Estonian president unloads on Paul Krugman on Twitter. A Krugman blog post set him off: “a Keynesian belch” at a widely linked Global Post story which described “how Estonia managed to kickstart rapid economic growth while the rest of Europe got sucked into a black hole. Three words: ‘Austerity, austerity, austerity.'” Subtitled, Estonian prez sums up the whole Euro-American technocrat elistist class in five posts. Update: Dan Mitchell has a better documented (but less humorous) retort to Krugman.
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Does anyone else notice how all of these folks from the old communist nations always are the ones who question what the hell is happening in America today? Old Soviet satellite countries, people who fled communism elsewhere like Asia or South America always are the ones going WTF. The MSM will never go near these people either, because they will denounce their entire world view. They lived the nightmare Obama & the Dems want to impose on America, & they really don't want to do it again.
Because they are like our Russian born interviewer. THey KNOW the lies being told and they are astounded that Americans will believe them.
People who leave socialist countries will always be amazed at the stupidity of born or raised (liberal) Americans and the fact that they do not know what they have nor appreciate it. It astounds me everyday perhaps not as much as it did before to hear people just be so ignorant of the real world and want something that has created so much pain and backwardness in other parts of the world.
I need a bigger tape measure. The one I have now cannot accurately measure the size of the horse's ass that is Paul Krugman.
I have a 100 footer you can use. It will cut down on the number of times you have to rewind it.
Sounds great Poppa. I keep wondering where all the surplus horse's heads are stored.
I've got a couple of 300 footers. That MIGHT get the job done.
Wow... It does suck when you do a great job and people act like jerks, but as President he should be well... Presidential. I like Bush's demeanor amid the barrage of crap loaded at him, but I guess not everyone is the same and many have different points of patience.
He should have unloaded a truck load of manure on Krugman.Let Krugman have something he can relate to and enjoy playing with.
I think I know where I'm seeking asylum if Sock Puppet gets a 2nd term.
Boy, ya really hope this is for real huh?
The use of the "chill" and "y'all" led a few to speculate it was a put-on. But, Foreign Policy magazine seems to think it's legitimate (for now, anyway): http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/06/06/president_of_estonia_goes_ballistic_on_paul_krugman
According to a news source, there is now confirmation from President Ilves himself: http://politicker.com/2012/06/estonian-president-explains-his-twitter-beef-with-paul-krugman/
Referencing recent Nobel Prize winners, many decent people everywhere are secretly hoping they are never even nominated. How long could it be before someone comes out with the Nobel toilet paper?
Gad, Krugman is such an ass, and he really is the most obstinately wrong man in journalism.
JP, looks like we have a hater!
He could have said all that in 1 post:
Screw you, you pathetic whiner. I’m right. Your wrong. End of story!