Paul Krugman: NRA Is 'An Insane Organization' (Says The Lunatic)

NewsBusters.org ^ | February 3, 2013 | Noel Sheppard

[Kaslin]

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Sunday once again perfectly illustrated the intolerance of America's liberal media.

Appearing on ABC's This Week, he said the National Rifle Association is - and I quote! - "an insane organization" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Krugman: NRA Is 'An Insane Organization'

PAUL KRUGMAN, NEW YORK TIMES: But what really strikes me -- I don't know how this plays, you know, what will happen. What strikes me is we've actually gotten a glimpse into the mindset, though, of the pro-gun people and we've seen certainly Wayne LaPierre and some of these others. It's bizarre. They have this vision that we're living in a "Mad Max" movie and that nothing can be done about it, that America cannot manage unless everybody's prepared to shoot intruders, that -- the idea that we have a police forces that provides public safety is somehow totally impractical, despite the fact that, you know, that is, in fact, the way we live.

So I think that the terms of the debate have shifted. Now the craziness of the extreme pro-gun lobby has been revealed, and that has got to move the debate and got to move the legislation at least to some degree.

A few minutes later, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina pushed back:

CARLY FIORINA, FORMER CEO HEWLETT PACKARD: Paul said something that's illustrative of what I meant when I said people overplay their hands. What Paul just did was lump everybody together as a crazy radical gun-owner.

KRUGMAN: Not true.

FIORINA: Yes. So you're condemning people...

KRUGMAN: No, there are plenty of gun-owners who are fine. But the lobbying groups, the NRA is now revealed as an insane organization, and that matters quite a lot.

FIORINA: I said at the outset, I think the NRA overplayed its hand a bit.

KRUGMAN: More than that.

FIORINA: I think...

KRUGMAN: More than just overplaying its hand.

FIORINA: ... we should support universal background checks. On the other hand, we need to say that if -- let's just say Dianne Feinstein's bill passed banning assault weapons. It won't do anything to solve the problem.

Wow! A New York Times columnist said on national television Sunday that the NRA is "an insane organization," and the only person that pushed back was Fiorina.

Why didn't host George Stephanopoulos step in a challenge Krugman for going so far?

Likely, it's because Stephanopoulos agreed with him.

Says a lot about today's media, doesn't it?

[Farmer Dean]

Well Paul,a bunch of liberals think about 25 million Americans will need to be exterminated for their political values.How does that rate on your insane meter?Or are you in full agreement?

[Darksheare]

Paul Krugman is a Guinea Pig.

[cripplecreek]

I need a gun in case there’s ever an “alien invasion” Paulie.

[KC_Lion]

The Man is literally Bat Sh!t insane.

[Paladin2]

"a police forces that provides public safety"

Socialist retard who doesn't care about the individual, just the greatest benefit for the greater number of peeps.

The popos basically only get and remove the bad guys after the bad guys have done something bad to a helpless individual. No wonder that the PC crowd is so against the Boy Scouts and the motto of "Be Prepared".

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Somebody find out - does Krugman have security protection himself?

If he doesn't let's spread all over the net that Krugman is unarmed!

[Popman]

One day Krugman will be found lying facedown in a NYC gutter murdered...by one of his deranged liberal sycophants...

Too bad he wasn’t packing heat to defend himself. ..

[Stormdog]

“Why didn’t host George Stephanopoulos step in a challenge Krugman for going so far?”

George Stepanfetchit challenge Krugman? Seriously, you have to ask that?
Stepanfetchit’s biggest challenge is blow drying his hair.

[csmusaret]

I thought he was Punxsutawney Phil.

[onyx]

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[stevem]

Has anyone ever seen a picture of Paul Krugman and not thought he looks insane?

[Belteshazzar]

Well, he looks not so much insane as that he woke up in a strange place (world), which kind of scares him, and still hasn’t figured out where that place is. All he knows is that everyone who lives here is always wrong and, he, being from somewhere else, is always right.

[Belteshazzar]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. He works for the New York Times, which is nothing more than the thinly disguised Daily Planet. Paul Krugman is Clark Kent. He is Superman. He is from Krypton where all the world’s smartest people are from.

By George (Reeves), I think I’ve got it.

[iacovatx]

The NRA was viciously attacked to take political advantage of the CT tragedy. The NRA thought through matters and came out strongly and successfully in defending against the attacks. The NRA then made common sense recommendations that could help protect children’s lives. The NRA is now gaining members and support. That enrages Krugman so he calls the NRA insane as if it is obvious—that is a tactic of evil people and was a widely-used tactic in the old Soviet Union. Make no mistake about who Krugman and his fans are. A lot can be learned from the NRA’s response to this attack on them. And, Fiorina foolishly agrees the NRA went too far???? Are you kidding?

[Pharmboy]

Anything this reprehensible semi-human speaks ill of, must be, by definition, good if not great.

[skeeter]

Krugman also thinks the US government doesn’t spend enough.

[ozzymandus]

Why would they ask Krugman anything about guns? He should stick to being wrong and ignorant about economics.

[353FMG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bCA3yqkMUI

[zagger]

Well, what can you say about an insane organization which has been growing at a rate of 10,000 new insane people per day!

I cannot imagine why anyone would care what Krugman thinks about anything - especially a subject like guns where he knows nothing at all. The guy is a self absorbed media hound. We are just drowning in people with this type of personality disorder.