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(21,070 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2017, 04:24 PM Jan 2017

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Paul Krugman is on fire today. [View all]

"Now, anyone questioning Mr. Trump’s legitimacy will be accused of being unpatriotic — because that’s what people on the right always say about anyone who criticizes a Republican president. (Strangely, they don’t say this about attacks on Democratic presidents.) But patriotism means standing up for your country’s values, not pledging personal allegiance to Dear Leader".

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"So let’s be thankful that John Lewis had the courage to speak out. It was the patriotic, heroic thing to do. And America needs that kind of heroism, now more than ever."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/with-all-due-disrespect.html

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Paul Krugman is on fire today. [View all] lapucelle Jan 2017 OP

Here's Paul! He's pissed! longship Jan 2017 #1

Well done, longship, well done. lapucelle Jan 2017 #10

Krugman is right. dalton99a Jan 2017 #2

He's been "telling it like it is" for decades. BTW.... George II Jan 2017 #3

how is it that this OP has over 1100 views and only two (now three) replies? Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #13

It's important to note that John Lewis was one of those who stormed out of meeting ffr Jan 2017 #4

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2017 #5

Krugman would make a great President, frankly. byronius Jan 2017 #6

Or as Jon Stewart said, Mr T. n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #7

Excellent idea. DK504 Jan 2017 #16

I used to like Krugman a lot airplaneman Jan 2017 #8

Meh, as an economist, he's less liberal than many people... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #14

K&R Gothmog Jan 2017 #9

Go get them Paul. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #11

campfire ghost story bora13 Jan 2017 #12

Twenty years from now, BoBs will be hemming and hawing lapucelle Jan 2017 #18

I don't like the way almost every one of his articles gives the Rs the best ammo to attack Ds. Sunlei Jan 2017 #15

Paul Krugman speaks for me, too. calimary Jan 2017 #17