Krugman: Romney showed ‘contempt’ for the press

Interesting discussion on the first presidential debate during a Sunday TV program. The interchange between columnist and economist Paul Krugman and conservative panelist Mary Matalin is worth the watch.

“I don’t know whether to blame Lehrer or the president but it was kind of amazing cause Romney was not only saying things that are not true, he was saying things that his own campaign had previously said weren’t true,” said Krugman.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist alleged that Romney displayed “contempt” for the press and assumed that “the news media will not cover me on this. As long as I say it forcefully, they’ll say I won.”

“Oh, so you’re saying the press is against Obama now?” countered Matalin…