Charles Krauthammer, RIP

Charles Krauthammer, a longtime Fox News contributor, Pulitzer Prize winner, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and best-selling author who came to be known as the dean of conservative commentators, has died. He was 68.
His death had been expected after he wrote a heartbreaking letter to colleagues, friends and viewers on June 8 that said in part "I have been uncharacteristically silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I'm afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a different course for me...
"Recent tests have revealed that the cancer has returned. There was no sign of it as recently as a month ago, which means it is aggressive and spreading rapidly. My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks left to live. This is the final verdict. My fight is over."

Tucker Carlson was on Fox, praising Krauthammer's spirit. He thought that because Charles Krauthammer faced his own death early in his life -- lying at the bottom of a pool, knowing immediately that he had severed his spine and would drown unless promptly rescued by someone else -- he was liberated from the sort of anger and frustration that consume many other people.

Posted by: Ace of Spades at 06:41 PM

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1 Awww. Didn't always agree with him but that didn't stop me from admiring him.

Posted by: Bosk at June 21, 2018 06:42 PM (fjMEv)

2 His name was Charles Krathammer.

Posted by: Axeman at June 21, 2018 06:42 PM (vDqXW)

3 He was a great man.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 06:42 PM (LAe3v)

4 RIP Dr. Krauthammer.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 06:43 PM (I16G8)

5 Younger than I thought. RIP doctor

Posted by: Claude Hopper at June 21, 2018 06:43 PM (XT6Vl)

6
Tony Blankley
Tony Snow
Kraut

We hardly knew ye's.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:43 PM (mBtaw)

7 (CENSORED)

Posted by: nip at June 21, 2018 06:44 PM (ECLaL)

8 Fair winds good sir. Tis a far better place you go.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 21, 2018 06:44 PM (nF4Bw)

9 It was a hard life to live I imagine but pray he has a better aferlife.

Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2018 06:44 PM (pHfeF)

10 That's sad. At least he seemed to be at peace with it.

Posted by: wooga at June 21, 2018 06:45 PM (V3cHU)

11 Medammit, I was aiming for Juan Williams.

Posted by: God at June 21, 2018 06:45 PM (s+VQe)

12 A life well lived and no doubt better to come. RIP.

Posted by: mustbequantum at June 21, 2018 06:46 PM (MIKMs)

13 SAD, RIP.

He's been at the forefront of my shitlord conservative life since I first got into politics as a teen.

He gave lie to the sad dumb liberal delusion of conservatives as these weird isolated rural freaks they wish us to be to quell their egos. We're smart and we know our shit.

Posted by: Krystal Slider Enthusiast at June 21, 2018 06:46 PM (FOPyv)

14 He was a good man. RIP

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2018 06:46 PM (gC2IV)

15 RIP

Posted by: garrett at June 21, 2018 06:46 PM (XQQJg)

16 RIP Charles,I didn't always agree with you particularly in recent years but you were a good guy.

Posted by: steevy at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (LiyEm)

17 11
Medammit, I was aiming for Juan Williams.

Posted by: God
I condemn myself for laughing.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (LAe3v)

18 He was a good man.

That's the best epitaph anyone could have.

Posted by: DR.WTF? at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (T71PA)

19 Use to tune into special report just to hear the amazing commentary from Charles. He always seemed like he had a clue while everyone else was just out there wandering in the woods.

Posted by: Drew in MO at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (cGlgB)

20 Well, this sucks.

Posted by: lily at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (5Rl8X)

21
Tony BlankleyTony Snow
Kraut

We hardly knew ye's.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:43 PM (mBtaw)

=============================
And I add: Michael Kelly

Posted by: mrp at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (Pqytn)

22 I see a hammer in someone's future...

Posted by: andycanuck at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (Evws/)

23
God rest Charles' sweet soul.
I look forward to meeting him in God's kingdom.

Posted by: Cold Civil War at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (Z2PYk)

24 I like the Doctor. Did not always agree with him but I liked him. Seemed a good person to hold a conversation with.

I think his earlier profession helped with that. Unlike most of the pundit class he would listen to you say your piece before taking your argument apart.

Posted by: Big V at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (ZvLtE)

25 We've all been saying goodbye in the last thread. He was special.

What I'm learning from the retrospective on Fox is how much use he had of his right hand. It seems he managed to control the universe from there.

I like the fact that I didn't know that until now. He was so cool about not letting on.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (fuK7c)

26
Charles Krauthammer...perhaps the most eloquent man in politics.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (mBtaw)

27 It's chilling to realize I've been reading him since I was 12. I suppose my apprehension at mortality will only increase as peers closer to my age shuffle away.

Posted by: trev006 at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (xNAOj)

28 He did as much as he could with the circumstances of his injury and to my knowledge never complained or used it for sympathy . RIP Mr. Krauthhammer.

Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (2DOZq)

29 I often disagreed with Krauthammer, but I pray he is in Heaven without that wheelchair.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (TtorR)

30 RIP Charles. Amazing life. It is supposedly typical for people to grow out of socialist/democrat impulses and become more conservative as CK did but few people in his fields have done that these last few decades.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at June 21, 2018 06:48 PM (eASYU)

31 RIP, Charles, may God welcome you into his arms.

Posted by: Braenard at June 21, 2018 06:49 PM (8JE5H)

32 RIP Mr Krauthammer

Posted by: Taqyia2Me at June 21, 2018 06:50 PM (Ftuf+)

33 For the longest I never realized he was paralyzed. He was a class act and will be missed.

Posted by: Tentotwo at June 21, 2018 06:50 PM (yhf6w)

34 RIP Charles Krauthammer.

I haven't had TV since 2012, so I haven't seen him at all in recent years.

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 06:50 PM (sdi6R)

35 Good Lord... hard to listen to Juan going on about Krauthammer. You sir aren't fit to wipe his boots. Asshole.

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:51 PM (dUJdY)

36 Suck it, Baer. I'll talk as long as I want to now.

Posted by: Zombie Charles at June 21, 2018 06:51 PM (LAe3v)

37 Nothing but good to say about Dr. Krauthammer, especially when I disagreed with him because he wasn't a disagreeable person. As astonishingly minor as it was and is, when Krauthammer became somewhat unhinged during the last Republican primary I wrote a comment to the effect he had lost all perspective for the first time since I've read him but it didn't negate his work. He actually read that comment aloud later on Fox and said it was true. Felt good.

Very interesting, eloquent man. Died that way as well.

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at June 21, 2018 06:51 PM (Mgkf9)

38 RIP.

Posted by: CSMBigBird at June 21, 2018 06:52 PM (xInes)

39 Back in the day before his television gigs, he was a syndicated columnist I always read, when I still read the newspaper. For years I didn't even know he was paralyzed. Agree or disagree, losing people like him make the world a poorer place.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at June 21, 2018 06:52 PM (Y9uH4)

40 Probably a good time to stay off Twitter. Come to think of it, it's always a good time to stay off Twitter.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2018 06:52 PM (gC2IV)

41 Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at June 21, 2018 06:51 PM (Mgkf9)

LOL at your nic!

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:52 PM (dUJdY)

42 Clinton Writ Small by Charles Krauthammer is one of my favorite Op Ed essays of all time.

RIP

Posted by: Denny Crane! at June 21, 2018 06:53 PM (wbRN9)

43 @41:

Thanks!

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at June 21, 2018 06:53 PM (Mgkf9)

44
Has any idiot evil dishonest leftist tweeted that President Trump's healthcare policies killed Charles, yet?

Or that MOAR BABY STEM CELL RESEARCH $$ coulda saved him!!??

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:53 PM (mBtaw)

45 Krauthammer would be a great name for a metal band. Just add an umlaut or two.

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 21, 2018 06:53 PM (xPl2J)

46 A great loss indeed. Will never be replaced.

Posted by: Libra at June 21, 2018 06:53 PM (u0gU9)

47 Yeah people.. please stay off Twitter if you care about your blood pressure.

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:54 PM (dUJdY)

48
I think Kraut is suiting up to play baseball right now. He'll be facing off against Cy Young. Cy will let him hit a homer, I'm sure.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 06:54 PM (8O3HH)

Posted by: Harry Bridges at June 21, 2018 06:55 PM (Ckqaf)

50
Two reactions from the Left will occur:

1. Krauthammer was a terrible person who's beliefs hurt children and minorities and homosexuals.

2. Trump's policies are the cause for his death.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:55 PM (mBtaw)

51 To my fellow baseball fan:

Might your Family be consoled from On High; as a Life Well-Lived has been achieved and come to a close.

Might I strive for your level of joyful, respectful discourse and conviviality.

Might I follow your lead in finding such a level of peace.

Rest In Peace, Charles.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at June 21, 2018 06:55 PM (Ckg4U)

52 John Roberts was barely holding it together. It humanizes him.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 06:55 PM (LAe3v)

53 RIP Charles.

I can't bear to go to Twitter.

Posted by: Muad'dib at June 21, 2018 06:56 PM (WRL6O)

54 Yeah people.. please stay off Twitter if you care about your blood pressure.
Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:54 PM (dUJdY)

Sadly, I fear when John McCain goes I'll need to stay away from Ace for awhile too.

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 06:56 PM (5gT6u)

55 Krauthammer, unlike almost all of these other poseurs, was a true intellectual. I'll miss that about him.

Posted by: Warden at June 21, 2018 06:56 PM (MZ8Zz)

56 48
I think Kraut is suiting up to play baseball right now. He'll be facing off against Cy Young. Cy will let him hit a homer, I'm sure.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 06:54 PM (8O3HH)

Cy didn't get to the Hall of Fame by letting people hit homers off him. Just sayin".

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 06:56 PM (sdi6R)

57 He lived 40+ years with quadriplegia, that must be rare, no?

Posted by: JuJuBee, just generally being shamey at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (2NqXo)

58
I also expect a few rotten classless fake republicans to use Kraut's corpse to take a few shots at the president and his supporters.

George Will, maybe. But definitely that cocksucker pedo Rick Wilson.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (mBtaw)

59 Yeah people.. please stay off Twitter if you care about your blood pressure.

--

Jewells, my first thought upon hearing of his passing was how sad that this world was without him now. My second thought...I can only imagine what the vile left will spew about his death. They are -- and I'm not saying this as hyperbole -- they are infused with demons. Deeply sick people.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (mQ0Mc)

60 Sadly, I fear when John McCain goes I'll need to stay away from Ace for awhile too.

Ace or the cobs will handle it.

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (dUJdY)

61 Use to tune into special report just to hear the
amazing commentary from Charles. He always seemed like he had a clue
while everyone else was just out there wandering in the woods.

Posted by: Drew in MO at June 21, 2018 06:47 PM (cGlgB)

Yup, as soon as it was 5:30 in my parents' house, on came Special Report! It's one of the few reasons I miss having cable.

Posted by: pookysgirl at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (XKZwp)

62 RIP Charles.

I can't bear to go to Twitter.
Posted by: Muad'dib at June 21, 2018 06:56 PM (WRL6O)

I think it is hazardous to your health, and I'm not joking.

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (5gT6u)

63 Charles Krauthammer was an indefatigable defender of the constitutional process, which put him on the Right side of the political question. I haven't watched cable TV for years, but back when I did, I my take was that his views and opinions were honestly held and consistent. That makes for a good life and a rare one in DC.

Posted by: mrp at June 21, 2018 06:57 PM (Pqytn)

64 CK was one of the rare NTs I could respect as a principled and reasonable opponent of the new Right.

He'll be missed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2018 06:58 PM (Ckqaf)

65 Comes in threes. Koko, Kraut, & John Kkain?

Posted by: rickb223 at June 21, 2018 06:58 PM (y4bHB)

66
john mccain can eat shit and die

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:58 PM (mBtaw)

67 John Roberts was barely holding it together. It humanizes him.
Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 06:55 PM (LAe3v)

Where was this please?

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 06:58 PM (5gT6u)

68 Lady in Black.. I agree. Nothing going on upstairs and nothing inside. Soul less. Truly we should pity them but for the fact that they are trying to destroy this country.

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 06:59 PM (dUJdY)

69 @66Take a clue from CK and let the anger go for awhile.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 06:59 PM (LAe3v)

70 Charles got it wrong on Trump--a lot of people got Trump wrong--but Charles got life,right and he was often an eloquent,forceful warrior for the good guys.

May God Rest his soul.

Posted by: Restoring the Media Balance of Terror at June 21, 2018 06:59 PM (WPxnj)

71
Ace or the cobs will handle it.

Let's hope so. I don't want to read any crap about respecting his service.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 06:59 PM (mBtaw)

72 Just read Krauthammer quotes on the Fox News site. They really do confirm that Krauthhammer was a true Conservative thinker and not just a former Democrat turned Republican.

Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 21, 2018 06:59 PM (2DOZq)

73 I didn't agree with him a lot ! But what he lived through & with ! He is at peace now

Posted by: Internet Tough Guy at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (y3aQB)

74 Expected but still so sad. I imagine all the usual suspects are already dancing on his grave... damn them, damn them all.

Posted by: GuyfromNH at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (Gs5TH)

75 Where was this please?
When they first broke the news on Fox. Roberts was anchoring.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (LAe3v)

76
Just to be clear, john mccain conspired to frame the duly elected president-elect of the United States. Let's not overlook that or the hundred of other terrible things mccain did.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Follow and Lick Me On Fakebook at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (mBtaw)

77 Didn't always agree with him, but Dr. Krauthammer was one hell of an intellect. He will be missed.

You are go at 106, sir.

Godspeed.

Posted by: The Oort Cloud - Source of all SMODs at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (oiwwc)

78 Frank Williams who started the Williams F-1 team is a Quadriplegic and remember years ago saying he was one if the longest living. He is still living. He was born in 1942.

Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (pHfeF)

79 I'm not on Twitter myself, but I think some even-tempered people could go there and leave calm, sane comments which would offset the deranged hatred. It might be instructional for some readers to see that the hate is not coming from the side they think it does.

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 07:01 PM (sdi6R)

80 Growing up inside the Beltway, and starting out as a Scoop Jackson Democrat, I really liked Krauthammer. 68 is way too young.

Posted by: SFgoth at June 21, 2018 07:02 PM (dZ756)

81 Maybe take a walk Sooth. Krauthammer deserves better than someone fouling his memorial thread by dragging McCain into it IMO.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at June 21, 2018 07:02 PM (eASYU)

82 Yep I agree. The guy knew what his chances were lying at the bottom of that pool. I never thought about that, makes me respect him more.

Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2018 07:02 PM (zLDYs)

83 Mrs. R. Is chatting with Charles and saying WTF was that Rubio thing all about.

RIP all. God bless Charles

Posted by: Redenzo at June 21, 2018 07:03 PM (14qvS)

84 Damn. What a man, to make something of his life after such a debilitating accident.

I enjoyed his columns for years and came to regret his siding with the Trump opponents.

RIP, Doctor.

Prayers for his family.

Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2018 07:03 PM (GzlzO)

85 Where was this please?
When they first broke the news on Fox. Roberts was anchoring.
Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (LAe3v)

Thank you.

I misread it and thought it was SCOTUS Roberts. *facepalm* Eyes seem to be watering...damn allergies!

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:03 PM (5gT6u)

86 He wasn't a dick. I mean he was pretty classy for a never Trumper.

Posted by: Max Power at June 21, 2018 07:04 PM (q177U)

87 I don't know about Krauthammer and Cy Young, but I'd like to think that Dr. Krauthammer is having a drink and trading stories with Bill Safire.

Posted by: mrp at June 21, 2018 07:04 PM (Pqytn)

88 76
JM doesn't need our remonstrances, any way. He'll be receiving the worst remonstrance, very soon, now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2018 07:04 PM (Ckqaf)

89 11
Medammit, I was aiming for Juan Williams.

Posted by: God at June 21, 2018 06:45 PM (s+VQe)

This is about me isn't it God?

Posted by: McTumor at June 21, 2018 07:04 PM (2CQCl)

90 two thoughts:

Trump will say something respectful about Krauthammer's passing.
the usual suspects will attack Trump.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at June 21, 2018 07:04 PM (KxbBq)

91 The Washington Nationals lost their biggest fan. I hope they have a pre game remembrance.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at June 21, 2018 07:05 PM (xzqr4)

92 As others have noted, I sometimes disagreed with CK, but overall he was a wonderful voice for the right.

Posted by: colfax mingo at June 21, 2018 07:05 PM (t78V7)

93 P.S.:

Thank you to publius for eliciting prayers for my Mom in the last thread.

For those who don't know, she had a stroke and is due for an MRI tonight because her blood pressure wasn't stabilized. The damage to her facilities won't be known for a couple of days.

She had a stent installed for a collapsing artery. I hope that it explains her irascibility over the past year.

The Cleveland Clinic is one of the best places she can be, so I'm hopeful.

--Thank All of You.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at June 21, 2018 07:05 PM (Ckg4U)

94 Trump will say something respectful about Krauthammer's passing.
I have absolutely no doubt of it.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:05 PM (LAe3v)

95
RIP, Dr. Krauthammer.

A good man for quieter times, but not a general for the fight we're in now. His virtues were his own, his faults those of the times.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2018 07:05 PM (LsBY9)

96 I guess that sounded a little harsh, I felt genuinely sad when I heard this news, just to be clear.

Posted by: Max Power at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (q177U)

97 Did Krauthammer and George Will have baseball debates? That would have been interesting.

Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (2DOZq)

98
As others have noted, I sometimes disagreed with CK, but overall he was a wonderful voice for the right.
I'm the only person I always agree with, and sometimes I wonder about me.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (LAe3v)

99
Slap, prayers for your mother.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (LsBY9)

100 His take on Darth Cheney telling Leahy to F@ck yourself will forever remain a classic.

RIP Dr. Krauthammer.

Posted by: WonkishRogue at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (O9JR8)

101 Prayers Slap.

Posted by: McTumor at June 21, 2018 07:06 PM (2CQCl)

102 Damn.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 21, 2018 07:07 PM (2CQCl)

103 Charles Krauthammer:

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Requiem
By Robert Louis Stevenson

Under a wide and starry sky
Dig this grave and let me lie
Gladly did I live
And Gladly die
And I lay be down with a will

These be the words you grave for me
Here he lies where he longed to be
Home is the sailor, home from the sea
And the hunter home from the hill

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at June 21, 2018 07:07 PM (S6Pax)

104 >> I don't know about Krauthammer and Cy Youn

He was big baseball fan -- went to the Nationals games all the time.

They told about he taught he young son, Daniel, how to play baseball. From his wheelchair. He trained his dog to fetch, and had the landscapers cut a diamond in his yard and set up the bases.

Kraut had limited use of his right hand, and, with the aide of this little "flipper" thing, could toss a ball across the plate. So, he taught his little son how to swing. When he'd hit the ball, the dog would fetch it back to Kraut in his chair.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 07:08 PM (8O3HH)

105 I'm not on Twitter myself, but I think some even-tempered people could go there and leave calm, sane comments which would offset the deranged hatred. It might be instructional for some readers to see that the hate is not coming from the side they think it does.
Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 07:01 PM (sdi6R)

I think people on both sides have lost it. That's why I just call it the Resistance...it's nevertrumpers and dems and media...just a whole mish mash of crazy, hateful, blinded people.

From what I understand, calm, sane comments inflame them even more. Kimmel tried it with Roseanne and they ate him alive.

These people are in a race to the bottom. Or they have arrived and now are drilling for hell.

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:08 PM (5gT6u)

106 I'm sorry to hear about your mother, Slapweasel. I hope she gets better.

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 07:08 PM (sdi6R)

107 Slap, prayers for your Mom, you and your Dad.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 07:09 PM (I16G8)

108 I don't think I disagreed with Krauthhammer on principle but just only a few occasions on how to get there.

Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 21, 2018 07:09 PM (2DOZq)

109 97
Did Krauthammer and George Will have baseball debates? That would have been interesting.
When Will was hired by Fox to be on the same panel as CK, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. My two heroes on one stage for an intellectual feast! Unfortunately, for some reason it just never seemed to gel. Will became.....erratic, and now CK is gone. Sigh.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:09 PM (LAe3v)

110 I remember him talking about his recovery. He would lay in bed and read. The books were placed above him somehow so he could look up and see them. He put up multiple books at once and would read a page from each one before somebody would come and turn the page of every book for him. It's hard enough for me to remember what I read in one book at a time.

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (xPl2J)

111 He lead an inspiring life. RIP

Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (hMwEB)

112
That happened quickly. He must have written his farewell some time ago.

He seemed like an honorable man.

Posted by: Skandia Recluse - Alt-Ctrl at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (roQNm)

113 Prayers up for your Mom, Slap.

Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (zLDYs)

114 A life well lived, a good mind and someone to be respected. Rest in the arms of your Creator, Good Sir.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (W0T63)

115 >> Thank you to publius for eliciting prayers for my Mom

You're welcome, buddy.

Speaking of your mom's BP, did she have high BP?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (8O3HH)

116 He was big baseball fan -- went to the Nationals games all the time.

They told about he taught he young son, Daniel, how to play baseball. From his wheelchair. He trained his dog to fetch, and had the landscapers cut a diamond in his yard and set up the bases.

Kraut had limited use of his right hand, and, with the aide of this little "flipper" thing, could toss a ball across the plate. So, he taught his little son how to swing. When he'd hit the ball, the dog would fetch it back to Kraut in his chair.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 07:08 PM

*leaves room to find a new box of kleenex*
*for my allergies*
*okay, maybe not allergies*

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (5gT6u)

117 you know the old joke about how Alger Hiss gets to the Pearly Gates and is directed to go through that door? So he opens the door and a sudden powerful wind blows him through.
Hiss suddenly finds himself up to his chin in excrement. He wanders around for a while in a daze, finally sees someone else, realizes it's Dean Acheson.
"Dean!" "Hello, Alger," Acheson sadly replies. "This is horrible" Hiss says and Acheson replies, "you think it's bad now, wait till Joe McCarthy comes by in his speedboat!"
We should hope to be able to deal with approaching death as graciously as Dr K did.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (KxbBq)

118 RIP, sir.

Posted by: flounderbot, rebel, vulgarian, deplorabot, winner at June 21, 2018 07:11 PM (5jVnA)

119 We're here if you need us Slap, I know you know that. {hugs}

Posted by: Jewells45 at June 21, 2018 07:12 PM (dUJdY)

120 Prayers for Slapweasel's Mom.

The Cleveland Clinic saved my Brother in laws life back in 1988.

There are few better places to be.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at June 21, 2018 07:12 PM (S6Pax)

121 When Will was hired by Fox to be on the same panel as CK, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. My two heroes on one stage for an intellectual feast! Unfortunately, for some reason it just never seemed to gel. Will became.....erratic, and now CK is gone. Sigh.
Posted by: pep at June 21, 2018 07:09 PM (LAe3v)

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The way I see it, Will remained where he was, a Country club Republican. Still is.

The Party moved to the right of him, and he could or would not adapt.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 07:12 PM (I16G8)

122 "Speaking of your mom's BP, did she have high BP?"
-Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 07:10 PM (8O3HH)

Not at the time the ambulance arrived. The problem is that it is fluctuating and they don't know why, as of Noon today.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at June 21, 2018 07:13 PM (Ckg4U)

123 The difference between CK and others... CK was a man of the old Right who seriously disliked the changes to discourse and policy being brought about by the new Right.

Most others were just impostors. Men of the Left posing as men of the old Right for a paycheck.

CK meant what he said and said what he meant without regard to his personal fortunes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2018 07:14 PM (Ckqaf)

124 And for all the rest of you, this is for you, too:

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at June 21, 2018 07:15 PM (S6Pax)

125 105
From what I understand, calm, sane comments inflame them even more.
Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:08 PM (5gT6u)

For some reason, that seems to me like all the more reason to do it, for those who are able to do it.

A third party reading the exchange will get an education as to where the demented hate is coming from, and it's not coming from the Right. So it sounds like it's worth doing, for people of a certain temperament. (I'm not one of them, and I'm not on Twitter anyway.)

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 07:15 PM (sdi6R)

126 He lead an inspiring life. RIP
Well said, votermom.
When I get all crabby about my life I remember his charm and joy.

Posted by: PJ at June 21, 2018 07:15 PM (qlTN9)

127 Posted by: Slapweasel

Prayers up for you, your mom & family.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 21, 2018 07:16 PM (y4bHB)

128 He was always a gentleman with a rare old school charm, so very rare these days. Rest in eternal peace.

Posted by: IC at June 21, 2018 07:16 PM (a0IVu)

129 Frank Williams who started the Williams F-1 team is a Quadriplegic and remember years ago saying he was one if the longest living. He is still living. He was born in 1942.
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2018 07:00 PM (pHfeF)

Which is why I think that "sitting" study has some very flawed methodology. People being more active is a good thing, so it is not as bad as getting low fat wrong and causing obesity, but I just can't buy that sitting is as bad as they say. Tangent there...but I always think it.

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:16 PM (5gT6u)

130 >> The problem is that it is fluctuating and they don't know why, as of Noon today.

I see. She and you are in my prayers.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 21, 2018 07:17 PM (8O3HH)

131 The most memorable phone call I ever received was from a customer that became a good friend. We disagreed on a lot of things but all in the spirit of friendship.
Buddy called me to say he was dying of pancreatic cancer . I was so moved that after we said our goodbyes Ireally took a longer.harder look at life and what was important.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:17 PM (W0T63)

132 For McCain let Ace say his peace followed by the first ever silence where you normally see Horde comments.

Posted by: Restoring the Media Balance of Terror at June 21, 2018 07:18 PM (WPxnj)

133 He was great in Dr Strangelove.

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2018 07:18 PM (4e+hS)

134 I always thought he was at least 10 years older than that.

Posted by: Hikaru at June 21, 2018 07:18 PM (9De+S)

135 He was great in Dr Strangelove.
Posted by: Dr Spank

Heh.

Golfclap.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (S6Pax)

136 52 John Roberts was barely holding it together. It humanizes him.
Posted by: pep

I stopped by the site of the Chattanooga shooting a couple of days after the attack, and was very moved by the memorial that the crowd was building. John Roberts was there covering it, I recognized him and approached him, and was very nice and chatty with me. I was impressed that he would just hang out and talk about politics and such, and he confirmed all the conservative thoughts I shared with him. He was very human, and a nice guy who was respectful of the occasion. I am pleased that he seems to be a rising star at Fox.

Posted by: Just wondering at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (WBYpW)

137 When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)

138 We pray for last landing,
on the globe that gave us birth;
let us rest our eyes, on fleecy skies
and the cool green hills of Earth.

Heinlein's epitaphs have always caught the moment best.

Posted by: retropox at June 21, 2018 07:20 PM (m4w2/)

139 RIP.

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2018 07:20 PM (4e+hS)

140 I never saw a wild thing or Charles Krauthammer

sorry for itself.

R.I.P.

Posted by: ShainS at June 21, 2018 07:20 PM (ZoUbb)

141 RIP Dr K

I heard that although he could not type, he could, and did, dictate elegant flawless copy which required no further editing before going to publication!

He was a man of obvious character and principle, he will be missed, and I have no doubts he is now resting in a far better and well deserved place!

Posted by: Hrothgar at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (n9EOP)

142 ...and I bitched it up. damnit.

"we pray for one last landing"

Posted by: retropox at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (m4w2/)

143 137
When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)
A fitting tribute.

Posted by: IC at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (a0IVu)

144 137 When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)

I kind of think maybe McCain passing should just be a Sidebar thing.

Comments will not be kind to him.

Posted by: Hikaru at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (9De+S)

145 Slap, the Cleveland Clinic saved my life almost two years ago. Prayers for you and her. She is in the best of hands.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (++G28)

146 138
Heinlein's epitaphs have always caught the moment best.
Posted by: retropox at June 21, 2018 07:20 PM (m4w2/)

I'm sure he's smiling about the creation of the Space Force.

Posted by: rickl at June 21, 2018 07:22 PM (sdi6R)

147 143 A fitting tribute.
Posted by: IC at June 21, 2018 07:21 PM (a0IVu)

A fitting tribute would be Pixy Misa's server suddenly going up in flames, like one of McCain's planes.

Posted by: Hikaru at June 21, 2018 07:22 PM (9De+S)

148 Ben Had @ 131- Is Buddy in the printing business?

Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2018 07:22 PM (zLDYs)

149 When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)

I definitely need a subscription to your newsletter!

Posted by: Hrothgar at June 21, 2018 07:22 PM (n9EOP)

150 Sad but classy exit. RIP Dr. Krauthammer.

Posted by: X-ray at June 21, 2018 07:23 PM (jhxN5)

151 >>He was a good man.

...and thorough.

Posted by: Maude Lebowski at June 21, 2018 07:23 PM (XQQJg)

152 RIP CK

Posted by: eleven at June 21, 2018 07:23 PM (fxXcW)

153 If I remember I will post a blank for McStain

Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2018 07:23 PM (pHfeF)

154 When McCain dies, all comments must be lies.

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2018 07:23 PM (4e+hS)

155 When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)

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Yep, this. That is a thread I will avoid by a large margin, in the interest of both my continued ability to comment and my blood pressure.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 07:24 PM (I16G8)

156 John Roberts playing guitar with Rush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg0ogEIZu4c

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 21, 2018 07:25 PM (xPl2J)

157 I kind of wonder who'll get the more vicious treatment from the Horde...

McCain, or Bush 41?

Posted by: Hikaru at June 21, 2018 07:25 PM (9De+S)

158 Sir Frank Williams became a Quadriplegic after a car accident in 1986 and born in 1942

Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2018 07:26 PM (pHfeF)

159 137
When McCain passes we should have 600 blank comments and be done with it.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:19 PM (W0T63)

Ace should build a dang fence around the comments. It is what he always wanted.

Posted by: flounderbot, rebel, vulgarian, deplorabot, winner at June 21, 2018 07:26 PM (5jVnA)

160 Eromero , He was retired from one of the phone companies.

I do have a customer that has been in the printing business in Houston forever though.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2018 07:27 PM (W0T63)

161 i was most impressed by his insights on foreign policy, domestic policy less so.

his statement in that last letter that he led the life he intended spoke volumes of his drive and vision. i think very few can honestly say the same.

Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 21, 2018 07:27 PM (Pg+x7)

162 Posted by: Hikaru at June 21, 2018 07:25 PM (9De+S)
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McCain is an order of magnitude more evil than 41. He's definitely going to the bad place, which I wouldn't necessarily believe about 41.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2018 07:27 PM (Ckqaf)

163 new thread

Posted by: garrett at June 21, 2018 07:28 PM (XQQJg)

164 Almost every weekday, I'd make a point to watch Special Report, mainly to hear what Charles had to say. A lot of shows I'd get so annoyed that I'd just mute everyone else but Charles. I always appreciated his wise and well thought out perspective and zingers.

RIP Sir Charles, and my prayers for your family and friends. Don't you wish we all had the drive to push through adversity like he did and make such a big difference with our lives and gifts?

Posted by: Just wondering at June 21, 2018 07:28 PM (WBYpW)

165 RIP. He was an insightful and intelligent man who wasn't afraid of being himself.

Posted by: Kim Jong-fu at June 21, 2018 07:28 PM (artIV)

166 Yep, this. That is a thread I will avoid by a large margin, in the interest of both my continued ability to comment and my blood pressure.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 07:24 PM (I16G

I will avoid the whole board that day. Bcz I know the comments will show up in multiple threads.

Actually, I will avoid all news that day. I'll try out the Luddite lifestyle that day.

Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:28 PM (5gT6u)

167 Actually, I will avoid all news that day. I'll try out the Luddite lifestyle that day.
Posted by: platypus, gg channel at June 21, 2018 07:28 PM (5gT6u)

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Probably a good call.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at June 21, 2018 07:29 PM (I16G8)

168 Nood strozk.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at June 21, 2018 07:30 PM (5jVnA)

169 Choilie was always perplexing. RIP

Posted by: Fritz at June 21, 2018 07:31 PM (J7XgW)

170 Fox News is programming two hours on Krauthammer's death, and probably a good part of the rest of the evening too, plus a one hour special later this week, I imagine. This is the sort of response usually reserved for the death of a major network news anchor.

I'm getting flashbacks of ABC's reaction when Peter Jennings died back in 2005.

Posted by: Anonymous 7 at June 21, 2018 07:31 PM (qmI8g)

171 This is the sort of response usually reserved for the death of a major network news anchor.
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CK was real intellectual powerhouse.

News anchors are barely able to breathe without help.

Puts things in perspective.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2018 07:35 PM (Ckqaf)

172 RIP CK. You will be missed.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 21, 2018 07:36 PM (PvFoN)

173 I lost my best friend to stomach cancer in January this year. Stomach cancer is aggressive and unmerciful. I thank God that we live in an era where the modern American pharmaceutical industry makes drugs that spare us from the agony this disease inflicts.

Posted by: Brisco_County_Sr at June 21, 2018 07:56 PM (k6NDF)

174 CK's most moving column, for me, was a column he wrote after his older brother's death. His brother was his Rock of Gibraltar, both before and after his crippling accident. You owe it to yourself look it up and read it, if you liked Charles. Just remember to have tissues at hand.

Posted by: Born Free at June 21, 2018 07:59 PM (ugGy+)

175 He was an inspirational figure. I've often given up on life with far less challenges than he faced head on. It's remarkable what he achieved. Even if you disagreed with him you had to admit he was gifted with searing intelligence and wit.

Posted by: Mia C at June 21, 2018 08:02 PM (zy70Z)

176 Late but same as the others. RIP to a very brave and intelligent man.

Posted by: T at June 21, 2018 08:06 PM (MmeCn)

177 I remember how encouraged I was by his move from (rational and moderate) liberal to really one of us.

RIP.

Posted by: George LeS at June 21, 2018 08:10 PM (59GGI)

178 RIP from me, as well.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2018 08:20 PM (WFV7d)

179 He was a good man and will be missed.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at June 21, 2018 08:33 PM (CeJUf)

180 I was a major fan. He was the only person for whom I'd shush the kids when his turn came on the panel.
RIP to a great man.

Posted by: Ombudsman at June 21, 2018 08:39 PM (fTFCS)

181 This to me says it all about Dr. Krauthammer:

I had been hearing his commentary for years - especially when I watched a lot of Fox News early on (I don't watch them at all much, if at all, these days) - and was left very impressed. It wasn't until about three years ago that I found out about his swimming accident and his resulting paralysis.

That happened early on in his life and it clearly did not define him...to the point that I never once noticed the fact he was a quadraplegic.

RIP Dr. Krauthammer.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 21, 2018 08:40 PM (CX+br)

182 I thought he was smart and insightful, and he will be missed.
Don't know about his NeverTrumpism, but that disease affects many.
RIP.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 21, 2018 09:44 PM (l9m7l)

183 DAMN!!!

I didn't always agree with him, but I did always appreciate his intellect, his humour, his self deprecation, and, YES, his nonsensical belief that the Caps would win.

An OPTIMIST to the end!

GOD, please bless his family, friends and fans. He will be missed!

Posted by: FLBill at June 21, 2018 09:50 PM (+v8Df)

184 Please Tell the Truth! Charles Krauthammer didn't just "pass away". He was killed by the Medical Establishment who administered poisonous treatments to him in the guise of "curing cancer". Chemotherapy does not "cure" anything. Chemotherapy kills people. More people with cancer die from chemotherapy and radiation "treatment" than actually die from cancer. The Medical Establishment is in the business of making money-- not curing or healing anybody from anything. Sickness is profitable, wellness is not. Please tell the truth. Thank you.

Posted by: Bob Clark at June 21, 2018 10:24 PM (344cy)

185 NATS.

Value Rite slippage. My apologies.

Posted by: FLBill at June 21, 2018 10:37 PM (+v8Df)

186 Grant rest, O Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant Charles, in the mansions of the righteous, and number him among the just, for Thou art Holy unto ages of ages, amen.

Posted by: Neil DeGrasshole Tyson's Chicken at June 21, 2018 11:20 PM (rpnTL)

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