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.
Me calling Ovomit illegitimate is also patriotic.
Now, sit down and STFU. We won!
And calling Krugman an ignorant idiot is an act of honesty and truth.
Has that low-T almost man been correct about anything in his sorry life?
The hypocrisy is strong with this one!
Calling Krugman an ignorant, arrogant moron is an act of Captain Obvious.
” low-T Krugman”
Gotta love this site
Fake News based on DNC created rumor !
Calling Krugman a Nancy Boy is a refreshing dose of honesty.
The illegitmate President is the one who admitted he was born a British subject because of his foreign national father.
He was admitting he was not a natural born citizen without admitting it.
The Ministry of Propaganda assisted by the GOP savaged anyone who dared to object with the greatest Alinsky tactic ever perpetrated. People who know that he was never eligible were attacked as “birthers”.
Krugman is a disgrace to the human race.
These left wing windbags purposely stir up the fringe elements of the Democrat Party. Of course, the rest of the faux media hangs on every word and lie they utter.
"Raping children at Pizzagate,
murdering witnesses,
and lying to engender sedition,
are good as I see it."
Calling Krugman an astute economist is an act of ignorance.
“People who know that he was never eligible were attacked as “birthers”.”
I’ll never forget or forgive the leftist Hussein-Heads FReaks HERE who told us for YEARS to stay away from discussing the “birth certificate” and to discuss anything BUT the “birth certificate”.
Stupid Hussein-Head “freepers”.
Calling Paul Krugman an economist is an act of economic illiteracy.
That’s true when your loyalty is to the USSR. Krugman and reality had a separation in the 1970’s and he’s unaware of the many changes since.
Calling Paul Krugman a filthy, Stalin-worshipping communist is far more patriotic.
Looking for justification for being an ass.
I think there is a line here...either you accept the results of American democracy or not. If you do not, then you should be shunned. The organizations that hire these people should remove them. President-elect Trump won the election, won an historic landslide, and people need to accept the results. They may not like it but Trump is our next president. Undermining America by claims he’s illegitimate undermine the core credibility of these people and their organizations. Definitely kick the organizations, all of them, out of the White House press corps and pools so long as they employ and feature these people—including Fox.
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