Krugman on the Stupid Things he Says

So, someone has been running a Google+ account in Paul Krugman’s name for quite some time now, but it really got traction when the account posted a public comment about the recent earthquake on the east coast:

People on twitter might be joking, but in all seriousness, we would see a bigger boost in spending and hence economic growth if the earthquake had done more damage.

Krugman got a little upset about it, even referring to it as identity theft:

So if you see me quoted as saying something really stupid or outrageous, and it didn’t come from the Times or some other verifiable site, you should probably assume it was a fake.

So, only when Krugman says stupid things coming from the Times should we believe they are authentic. What’s funny about this to me is that the fake comment is pretty tame for Krugman, and is just the kind of thing he would say. I’m not saying it’s ok to impersonate anyone, but I am saying this fake Google+ account hasn’t really changed his reputation at all. It’s not like someone has made him out to be something he isn’t:

If we discovered that, you know, space aliens were planning to attack and we needed a massive buildup to counter the space alien threat and really inflation and budget deficits took secondary place to that, this slump would be over in 18 months.

That’s Krugman on CNN. He’s a delusional left-wing head-case. Big deal.