Mr. 'Alien Invasion' Strikes Again
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Mr. 'Alien Invasion' Strikes Again
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The memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned; it has become an occasion for shame. And in its heart, the nation knows it
So that's what the New York Times passes off as valuable?
Are they hiring and do they pay because even I can write that crap!
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...est=latestnews
Paul Krugman just lost a reader.
After the Nobel-winning economist wrote a blog for The New York Times in which he called America's post-Sept. 11 behavior "deeply shameful" and assailed then-President George W. Bush and others for being "fake heroes," former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he's canceling his subscription.
"After reading Krugman's repugnant piece on 9/11, I cancelled my subscription to the New York Times this AM," Rumsfeld tweeted Monday morning.
Krugman's been taking a lot of heat for the blog posted Sunday morning as the nation marked 10 years since the Sept. 11 attacks -- though he tried to build a digital barrier against the backlash, saying in his post that he would not allow comments on it "for obvious reasons."
Joseph Burgess, in the office of The New York Times' public editor, told FoxNews.com that the office has so far heard from about 100 readers regarding Krugman's post.
"Most readers have taken exception with Mr. Krugman's blog post to this point," Burgess wrote in an email. He noted the office does not pass judgment on Krugman's opinion writing.
In the six-paragraph post, Krugman speculated that the Sept. 11 ceremonies would be "subdued" because of a national shame over the U.S. response to the tragedy, which he said became a "wedge issue."
"Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. And then the attack was used to justify an unrelated war the neocons wanted to fight, for all the wrong reasons," Krugman wrote.
He wrote that the memory of the attacks "has been irrevocably poisoned" and become "an occasion for shame."
Paul Krugman just lost a reader.
After the Nobel-winning economist wrote a blog for The New York Times in which he called America's post-Sept. 11 behavior "deeply shameful" and assailed then-President George W. Bush and others for being "fake heroes," former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he's canceling his subscription.
"After reading Krugman's repugnant piece on 9/11, I cancelled my subscription to the New York Times this AM," Rumsfeld tweeted Monday morning.
Krugman's been taking a lot of heat for the blog posted Sunday morning as the nation marked 10 years since the Sept. 11 attacks -- though he tried to build a digital barrier against the backlash, saying in his post that he would not allow comments on it "for obvious reasons."
Joseph Burgess, in the office of The New York Times' public editor, told FoxNews.com that the office has so far heard from about 100 readers regarding Krugman's post.
"Most readers have taken exception with Mr. Krugman's blog post to this point," Burgess wrote in an email. He noted the office does not pass judgment on Krugman's opinion writing.
In the six-paragraph post, Krugman speculated that the Sept. 11 ceremonies would be "subdued" because of a national shame over the U.S. response to the tragedy, which he said became a "wedge issue."
"Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. And then the attack was used to justify an unrelated war the neocons wanted to fight, for all the wrong reasons," Krugman wrote.
He wrote that the memory of the attacks "has been irrevocably poisoned" and become "an occasion for shame."
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TNYT should have denied that just for it not being above a middle school level on writing style. I understand people's opinions are their opinions and they have the right to publish them but at least write it at a thoughtful level where my intelligence doesn't feel insulted for wasting the time to go over it.
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looks to me like he is the one trying to cash in on the tragedy.
out of respect for those that lost people he should have published at another time.
he is no better than the people that protest at soldiers funerals.
however in the media, the more toxic and controversial you are, the more money you make.
out of respect for those that lost people he should have published at another time.
he is no better than the people that protest at soldiers funerals.
however in the media, the more toxic and controversial you are, the more money you make.