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SamuelRSmith said:

Hahaha, I knew that was a terrible analogy when I posted it... what I really mean is that he's a professional economist who people respect (yes, some loons out there do respect Krugman), and not some punk kid talking shit on youtube.

Heh, yeah, I got what you meant. It just seems like the worst thing you can possibly say about a person. "This guy is the Paul Krugman of nuclear safety" means, "Oh shit."