Posted on 01/17/2017 7:09:55 AM PST by Kaslin
You know with all the rising temperatures caused by Rep. John Lewis’ (D-GA) remarks about President-elect Donald Trump not being a legitimate president, we forgot about liberal economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman who first said that Trump’s win was illegitimate. Now, Krugman says that calling Trump an illegitimate president is a form of patriotism (via NYT [emphasis mine]:
Now Mr. Lewis says that he won’t attend the inauguration of Donald Trump, whom he regards as an illegitimate president.
As you might expect, this statement provoked a hysterical, slanderous reaction from the president-elect – who, of course, got his start in national politics by repeatedly, falsely questioning President Obama’s right to hold office. But Mr. Trump — who has never sacrificed anything or taken a risk to help others — seems to have a special animus toward genuine heroes. Maybe he prefers demonstrators who don’t get beaten?
But let’s not talk about Mr. Trump’s ravings. Instead, let’s ask whether Mr. Lewis was right to say what he said. Is it O.K., morally and politically, to declare the man about to move into the White House illegitimate?
Yes, it is. In fact, it’s an act of patriotism.
Now, let’s not be snowflakes here; Krugman has every right to say these things. It’s free speech—and we’re just going to have to deal with the endless stream of liberal angst and hysteria over the next four years (maybe eight). We can respond in kind by saying that a) you guys, whether it be Rubio, Perry, Fiorina, Cruz, or even Jim Gilmore, were going to call Obama’s successor illegitimate if that person turned out to be a Republican; b) this would be considered treasonous back in 2009; and c) it does nothing but serve as yet another mechanism for liberals to use to avoid debating amongst themselves why Hillary Clinton lost. Yes, it may make you feel better, but after ten seconds of relief—you’re still saddled with reality: Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States.
Most of the illegitimacy discussion stems from the Russian interference, which wasn’t a hack. Our intelligence agencies noted that the Kremlin flooded social media with propaganda and trolls. That’s not hacking. There never was an election hack. The Democratic National Committee and top Hillary Clinton adviser John Podesta’s emails were infiltrated. That’s not a hack. Even the Obama White House has put distance between themselves and Mr. Lewis, with White House Chief Of Staff Denis McDonough saying that outgoing President Obama feels that Trump was elected freely.
Krugman and Lewis need to get over it. Trump won, Clinton lost—and thank God for that.
Hey, Paul? How about going on Tucker Carlson tonight, and say that to his face.
He’s way to much of a coward to face Tucker Carlson.
It’s very much patriotic, and we sure did win. Krugman needs to stuff a sock in his mouth.
very true and factual
He IS on the left of most issues, but some of his economic ideas are sound. Note I said SOME. He rightly predicted the slowdown of the “Asian Tigers” after they topped out in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. They went into growth decline afterwards and have never been back to where they once were. South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong moderated after having the world’s fastest growing economies for years. He wrote an excellent article called The Myth of Asia’s Miracle in which he rightly predicted that the lack of Total Factor Productivity in these “miracle” economies would cause them to greatly slacken. He correctly stated that enormous labor force growth, favorable demographics, higher education, and increased machine investment would eventually run out of dividends. This same thing is now affecting China. China’s work force is slowing, aging, and demographics are not on it’s side. It WILL run out of steam, and probably before it can get rich in comparison to the West. His article was so strong that the governments of these countries took note and have worried about trying to do something about it ever since.
He’s right a lot and wrong a lot. Once you learn to sift through the chafe to get to the wheat, his biases become easier to ignore.
If the lame stream media had vetted him he would have never been elected. It’s a simple as that, but they weren’t interested in the truth.
Obama is illegitimate... by his own words.
“assisted by the GOP” In addition to doing nothing, `rat friends the GOP-e denigrated those of us who insisted Obama was ineligible because they wanted to keep the door open for their ineligible cucks. And Cruz. kek
Hey Krugman, calling you a schmuck and a moron is an act of reason and careful thought.
I am pretty sure that Mr. Trump’s parents were MARRIED.
To each other.
Please stop calling that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave with an endearment like "Bammy"
The GOP had a stable full of ineligibles that they saw as the future of their party.
Cruz, Rubio, Jindal, Haley and the one I think is really why they wanted the natural born citizen clause eliminated, George P. Bush.
He looks like a Weasel to me, which he is.
trust me....it’s not out of affection.
Aw,come on ——not necessary.
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Patriotism is something liberals have no idea of what it is they only know hate and greed.
These children are all traitors and can throw their 8 year temper tantrum while we MAGA! Winning...it never gets old.
Back to that again. Okay.
Picking your nose is patriotic.
Farting is patriotic.
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