NYT's Krugman: Slamming the Fantasy World of Glenn Beck

onSep 28, 2009 @ 16:29 PDT

For others who missed Paul Krugman column from last Thursday’s New York Times, it’s worth a look. Krugman nails the Fox fantasist Glenn Beck for quoting reports that he can’t produce. Krugman says:

“Thus, last week Glenn Beck — who seems to be challenging Rush Limbaugh for the role of de facto leader of the G.O.P. — informed his audience of a “buried” Obama administration study showing that Waxman-Markey would actually cost the average family $1,787 per year. Needless to say, no such study exists.”

You really have to wonder who’s inspiring Beck to make this stuff up.

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onMar 24, 2026 @ 11:07 PDT

The Tory leader spent a week at the home of a major party donor.

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onMar 24, 2026 @ 08:50 PDT

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