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Paul Krugman

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The Resume

    (February 28, 1953- )
    Born in Long Island, New York
    Columnist for the New York Times

Why he might be annoying:

    Bill Clinton's commerce secretary said of him ‘He behaves like someone with a massive chip on his shoulder.’
    He won the ire of many Barack Obama supporters by describing them as 'cult like.'
    His position on the advisory board of Enron could have served as a conflict of interest in reporting news stories.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Because of his critique of the Obama campaign many Obama supporters theorized that he would be offered some job in a Hillary Clinton administration.
    He dismissed the rumors saying he was ‘unsuited for politics.’
    He kept an angry letter from Ralph Nader he received after criticizing his attacks on globalization.

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 85.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 324 Votes: 65.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 102 Votes: 84.31% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 39 Votes: 28.21% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 40 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 556 Votes: 48.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 1233 Votes: 44.61% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 179 Votes: 44.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 182 Votes: 36.26% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 38.10% Annoying