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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:52 AM Original message |
Krugman: "I would not be surprised if GDP growth is positive in the second half of this year..." |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, noes! Who's channeling through Krugman? |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. He hath spoken. Let it be so. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh, lord. That scared me for a second. I first read it as "GOP growth." |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Phew. He started off with "no matter what happens, it proves me right"... |
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apr09 (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Krugman didn't say that |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. win |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. CYA = hedging bets |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. this is WORLD gdp not us |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. lol! What a CYA move. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. That was my take as well |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Duh. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. your ass backward |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Ah. Corporate Love ... So Sweet. n/t |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Ah. cognitive dissonance... so sweet. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. I'M RIGHT AND YOUR A CORPORATIST APOLOGIZER IF YOU DISAGREE |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Whereas no one does disdainful dismissiveness like corporatists |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. dont sweat that guy |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Meow |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. hehe, not at all |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. You're right |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. "there were several upturns along the way; each of those could have been — and was! — heralded |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. drop the krugman koolaid |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Drop the juvenile knee jerk reactions |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It's incredible, isn't it... like sports call-in radio |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. There were no upticks in the US between 1929 and 1933? |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. What dynamics existed in the other parts of the world then that don't exist in the U.S. today |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. well first off |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. LOL Krugman Steals The Chart But not The Conclusion From Eichengreen and O'Rourke! |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. I'm pretty certain Krugman would agree with the bolded part of that quote. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. Inside informaton from someone I'm close to says Wells Fargo has VERY conservative loan practices |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Everyone in finance knows |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Yep |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I think there are alot of confused people trying to keep up. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Even Krugman and his linked in article writer can't seem to comprehend Wells |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. they have peaks and valleys |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. True. Since I'm not as knowledgeable as they are - how to know when they are on a peak versus valley |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
29. Krugman is in full CYA mode.... Nobel prize or not, this "analysis" is worthless |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. lol, pretty funny huh |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
38. Heh. After investing so deeply in failure, Krug's now pulling the Mother of All CYAs. nt |
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