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4. LOL. I'll bet Hinderaker didn't make the list of the best prognosticators

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 01:31 PM

Jan 2012

like Krugman did.

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/new-study-says-paul-krugman-top-prognos

The top prognosticators – led by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman – scored above five points and were labeled “Good,” while those scoring between zero and five were “Bad.” Anyone scoring less than zero (which was possible because prognosticators lost points for inaccurate predictions) were put into “The Ugly” category. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas came up short and scored the lowest of the 26...read on

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2005: "there is little reason to fear a catastrophic collapse in home prices" [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2012 OP

if you wish to thank him for his wisdumb, ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #1

I see this joker Hinderaker's blog is still up and running. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #2

Not effective izquierdista Jan 2012 #15

What a heck surfdog Jan 2012 #3

If you mean to attack Krugman, I think you need to re-read the OP. dawg Jan 2012 #23

LOL. I'll bet Hinderaker didn't make the list of the best prognosticators PA Democrat Jan 2012 #4

who's hinderaker? barbtries Jan 2012 #5

Power Line was Time's first 'Blog of the Year', after the Dan Rather/Bush National Guard flap muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #9

thank you. barbtries Jan 2012 #13

Unlikely premise, that housing prices could fall nationwide... jtuck004 Jan 2012 #6

Herman Cain wrote an article very similar this one SixthSense Jan 2012 #7

This needs to go to tyne Jan 2012 #8

It will -- Krugan mentioned this in his blog cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #14

Oops, guess there's a reason Krugman won a Nobel, Mr. Hinderaker. The crazier thing is FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #10

File under cyglet Jan 2012 #11

Anyone with half a brain recognized the housing bubble. dkf Jan 2012 #12

Because 80 percent of the population... CoffeeCat Jan 2012 #17

Funny...I assumed it had to come down. dkf Jan 2012 #19

I shared your concern.... CoffeeCat Jan 2012 #21

"You can afford $150,000 and up," we were told. ieoeja Jan 2012 #22

Conservatives and most Republicans... CoffeeCat Jan 2012 #16

+1 cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #18

Maybe it was obvious to me because Hawaii saw this in the '80s dkf Jan 2012 #20