Comments on: Who You Gonna Call? http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mesa Econoguy http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-29814 Mesa Econoguy Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:31:47 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3069#comment-29814 <p>PS, That baseball thing was a dead giveaway, Russ!</p> <p>Well done!</p> <p>Zambrano’s out for at least a week….<br /> </p> PS, That baseball thing was a dead giveaway, Russ!

Well done!

Zambrano’s out for at least a week….

]]> By: vidyohs http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-29766 vidyohs Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:47:23 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3069#comment-29766 <p>Charlie,</p> <p>"Full Disclosure: When I am not busy extolling Keynesian claptrap, I provide private entertainment to Paul Krugman.<br /> Posted by: Charlie | Sep 5, 2008 7:28:52 PM"</p> <p>Talk to Monica about how to keep those knees clean while giving private entertainment to Krugman. P.S., wear a blue outfit so as to preserve evidence in case you need it later.<br /> </p> Charlie,

"Full Disclosure: When I am not busy extolling Keynesian claptrap, I provide private entertainment to Paul Krugman.
Posted by: Charlie | Sep 5, 2008 7:28:52 PM"

Talk to Monica about how to keep those knees clean while giving private entertainment to Krugman. P.S., wear a blue outfit so as to preserve evidence in case you need it later.

]]> By: Mesa Econoguy http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-29813 Mesa Econoguy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:17:25 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3069#comment-29813 <p>No, I’m telling you who financial people, i.e. other economists, are listening to. </p> <p>You should listen, too.</p> <p>Actually, I have no opinion on baseball. Krugman should have no opinion on politics. You should understand this.<br /> </p> No, I’m telling you who financial people, i.e. other economists, are listening to.

You should listen, too.

Actually, I have no opinion on baseball. Krugman should have no opinion on politics. You should understand this.

]]> By: Charlie http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-29812 Charlie Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:10:18 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3069#comment-29812 <p>"They’re both largely irrelevant."</p> <p>To you maybe, but not to the field. Look, Russ is great, he seems like a great guy, a great teacher, he does really good podcasts and blog posts, but it isn't a stretch to say that Russ and PK and the other people I mentioned are in different leagues. And that's fine. That's not a diss. In the end, publications and citations and prestige aren't the end all be all. As far as I know Russ spends most of his time writing fiction books. It obviously isn't his goal to be considered one of the world's great economists (though he may want to be one of the best economic communicators). But I would hope Russ wouldn't pick some great and prestigious economist and call him unserious. It would look petty and unprofessional.</p> <p>Mesa, you spend a lot of time telling us who you think is great and important. Neat. It doesn't matter. You might have a favorite pretty good baseball player too. That's fine. You are free to go around extolling why your player is better than Pujols and A-Rod and any other player. And if your player says some other player sucks at baseball, you are free to go defend him. But I'm also free to throw their stats in your face, and most people that know about baseball will think you are being ridiculous.</p> <p>Charlie</p> <p>PS -I'm going for most baseball analogies in one post. Feel free to join in.</p> "They’re both largely irrelevant."

To you maybe, but not to the field. Look, Russ is great, he seems like a great guy, a great teacher, he does really good podcasts and blog posts, but it isn't a stretch to say that Russ and PK and the other people I mentioned are in different leagues. And that's fine. That's not a diss. In the end, publications and citations and prestige aren't the end all be all. As far as I know Russ spends most of his time writing fiction books. It obviously isn't his goal to be considered one of the world's great economists (though he may want to be one of the best economic communicators). But I would hope Russ wouldn't pick some great and prestigious economist and call him unserious. It would look petty and unprofessional.

Mesa, you spend a lot of time telling us who you think is great and important. Neat. It doesn't matter. You might have a favorite pretty good baseball player too. That's fine. You are free to go around extolling why your player is better than Pujols and A-Rod and any other player. And if your player says some other player sucks at baseball, you are free to go defend him. But I'm also free to throw their stats in your face, and most people that know about baseball will think you are being ridiculous.

Charlie

PS -I'm going for most baseball analogies in one post. Feel free to join in.

]]> By: Mesa Econoguy http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/who-you-gonna-c-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-29811 Mesa Econoguy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:05:47 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3069#comment-29811 <p>But then consider the evidence, Charlie. Your own point is irrelevant.</p> <p>Free markets work far better than government intervention throughout history. </p> <p>Relevant contributions are made, but do you really think Thorstein Veblen is a cornerstone? Krugman does. He writes like him.</p> <p>Do you think P. Diddy is a better producer than George Martin, too?<br /> </p> But then consider the evidence, Charlie. Your own point is irrelevant.

Free markets work far better than government intervention throughout history.

Relevant contributions are made, but do you really think Thorstein Veblen is a cornerstone? Krugman does. He writes like him.

Do you think P. Diddy is a better producer than George Martin, too?

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