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King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2020, 05:37 AM Feb 2020

Paul Krugman sat for an interview on BBC America yesterday.

I felt sorry for him. The interviewer was such a smug asshole.
Every question was a veiled, left-handed insult that inferred
Krugman was a partisan, misinformed, biased, angry, idiot.

He handled it with grace, but I would have punched the guy in his smug face.

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Paul Krugman sat for an interview on BBC America yesterday. (Original Post) King_Klonopin Feb 2020 OP

The interviewer came off as a SNL caricature Pompoy Feb 2020 #1

Since when does... kag Feb 2020 #2

Interviewer Treats All his guests the same way RandomHall Feb 2020 #3

Thanks for the link :-) angstlessk Feb 2020 #4

Pompoy

(122 posts)

1. The interviewer came off as a SNL caricature

Reply to King_Klonopin (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 06:42 AM

Feb 2020

More interested in portraying Krugman as you described it.

kag

(4,079 posts)

2. Since when does...

Reply to King_Klonopin (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 07:39 AM

Feb 2020

Chuck Todd interview people for BBC?

RandomHall

(13 posts)

3. Interviewer Treats All his guests the same way

Reply to King_Klonopin (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 08:09 AM

Feb 2020

I listened to the BBC interview this morning. The program is named HardTalk with Stephen Sackur. Yes, Mr. Sackur was tough with Paul Krugman. But Sackur is tough with everyone he interviews, so I was not surprised. But I also got a bit frustrated with his questions and agenda. Paul Krugman handled it well. Link to BBC HardTalk interview: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csy94l

I also suggest Krugman's current column in the New York Times entitled
Bernie Sanders isn't a socialist

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

4. Thanks for the link :-)

Reply to RandomHall (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 03:31 PM

Feb 2020

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