she never should have let it get close. |
CakeGrrl |
Jul-25-11 12:20 AM |
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Obama trounced your pathetic camp because he was smarter |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-24-11 11:24 PM |
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Obama was a blank slate. |
Beacool |
Jul-24-11 11:36 PM |
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I'm with you Beacool. |
juajen |
Jul-24-11 11:52 PM |
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Hi, where have you been? |
Beacool |
Jul-25-11 12:09 AM |
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You |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-25-11 06:21 AM |
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I assume that the way the nation is going amuses you too. |
Beacool |
Jul-25-11 08:17 AM |
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+1. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jul-25-11 12:44 AM |
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Yea, and winning as a black man with a middle eastern-esque name meant nothing. |
phleshdef |
Jul-24-11 11:56 PM |
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I don't think that Krugman was referring to the primaries. |
Beacool |
Jul-25-11 12:12 AM |
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The primaries AND the GE are what I'm referring to. |
phleshdef |
Jul-25-11 12:33 AM |
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It had absolutely nothing to do with running a better campaign than Hillary, right? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jul-25-11 12:44 AM |
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Wait a minute.... |
Cali_Democrat |
Jul-25-11 01:22 AM |
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And he wonders why the White House |
DFLforever |
Jul-24-11 10:46 PM |
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Yeah a black man becoming president, SO EASY |
krawhitham |
Jul-24-11 11:29 PM |
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Yes, black people with funny names become president all the time. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jul-25-11 12:49 AM |
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What the hell is Krugman devolving into? |
great white snark |
Jul-25-11 04:05 AM |
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True colors don't stay hidden for long |
ecstatic |
Jul-25-11 12:08 PM |
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Wow. Krugman loses credibility when he makes ridiculous claims like this |
Lilyeye |
Jul-25-11 07:00 AM |
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I can't be 100% certain |
Proud Liberal Dem |
Jul-25-11 07:02 AM |
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Sounds like Krugman's been sniffing too much chaulk dust!! |
JoePhilly |
Jul-25-11 07:08 AM |
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"Pauly" is a bitter man .... |
tweeternik |
Jul-25-11 07:49 AM |
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I don't pay the fantasy lectures any more attention than I do... |
Vicar In A Tutu |
Jul-25-11 08:46 AM |
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defeating Hillary Clinton for Democratic nomination wasn't tough? |
WI_DEM |
Jul-25-11 10:55 AM |
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You have to wonder if he actually believes this. nt |
NYC Liberal |
Jul-25-11 11:51 AM |
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Man, I like Krugman, but this is just stupid. |
TwilightGardener |
Jul-25-11 12:35 PM |
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That's the one of the stupidest things |
JustAnotherGen |
Jul-25-11 12:40 PM |
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I agree |
Mz Pip |
Jul-25-11 01:05 PM |
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Hey Paul, STFU!!! |
center rising |
Jul-25-11 02:23 PM |
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I see Prof. Krugman has gone back to his idiotic PUMA lies. Must be a slow day in that ivory tower. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-26-11 07:22 PM |
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Fucking moron. Moron. MORON. |
cliffordu |
Jul-26-11 09:39 PM |
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