Paul Krugman: Is Someone Trying To Tell Us Something?

[JaneyVee]

Look where the the hurricane is due according to the start of convention. The irony!

But seriously, residents of FL, stay safe!

Link: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/is-someone-trying-to-tell-us-something/?smid=tw-share

[HockeyMom]

1. It is scheduled to hit me in Naples

cancel my trip to the Keys next week, but if it hits the Convention, I will gladly put up with it.

[JaneyVee]

2. Oh boy, stay safe out there.

I hope it's nothing too terrible. Maybe just a traffic nightmare that forces RNC confusion, scheduling conflicts and canceled speakers.

[HockeyMom]

14. They might cancel flights to Tampa

or at least have big time delays depending on when it hits.

[Neue Regel]

3. It's wrong when Pat Robertson says it...

But it's funny when Paul Krugman says it? Not in my opinion. He's obviously never dealt with the aftermath of a serious hurricane. What a douchebag.

[scarletwoman]

5. There's a huge difference - Krugman's post is tongue-in-cheek, and framed as a question.

Krugman also says "us" - which doesn't single out any particular "other" on whom to cast blame.

Robertson, on the other hand, makes dead serious declarations, and points the finger of blame to "them" - the "other", those out groups whom he has judged to be transgressing his personal interpretation of morality.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

6. Lighten up, Francis....

Krugman is making a joke, referencing Pat Robertson's well-known tendency to announce that natural disasters are "proof" of God's wrath and some damned thing or another.

[Raster]

7. I don't see where Krugman is stating that "God hates republicans, therefore the hurricane." Do you?

Or how about God seeking retribution for all the people MURDERED in Iraq and Afghanistan in the last two immoral republican wars of aggression? I don't think he said OR IMPLIED that either.

[Neue Regel]

18. Who is the "someone" referring to then?

It's clearly a reference to god punishing florida and/or republicans, unless Krugman thinks China has a weather machine that can spawn hurricanes. At any rate, it's all fun and games until the body count begins.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. You also read when he seriously told people to take care

and watch out right?

Given the penchant of a certain preacher to seriously saying this... many of us have made the same observation. It is actually ironic, in all kinds of ways.

[Neue Regel]

16. Actually no, he didn't

If you follow the link to Krugman's page you will see there is no comment from him, only the picture with the caption "Is someone trying to tell us something?" The OP is the one who added, "But seriously, residents of FL, stay safe!"

Having lived through Hurricanes Elena and Katrina, pardon me for not finding this kind of bullshit funny, regardless of who says it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Well take care

[Raster]

9. What does "Neue Regel" mean?

Oh, it's German for "New Rule."

[trumad]

12. Oh Jesus Christ...

You're the fucking douchebag

[Neue Regel]

17. I know you are but what am I

[scarletwoman]

4. It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Double your pleasure, double your fun....

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[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Category 1?

Locals will be yawning. RNC visiting delegates will be freaked out though.

[BB_Smoke]

11. For further irony

The storm is named for one of the most fiery of the Old Testament prophets. While I do not want anyone getting hurt, a few stranded Republicans on rooftops would make for amusing evening news montages.

[DLnyc]

15. Sadly, will probably cause a great deal of misery in Dominican Republic and Haiti

Most likely won't be reported much though.

Massive rains in the mountains between DR and Haiti could cause deadly floods, I would guess.

Cuba has a lot better social infrastructure to deal with these sorts of disasters, I hope.

Republicans in Tampa will be okay I guess, since shit floats.

[CatWoman]

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