Oh, God.

Are we still pretending Paul Krugman actually has anything worthwhile to tweet about? Not really, but there’s plenty to make fun of.

Like this gem about the Tea Party.

Oh, God. Are we still pretending that the Tea Party was about small government and concern about budget deficits? It was always, from the beginning, about racial anger; opposition to big government only to the extent that it helps Those People 1/ https://t.co/TI90hLoMsQ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 28, 2019

From The New York Times:

One significant limitation to the Tea Party is the contradiction in its DNA: It was a mass uprising based on notions of small-government libertarianism that are popular with think tanks but not so popular with most Americans. And as Mr. Obama’s allies saw the movement, its outrage over the debt and deficit had another purpose: giving cover and a voice to those who wanted to attack the first black president — people who in some cases showed up at rallies waving signs with racist caricatures and references.

Wow.

This is a hot dumpster of stupid.

No wonder Krugman shared it.

Academic research confirms the obvious. The idea that the Tea Party had something to do with notions of fiscal responsibility was a fairy tale told by centrists who didn't want to acknowledge the true ugliness of the modern U.S. right. 2/ https://t.co/mEcIh8wqgY — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 28, 2019

Academic research … HA HA HA HA HA

Gosh, if that book says so.

*eye roll*

And any notion that the Tea Party failed in its objectives is nonsense. It was all about racial animosity; and now they have a president who legitimizes and feeds that animosity. They don't care about deficits, and never did 3/ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 28, 2019

Racial animosity?

WTF?

Imagine being this bitter over a movement that hasn’t really existed in several years now. He really cannot accept people just don’t like or agree with his ideas so he paints them as racists or bigots or some other horrible stereotype so he can write them off. It’s actually pretty weak when you think about it.

I thought you were back to pretending you were an economist? — ? YELLOWSTONE ? (@rrothfeldt) August 28, 2019

Krugman continues his uninterrupted streak of being wrong. Going on about 10 straight years now. Impressive — Bryan Jones (@bpjauburn) August 29, 2019

The #TEAParty was absolutely about reducing the size of government and getting it out of our daily lives. To paint it as anything else is a lie that tiny people like you propagate in order to denigrate a movement against the accumulation of power in the Federal goverment. — Gary HokieHawk (@grsvt81) August 28, 2019

You’re an idiot. — Christie (@RepRepublic) August 29, 2019

Short, simple, and to the point.

Paul….you should stay off the internet since you said it was going to be a failure. — Dead Zed (@pulgalization) August 28, 2019

Well, of course, it was going to be a failure … Al Gore invented it and stuff.

The tea party had nothing to do with race. I met many black people at the rallies who were conservative. — MamaBear74 (@TruthBToldDe) August 29, 2019

Your meds have worn off. Call your pharmacy to refill your prescription. — Jonathan Schafer (@jschaf01) August 28, 2019

No, it really was. Only racists see racism in everyone else. — MementoMāori ? (@MementoMaori) August 29, 2019

Ding ding ding.

When are you going to realize that you are wrong and always have been wrong? — Don Rose (@morgdad) August 28, 2019

Why mess with a streak, right?

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