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Who Said It: "Obama Has Emerged As One Of The Most Successful Presidents In American History"
None other than Paul Krugman - the Nobel Prize-winning economist - once one of the president’s most notable critics, explains why Obama is a historic success...
Excerpted from Rolling Stone (read full Op-Ed here),
Obama faces trash talk left, right and center – literally – and doesn't deserve it.
Despite bitter opposition, despite having come close to self-inflicted disaster, Obama has emerged as one of the most consequential and, yes, successful presidents in American history. His health reform is imperfect but still a huge step forward – and it's working better than anyone expected. Financial reform fell far short of what should have happened, but it's much more effective than you'd think. Economic management has been half-crippled by Republican obstruction, but has nonetheless been much better than in other advanced countries. And environmental policy is starting to look like it could be a major legacy.
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Yes, Obama has a low approval rating compared with earlier presidents. But there are a number of reasons to believe that presidential approval doesn't mean the same thing that it used to.
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A constant of his time in office is the onslaught from the right, which has never stopped portraying him as an Islamic atheist Marxist Kenyan. Nothing has changed on that front, and nothing will.
Finally, there's the constant belittling of Obama from mainstream pundits and talking heads.
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Am I damning with faint praise? Not at all. This is what a successful presidency looks like. No president gets to do everything his supporters expected him to. FDR left behind a reformed nation, but one in which the wealthy retained a lot of power and privilege. On the other side, for all his anti-government rhetoric, Reagan left the core institutions of the New Deal and the Great Society in place. I don't care about the fact that Obama hasn't lived up to the golden dreams of 2008, and I care even less about his approval rating. I do care that he has, when all is said and done, achieved a lot. That is, as Joe Biden didn't quite say, a big deal.
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Only if you measure success by the number of hapless women and children killed
Another Harvard liar?
Just a guess.
RIPS
She said....
"Lie to me, lie to me!"
I guess it all depends on your definition of success
If one defines success as making a mockery of the Presidency, while attending a memorial service for another Nobel Prize Winner, Nelson Mandela, and pissing of your wife at the same time, then I agree.
You mean "pissing on"
He's got R Kelly in his blood.
seriously though, Barry & Michelle should've come up with a new catchy #hashtag by now to destroy the obola virus ...
#bringbackourbbqfruitbat
Most consequential POTUS or most controversial POTUS? Perhaps we should ask Reggie what he thinks...
...most consensual. Hands down.
Fuck Paul Krugman.
He just may be the poster boy justifying Euthanasia
"Obama faces trash talk from left right and center. Literally.''
''Literal'' trash talk. THat sounds like Krugman
If you define success as quality of fellatio's performed on men named Reggie, then Obama is indeed the best president in USSA history.
Stinks so bad he attracts flies.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02461/Obama-fly_2461808b.jpg
Isn't that a sign of evil?
Paul Krugman gobbles a mean knob.
Krugman writes satire.
Poe's Law applies here...
Flies are drawn to shit.
WTH is Krugman talking about? Obama faces trash talk from the left? Those treasonous SOB's have a cone of silence around Obozo. They won't let Obozo hear any harsh words from anybody especially the leftists. Krugman is so freaking pathetic.
Yes, he is right. This American history starts from 2001.
I am pro life so I don't agree with abortion but perhaps him being terminated in his 63rd trimester isn't such a bad idea
I am pro life so I don't agree with abortion but perhaps him being terminated in his 183rd trimester isn't such a bad idea
Scary but true. "He's still the President" whatever ridiculous tirades I go on. That goes for Israel too I might add.
I'm still unclear as to who actually killed his Kansas mother. I'm sure the President knows though. It ain't like the phi king Jews are talking...but I don't see a thousand new hospital beds going up in Chicago either.
Is that the President's fault? Those Chicago dopes who refused to meet with their man when he flew up there were total cowards in my book.
Obviously not a big fan of Cities in general but Chicago is all right in my book.
Hitler never could cross over to the side of the English though. A little too full of himself. 1933-1945. Outlived FDR. Not Stalin though. Rather ironic as he was responsible for more dead Russians than anyone in history.
Paul Krugman is first and foremost a Statist Goon.
Of course he admires a statist fool of Obama's ilk.
Krugbearpigman is nothing more than a useful idiot that writes what he's told to write; the people that continue to pay him to do what he does are the problem.
"A constant of his time in office is the onslaught from the right, which has never stopped portraying him as an Islamic atheist Marxist Kenyan. Nothing has changed on that front, and nothing will."
If the shoe fits...
Republicans just keep throwing shit at the wall hoping that something sticks. It's easier than coming up with, you know, ideas or solutions. Their shrill whines to coddle the rich some more don't count.
As a staunch liberal, I'm drowning in my own tears right now. Thank goodness I don't have a job or I'd be showing up to work a total mess!
Deputy Liar in Chief talks up the Head Liar In Chief. ...move on
Damn, my money was on Karl Rove
He very well could be both, and not in a good way.
Best comment I ever read on ZH about Krugman (don't remember who, but it wasn't me, unfortunately):
Krugmans's the kind of guy who takes a dump in the morning and then turns around and yells at the toilet: "See! I told you so!"
I've said that a few times after hot wings
I believe you meant to say pissing off his wookie and Reggie, the true love of his life
What does Michelle Obama do after she shaves her pussy in the morning???
She dresses him and sends him to the oval office.
Krugman is a known commie and globalist, it's from that perspective that he defines Obama as a success. So the bastard is telling the truth.
Yesserie Bob Jumpin' Jimminitely They're under every fucking rock and bed, slither out in the dark and take away everything owned by others and when objections surface, defile and distract with Political Correctness.
Joe McCarthy was right.
They're just "globalists" these days.
Same program.
Fuck 'em.
may a Filovirus which either is nonexistent or no big fucking deal entertain them personally, soon.
For statist wannabe communists, destruction IS progress.
I wonder if the door to the White House was left open to allow an 'intimate' of Moo-chelle to enter undetected. . . BTW, was it the back door that was involved?
That picture is legendary.
Michelle is so beautiful.
Seething malevolence.
Lol I figured it out.
This is a Onion article.
Ha fuck I almost lost some IQ reading that shit, no way some one could truly feel that way.
Actually, its from ROLLING STONE. But, same fucking difference, right. RS is a leftist nutjob rag. sadly i gave them money for a subscription in college. but hey, what did i know then.
It is a sad comment upon the state of the world that the best investigative journalism in the US of A now resides in the Rolling Stone. It is not owned by the big conglomerates so it can follow the leads and reveal what the Powerz don't want us to know. If it weren't for the Rolling Stone and Matt Tiabbi we would not know the ins and outs of the mortgage securitization scandal run by the big banks.
Would you care to nominate a publication that is not, in your opinion, left wing, which is not owned by the main stream media and whose role is to mislead the people all of the time? Rolling Stone isn't as bad as the Huffington Post and should not be lumped in with those wackos. That said, all publications employ journalists with views contrary to those of most of their readers. It gets them free publicity. It would be much fairer to bag out the journalist that wrote that load of codswallop than the publication itself.
check out their article on johar zarnaev. That's right up there with the Puffington Post. Dumb biatch wishes she could bed the bomber. The RS deserves a special place in subscription hell. their circulation has plummeted. it seems the rest of the world agrees with me that they are no better than msnbc
Obama has his fist so far up Krugman's shithole, that everytime he has a thought, it has to tiptoe past Obama's wedding ring.
Yes, Obama has a low approval rating compared with earlier presidents. But there are a number of reasons to believe that presidential approval doesn't mean the same thing that it used to.
Sure... And 2+2 no loner equals 4 like it used to either.
Up is down. Black is white. Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?
And dogs return to eat their vomit as well.
Just reread Kiplings: Gods of the Copybook Headings.
Collective insanity appears to be a regular human thing.
I agree, and we're seeing it again today in the West. His poem was describing Socialism/Communism.
"There are only four things certain since Social Progress began."
Reminds me of that commercial this is your brain on drugs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs
Not really, it's just a perfect circle jerk of idiots. I'm sure that in Obozo's mind, Krugman comes as the biggest economist of all times too...
I'd agree, successful at:
Arming, funding & training terror organizations
Tortueing folks
Illegal War Crimes of Aggression
Murder War Crimes via Drone strikes
NDAA
Illegal Sping on The American People
Political persecution of dissent
Fast & Furious
Bengazi
Can't the BLS re-define how they come up with the approval rating? Maybe only count registered dems, etc..
I see lamp post in Krugman's future...as a matter of fact, I see enough for all of them...
If this is success should we all just kill ourselves now?
This man is an intruder and a narcisist.
The only success in this piece of progressive hopian smoke job is no thinking man or woman will vote for either of these corporate whore parties again.
Third party folks, anything else is a waist of gas.
"Obama Has Emerged As One Of The Most Successful Presidents In American History" ... in destroying the foundations of what was known as the United States of America before him. Then I could agree.
Other than that, the man is a junkie, a narcisist and a deviant of the highest order. Did you you know that Nero who burned Rome and prosecuted early Cristians and fed them to the wolves and lions in Colliseum had a high apprecation for a second-class drama and was deviant himself? School wouldn't teach us that, but here we go, neo-Nero reads from telemprompter the stuff we're all eager to hear and we let it slip under our collective radar. Ebola shmebola, crisis shmisis, nobody cares. All the signs of crumbling Empire.
Hahahaha. How fukn ludicrous. Successful @ destroying the constitution, sividing the country, lying, decimatimg the middle class while living its celebrity overprivileged grand imperial golf lifestyle on the backs of tbe few remaining working tax paying U.S. citizen serfs and peasants. Correct on all those acxounts. Good job azzho!
The Peace of the DEVIL and The PEACE OF GOD. I am sure this PUNDIT MEANT ONLY THE FORMER. In that case, he is very right!!!
krugman is on crack
Depends on what the definition of "is" is......
Now that's funny!
Krugman is Ellsworth Toohey. It's not even subtle.
Well, he at least sounds like he's on crack when resorting to oxymorons like "Islamist atheist."
Pray tell, what exactly is an Islamist atheist?
AAAAAAA....AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Fucking tool. Thanks for the laugh.
"But there are a number of reasons to believe that presidential approval doesn't mean the same thing that it used to."
Same goes for a lot of things around this administration, Paul. Legality, Constitutionality, truthfullness, effectiveness, meritocracy, accountability and a sense of anything mattering besides the next election. None of them mean what they used to.
you omitted GDP, employment and unemployment rates, inflation, seasonally adjusted, and all the effusions of the BLS and other agencies that oh so gently massage data until it is just right for public consumption....
Please don't forget to add the noble peace prize in that list.
It is true that Krugman is doing much better under Obama.
Obama does not think so, he prefers dark meat.
Kiss Of Death
And there was me thinking it WAS Pinocchio...
Ho hum!
DavidC
so all that said, what has he accomplished?
He had another barrier put around the white house, for extra protection against American infidels.
He's allowed an outbreak of psorISIS and ebola.
He's brought us closer to war with the Ruskies than we've been in decades, hurting Europe in the process.
He's made health care more affordable* for folks.
He's made George Bush look good.
He's improved his golf game quite a bit.
He can put "PresidentOTUS, been there done that" on his resume.
* = sarc
we also tortured some folks, and ebola-d some folks
Placed sanctions on Iran, Russia and also fined a big French bank.
He "won" a Nobel Peace Prize and um...... he broke 100 on the front nine at Camp David and nearly threw the first pitch all the way to home base.
He promised to fundamentally change America. So far from where I sit he has upheld his pledge. :-(
This time is different!
This will be Obama's "Mission Accomplished" when the market tanks by September 2015.
If I was Obola I would prefer a different sport than golfing.
F-me... i'd hate to see what a bad one looks like!
White guilt.
Everything that Krapman advocates is wildly profitable for Wall Street.
Bigger spending equals bigger profits for the big banks.
So, from Krapmans perspective, yes, Obama is a raging success.
stick a fork in the obola. it be done, bitchez.
Will someone please throw that bearded potato into a pot of boiling water?
lol. That was a good one... I'll carry that visual for a long time.
Krugman nuthin. It was really written by Prezzy Obola.
In gay circles, while all of you go on about Obama taking it up the ass, it is actually circulated that Obama likes old white men to suck him off and then he does not reciprocate.
See any parallels here?
You are not saying the Krugman might have drained the Pres's nut?
...an even bigger fool.
If one considers "cui bono?", and conclude that the 0.01% of the world's population have done tremendously well, then President Obama has been one of the most successful presidents in history, with the proviso that only the truly really very rich matter.
I wish that were true if only to provide some hope for some one. I'm inclined to believe he is just rewarding his rich friends, with hopes that the white ones will provide the evil foil to his planned economic collapse.
He is good at aiming hellfire missles at folks overseas... I'll give him that one and a mulligan to boot!
Honestly I had to read this twice and double check on the internet - is it April First today?
Mainstream Pundits did not belittle Obama.
They failed to do any inquiry into his capabilities or background while acting as cheerleaders for his election two times.
In fact, the Mainstream Pundits were secretly organized to coordinate the favorable punditry and shout down the critics using any tactics available. Just do a bit of reading on the Ezra Klein Journolist organization.
Words fail.
Eh......nobody?
some organizations TOOL
Thats what she said
More on the China - Russia deal as other nations bypass the dollar and make Barry's and Kerry's policies look like a partial failure:
As long as oil is denominated in dollars in the global market, the U.S. can and will use its control over the petro-dollar and reserve currency to inflict economic war against any and all nations that do not cede to American national policies. And with the U.S.'s current desire to escalate chaos in both Ukraine and Syria, and to keep Russia out of the picture and unable to protect their new and long-standing allies by disrupting their economy and currency, today's intervention by China may be the key in allowing Russia to stabilize prices within their economy, and to inflict greater harm to America's allies who still are beholden to dollar denominated trade.
http://www.examiner.com/article/as-secret-saudi-deal-increases-harm-to-r...
Wake up one morning to a dollar devalued 40% ... yikes!
I do not really buy this alleged secret deal between the Saudis and the US government. A low oil price will hurt the western supermajors as well as American frackers long before they hurt Russia. If a low oil price was enough to hammer Russia into submission, then the whole Ukrainian mission would have been inessential from the US point of view. They would have driven the price lower along with their Gulf state allies and that would be that. The sanctions placed on selling western oil extracting equipment and forcing western oil companies out of the Russian oil market was precisely carried out in the clear knowledge that the Russian oil industry on its own is strong enough and for the benefit of the supermajors and the frackers, there should be devised a different strategy so that Russian oil production would be harmed.
To the extent that a deal with the Saudis does exist, it may have two short-term propagandistic aims:
1) Mid-term elections coming up in the USA, and the Democratic Party wants the US consumer to feel better.
2) Mid-term elections and Obama will want to claim that his santions are really hurting Russia since the ruble is down.
Obama isn't worthy of kissing Darth Cheney's pinky ring. Maybe Gerald Ford will be willing to pardon the last 8 years.
This is what passes for intelligence. Paul Krugman is Wesley Mouch.
This Krugman dude is proving himself to be a genuine mappet!
Since ZH is the overlord of charts-
Let's rank all 44 Presidents accomplishments and levels of suck on an easy to read graph!
lol
I mean with his mouth and such...
I cannot get myself to read it
I cannot believe for one minute the NSA or GCHQ could pass this utter shit our way, this must be the puppets themselves.
Have you cunts any idea, even an inclincing of the hatred you are brewing? Do you not even understand a little a touch of just how fucked off your average joe is?
Thought not.
You didnt realise the public sentiment did you? We are fucked right off, and have had enough. At some point you cunts will listen, but then it will be too late, you had your chance, it never had to be like this did it? Sotero is a fucking cunt, you know it, I know it, and so does the fucking world. Who the fuck do you think you are kidding carrying on this charade?
This wont end the way you think it will you cunts.
Tick, fucking, tock.
:-)
The best that princeton can produce... KRUGGLES!
What a crock! Obama to go down as the worst President of all time. I suppose this is what success looks like then?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
But never mind that. Look, I can pull a unicorn out of my ass.
The list of Zero's failures and illegal activities are too long too fucking lnumber. Krugman is a brown nosing turd and he needs to be flushed.
KRUGMAN is an idiot arsewhole! Obama precided over the biggest transfer of (Fed) wealth to the top in US history, for starters. Most DECEITFUL Prez in US history.
Damnt it and I thought it was because fat chiks like black dicks?
starman-Damnt it and I thought it was because fat chiks like black dicks?
I thought it was because fat white chiks like black dicks.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
and we are wasting our time here at ZH with A) Krugman and B) Rolling Stoned? WTF?
pass the heroin, Jimmy....
the romanians, in conclusion, said the same about the ceausescus.
So . . . the CIA and NSA have the Rolling Stone working for them, too?
When Obama is getting praise, it can only mean one thing: CIA is either bribing or threatening the poor fucker doing the inane praise.
ahahah Nazi in the power of washington DS...
I would have said Obama's own sphincter said it... But if Paul Krugman wants to denigrate himself below that "watermark" -then so be it!
This from the guy who said an alien invasion could help fix the economy.
http://business.time.com/2011/08/16/paul-krugman-an-alien-invasion-could...
Funny thing when i read the headlne my first reaction, with a little bit of sarc, was gotta be Nobel Prize winner Krugman. took all of 1 second.
How is that trillion dollar platinum coin working for ya Paulie. Paulie want a cracka!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/opinion/krugman-coins-against-crazies....
Really wearing out those knee pads ain't ya?
Fuck you Krugman.
I think Krugman has managed to fit a decent amount of his body up Obama's rear-end. Now if he can just get that other shoulder to squeeze in I think he'll be home free. All he may need is additional K-Y and a push from Michelle.
Obama has been 100% successful with his agenda. There no way to argue with this. Look at debt, a bomb that will explode AFTER he leaves office. Look at Obamacare with so many mandates that are set to be implememted AFTER he leaves office. Look at the number of people dependent on the government - astoundinly higher. Look at education levels...continueing to fall. Look at obesity climbing higher. His complete lack of cooperation in drilling to lower oil prices and create energy independence. His walking away from past middle east hard fought gains.
Sorry...this is the short list.
His agenda for his minions has been completely successful.
Hey, Rolling Stone, I applaud you in giving Krugman enough rope to hang himself.
But I'm not even going to read the article, sorry.
In the 'Biggest US Politician Liars for $400, Alex', I was going to go with Nancy Pelosi.
When profiling the most successful throughout history, Hitler fares very high as well. Take over the world, fundamental transformation, seems they both were/are well on their way.
Fake Nobel Prize Winners ALWAYS defend other
Fake Nobel Prize winners. See Henry Kissinger et al.
Fuck the Nobel Prize
"Fuck the Nobel Peace Prize"
Think of all the wonderful peace-loving winners before you say a nasty thing like that. Off hand, Menachem Begin, Marchin' Looter King, Henry Kissinger, Yassar Arafat, Al Gore, Shimon Peres.
I rest my case.
Stop it, you're killing me!
Paul Krugman, one of the greatest clowns in American history
In fact do you stupid fucking idiots sit there and wank each other off to shit thas has no relevance the bulk of humanity?
Is that you Steve at NSA? Is that you George at GCHQ? Are you seriously taking the piss or just so out of touch you cant see it?
I have seen some shit posted here, this takes the fucking biscuit. The boyo Sotero is a fucking liability, never mind a fucking puppet, the people can see through the cunt like glass, and you think we believe the rest of your shit? I am fucking steaming thinking these cunts think we are this fucking stupid.
Fucking idiot cunts. Go fuck yourselves.
Eloquently said. Terrific use of prose.
Spot on.
If one defines success as destruction of America, then, yes, I agree.
Krugman: " ...presidential approval (rating) don't mean the same thing that it used to..."
Yeah, just like the CPI, the GDP, and the BLS employment statistics.
Krugman: "Am I damning with faint praise? Not at all. This is what a successful presidency looks like."
A successful Presidency looks like the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression.
Hey there is no real Nobel Prize for Economics.
..wonder if there is anything Krugman wouldn't say....
The truth.
George Soros' Piss Boy.
Kyle Bass- "I spoke with a senior admnistration official and he said we are just going to kill the dollar."
Successful Indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILKolTI1s50
Kyke Bass is another Wall Street hack, and the following statement Destroys His Credibility:
"Kyle: Unfortunately…because it feels like they’re making it the only game in town. It’s not your choice, but it’s the only answer though.......
http://kylebassblog.blogspot.mx/2013/10/kyle-bass-fed-wont-raise-interest-rates.html
Thus according to his own Words, he is Useless, and you should just throw long SPX Futures....
"Since it's not your Choice...and the only Game in Town...."
What do you need him for ?
He has got Japan all wrong, claims Privately he can get 100x Yield on the Japan Trade....
What Counterparty can pay 100-1 ?
I gave him the Opportunity to rise to a Higher Level, in his own Arrogance, he ignored it....
He will join Peter Schiff, et al., him on the Way Down....
He is another Fame/Attention Seeker without the Depth.........
Wonder if he unloaded all those nickels.
How is Kyle Bass' Credibility destroyed when he quoted a senior Obola administration official.
He also speaks to various groups who have certain knowledge about the financial situation and it seems to be on a fiscal year projection. I also get a little miffed when some analysts get crticized for being wrong when the tptb are trying to react to information they don't want out getting out.
Their plans and strategies adjust just as our theories and strategies adjust. The battlefield is constantly changing and it not just one plan. Many fronts and beach heads to this conflict so things do change.
Especially when we are talking about governments and central banks.
Just saying.
"Kyle: Unfortunately…because it feels like they’re making it the only game in town. It’s not your Choice, but it’s the only Answer though.......
http://kylebassblog.blogspot.mx/2013/10/kyle-bass-fed-wont-raise-interest-rates.html
Thus according to his own Words, he is Useless, and you should just throw long SPX Futures....
"Since it's not your Choice...and the only Game in Town...."do you need him for ?
The Primary Function of a Manager:
KNOW what Position to Take and When to Take it.......
REGARDLESS OF THE ACTS OR NON-ACTS of any other Party.....
Nobody Forces Anyone to take Any Position in Markets...
When a so-called Manager says "It's not 'My' Choice"=
His Credibility is thus Ruined.......
There are Plenty of Excellent Shorts......
Presently, and since 2009.......
And there will be more to come, as always in Markets.....
Parenthetically, which destroys the ZH Critics claim that one "Missed the Greatest Rally"........
RIMM in 2010 and APPL in 2012, both paid me Handsomely.....
Today the Safest and Prime Short:
Berkshire Hathaway.........
Didn't hear Kyle mention that, but rather the Continual Widowmaker......
The Big Money is never Made and Kept on the Obvious.....
Anyone or "Manager" who advocates otherwise only demonstrates their Lack of Credibility and Depth....
It is not about being "Right" - but rather being "Right" at the Critical Inflection Point.....
As to the claim a "Senior Official" states they "we" are going to "Kill the Dollar" is truly for the Ignorant.....
Both Proponent and Believer.......
There is not ONE person or Group in the Administration who could or would "Kill the Dollar"......even if they wanted to....
Quite the Contrary, many could and would be killed to Protect its Status.....
It is all about Power, Not Economics......
In the End it will be the Speculators and Arrogant Managers that Fall; not the Dollar......
How is the claim from a senior admin official says we're going to kill the dollar an ignorant one? seriously. you have no answer other than your ignorant with no explanation.
Its all about power, not economics.
“Money plays the largest part in determining the course of history.” Karl Marx writing in the Communist Manifesto (1848).
“Let me issue and control a nation’s money and I care not who writes the laws.” Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), founder of the House of Rothschild.
As Nicolas Trist – secretary to President Andrew Jackson – said about the incredibly powerful privately owned Second Bank of the United States, “Independently of its misdeeds, the mere power, — the bare existence of such a power, — is a thing irreconcilable with the nature and spirit of our institutions.” (Schlesinger, The Age of Jackson, p.102) Not about economics huh? Go away troll.Not if the goal is to achieve a single global currency.
"Yes, Obama has a low approval rating compared with earlier presidents. But there are a number of reasons to believe that presidential approval doesn't mean the same thing that it used to."
That is what the losing politician says during an election when pre-election polls show them 10% behind.
Failure is success to the common core lib