Here’s one that comes with a “hot take warning” — wear oven mitts before handling this Paul Krugman doozy:
Starting to look like two possible outcomes: Trump and a number of others end up in jail, or thousands of journalists end up in prison camps https://t.co/I9DpBQFwtm
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) September 27, 2019
Krugman would never exaggerate, would he?
There are a lot of ways impeachment could go, but these two outcomes are so laughable I thought they came from a parody account. https://t.co/1jUHln4LUB
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 28, 2019
We consider Krugman’s account to be a parody, even if Twitter doesn’t insist that he list it as such.
Writers who present false choices will either be given forced logic lessons or purple.
— Razor (@hale_razor) September 28, 2019
Only journos who present false dichotomies to serve their political interests. https://t.co/Sn8uMiiS9K
— Pete D'Abrosca for Congress (@pdabrosca) September 28, 2019
Can you imagine what 2009 to 2017 would have looked like if these same idiots had shown this much interest in potential presidential corruption?
— Debra Heine (@NiceDeb) September 28, 2019
Nobody is ending up in prison camps, you insufferable nitwit. https://t.co/oXw1fhbkqW
— Ornery (@OrneryThe8th) September 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1177976165044293637
Looks like @paulkrugman doesn't believe in the grey area. Or nuance. Or logic. https://t.co/9pxQgAPS9z
— Devon Martinez (@devon_M51) September 28, 2019
However, considering the accuracy track record of the Nobel Laureate economist, maybe neither of those things will happen:
Third possibility: You're an idiot. https://t.co/Q6d2DN2mHW
— Keith ??? Burton (@bbeekk321) September 28, 2019
How the hell did a man with such a limited imagination win a Nobel Prize.
How about a third option. The Congress will look like fools (again) and the world will continue without a glitch? https://t.co/s9zLmppB8P— Uninspected (@bbbesser) September 28, 2019
From anyone with a better predictive record than PK I'd find this prospect alarming. https://t.co/4PcfBpZO0p
— simon evans (@TheSimonEvans) September 28, 2019
I'm thinking he's as right about this as he's been about anything lately within his "area of expertise"- which is to say not much. https://t.co/piYbU98MAI
— David Willis (@deadeyedave5157) September 28, 2019
I wish there was a place to bet on Krugman predictions. That’d be easy money!
— John Rambo (@JohnJ2427) September 28, 2019
Let’s just say Krugman’s batting average with his predictions is incredibly low.
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