Charles Krauthammer
Krauthammer Asks Totenberg: 'Why Does NPR Have to Live on the Tit of t
March 12th, 2011 10:55 AM
After the public shaming of NPR this week, Nina Totenberg was given the option of taking a day off from PBS's "Inside Washington" so that she wouldn't have to face the music concerning the so-called "news organization" she works for.
Demonstrating admirable spunk, Totenberg showed up to "defend the product" her radio station produces only to have Charles Krauthammer say in the midst of a…
Regarding the Truth About Social Security, Krauthammer Reports; Jack L
March 11th, 2011 10:53 PM
Yesterday, Washington Post syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer performed an act of journalism that anyone in the establishment press could have done -- and didn't -- for 17 days.
Krauthammer did a masterful job of taking apart Obama White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob ("Jack") Lew's ridiculous February 21 defense of Social Security and its alleged irrelevance to…
Newsweek's Evan Thomas Takes on Mark Shields, Nina Totenberg and the N
March 5th, 2011 7:45 PM
For the fourth time in the last five weeks Evan Thomas has taken a political position quite contrary to the other liberal panelists on PBS's "Inside Washington."
In Friday's installment, Newsweek's assistant managing editor not only took on regulars Mark Shields and Nina Totenberg but also ridiculed the New York Times (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer: 'My Chances of Getting Medal of Freedom From Obama About
February 19th, 2011 4:29 PM
The folks on PBS's "Inside Washington" had some fun as the program moved to a conclusion Friday.
The topic of discussion was Barack Obama awarding Medals of Freedom Tuesday, and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer was unimpressed by the President "indulging himself in thanking people he’s always liked" (humorous video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer Rips Krugman's Claim Republicans Are Stealing Food From Ba
February 19th, 2011 2:41 PM
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Friday made the idiotic claim that House Republicans are stealing food from babies and pregnant women.
Later that evening, appearing on PBS's "Inside Washington," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer demonstrated just how foolish Krugman's assertion was (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Obama's Budget a 'Profile in Cowardice
February 19th, 2011 1:51 PM
Newsweek's Evan Thomas on Friday said President Obama's just-released 2012 budget is a profile in cowardice.
Such occurred on PBS's "Inside Washington" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Krauthammer Tells Inconvenient Truth About Egypt and Muslim Brotherhoo
February 12th, 2011 10:15 AM
Most of the media were predictably jubilant and giddy on Friday when it was announced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down.
Acting as the voice of reason was syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer who on PBS's "Inside Washington" spoke some inconvenient truths about the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's similarities to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran that America's press have…
Evan Thomas: Enough Justices Think ObamaCare Won't Work To 'Throw It O
February 5th, 2011 5:20 PM
As NewsBusters reported in January, Newsweek's Editor at Large Evan Thomas believes ObamaCare "is a disaster."
On Friday's "Inside Washington," Thomas went even further with his criticism of this law calling it a "flawed bill" and claiming, "I think enough justices perceive that it’s not going to work, that will incline them to reach this high constitutional principle and throw it out" (video…
Mark Shields Wrongly Claims 'There Was a Plurality of Democratic Senat
February 5th, 2011 2:28 PM
There was some fascinating historical revisionism that took place on Friday's "Inside Washington" as almost the entire panel made the case that Democrats were largely opposed to the Iraq War Resolution in October 2002 and that the decision to invade was mostly George W. Bush's.
This included PBS's Mark Shields who completely misrepresented the historic vote in the Senate that month (video…
Charles Krauthammer: 'If Godzilla Appeared on National Mall Gore Would
February 5th, 2011 10:51 AM
Charles Krauthmammer on Friday said if Godzilla appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Al Gore would blame it on global warming.
Such marvelously happened when the discussion on PBS's "Inside Washington" turned to the nation's crazy weather (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer Exposes Hypocrisy of Being Called 'Cranky' by WaPo Columni
January 29th, 2011 10:56 AM
In the middle of a rather comical exchange on PBS's "Inside Washington" Friday evening, Washington Post columnist Colby King accused fellow panelist Charles Krauthammer of being "cranky" concerning President Obama's State of the Union address.
Not at all surprising to fans of the Fox News contributor, Krauthammer struck back and did so quite impressively (video follows with transcript and…
Krauthammer and Shields Spar Over Lieberman Supporting McCain in
January 22nd, 2011 8:34 AM
A heated debate occurred on Friday's "Inside Washington" when the subject of Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) imminent retirement arose.
After Charles Krauthammer praised Lieberman for being "probably the last of a breed that began with Truman and Kennedy and Scoop Jackson," PBS's Mark Shields attacked the long-term senator for supporting John McCain for president in 2008 (video follows with…
Krauthammer Attacks Media's 'Bogus' Call for Civility: Where Were They
January 21st, 2011 10:09 AM
Charles Krauthammer on Thursday attacked the media's recent bogus call for civility in politics.
"The worst in uncivil discourse that we have had in the last decade occurred in the Bush years when the President was vilified, attacked, he was demonized, compared to Nazis," he told Chris Wallace on Fox News's "Special Report." "I do not remember the Times or the mainstream media all of a sudden…
Shields Asks Krauthammer 'Did Palin Unintentionally Make the Story Abo
January 15th, 2011 11:32 AM
Mark Shields on Friday actually asked Charles Krauthammer if Sarah Palin unintentionally made last Saturday's shootings about herself and not the tragic event.
Krauthammer not only set the substitute host of PBS's "Inside Washington" straight, but also called for an apology from all those that shamefully tied the former Alaska governor to this awful tragedy (video follows with transcript and…