Just a little bit controversial: Niall Ferguson: Obama’s Gotta Go

**-Lazarus-** · 08-20-12, 04:15 PM

Wow. On the cover of Newsweek, no less:

Niall Ferguson on Why Barack Obama Needs to Go - Newsweek and The Daily Beast

And just to be fair, here is a story on liberal hack Paul Krugman and his response:

Paul Krugman Bashes Niall Ferguson's Newsweek Cover Story As 'Unethical' [UPDATE]

In my opinion, Ferguson is right in his assessment, and has posted an article saying the emperor has no clothes... Here is another article on this damaging story - funny, it's chock full of weak arguments against the Newsweek article:

A Full Fact-Check of Niall Ferguson's Very Bad Argument Against Obama - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic

**Warflagon** · 08-20-12, 04:30 PM

What I find funny is that I've never heard of a conservative "hack". Or a "flaming" conservative. Or a "bleeding heart" conservative.

**-Lazarus-** · 08-20-12, 04:34 PM

Hmmm... I've heard of conservative hacks. And I don't use the terms flaming or bleeding heart to describe people.

**AetheLove** · 08-20-12, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

And just to be fair, here is a story on liberal hack Paul Krugman and his response:

That's hilarious.

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**Fovezer** · 08-20-12, 04:50 PM

I loled at the very first line I read: "Why does Paul Ryan scare the president so much? Because Obama has broken his promises, and it’s clear that the GOP ticket’s path to prosperity is our only hope."

Paul Ryan doesn't scare anyone. He was a pick that literally does nothing for Romney. He didn't give any statistically significant boost to Romney's poll numbers like most VP picks do for a bit. He doesn't really help Romney in any state and his budget plan is almost unanimously opposed by the general public. Ryan was a risky VP pick because Romney couldn't afford to play it safe. This guy is sucking Ryan's dick because he also supports the stupid voucher plan that everyone else hates.

But, yeah, I'm totally wowed by a hackneyed article published by a far right neoconservative, and I'm also totally shocked that you agree with him...

**-Lazarus-** · 08-20-12, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by AetheLove

That's hilarious.
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I know, right?

**-Lazarus-** · 08-20-12, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Fovezer

But, yeah, I'm totally wowed by a hackneyed article published by a far right neoconservative, and I'm also totally shocked that you agree with him...

I know. I normally hate neocons. BUT... There are a lot of good points in this article. This guy is an establishment douche, no doubt, and the points made serve to help Romney. But I think he is on point here. And, unlike most liberals or conservatives, I don't have a list of sources that I only listen to or willfully ignore just because they are primarily liberal or conservative. If someone sings the truth, it doesn't matter what their beliefs are, the truth is the truth...

**AetheLove** · 08-20-12, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

Originally Posted by AetheLove

That's hilarious.

I know, right?

Yeah.

Providing fairness by linking to someone you label a hack. That's pretty funny.

Not linking to what he said, but rather linking to someone who tells us what he said and plays it for controversy. That's funny.

Calling Krugman a hack is where it graduated to hilarious.

Good stuff.

Cheers,

AetheLove

**-Lazarus-** · 08-20-12, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Yeah.

Providing fairness by linking to someone you label a hack. That's pretty funny.

Not linking to what he said, but rather linking to someone who tells us what he said and plays it for controversy. That's funny.

Calling Krugman a hack is where it graduated to hilarious.

Good stuff.

Cheers,

AetheLove

Well, I'm laughing anyway... I posted the only published retorts to the article I could find, by the way. I'm sure the outrage will continue to grow, right up until Obama is voted out of office. Then the outrage plus empty charges of racism and voter fraud will kick in... Gotta love liberals right? Don't provide solutions, just tear down the opponent. What happened to the audacity of hope? Could we just not print enough money to pay for it?

**Fovezer** · 08-20-12, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

And, unlike most liberals or conservatives, I don't have a list of sources that I only listen to or willfully ignore just because they are primarily liberal or conservative. If someone sings the truth, it doesn't matter what their beliefs are, the truth is the truth...

I'm going to call bullshit on this, and reference you to your own opening post where you called Krugman a "liberal hack" and you say a pretty conclusive take-down of the article is "chock full of weak arguments." As you've made abundantly clear in other posts, you will only accept the "truth" when it is exactly what you want to hear, regardless of whether it is accurate or not.