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Hey, Economic Pundits, Find a New Nickname [Trendwatch]
Posted on November 14, 2008
Pictured is NYU economist and Facebook stalker Nouriel Roubini, a.k.a. Dr. Doom. There's a highlight clip going around the internet (it's after the jump) of an investment guru named Peter Schiff predicting our current economic crisis on various TV shows over the past couple of years, and being roundly mocked by the hosts and the other guests for doing so. Now they all look dumb (that's you, Ben Stein) and he looks great. So what's the media's nickname for Schiff? Dr. Doom. Uh, yea, that one sounds familiar. Just how many freaking economists nicknamed Dr. Doom are there these days? Peter ...
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