Posted on 08/03/2011 9:39:08 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
Washington Post columnist and Fox News Channel regular Charles Krauthammer said the situation is far simpler. He said instead it was a show of their “lack of intelligence” and “lack of originality.”
“Well, it certainly is a spitting and the sputtering of people who are, who’ve been deeply defeated,” Krauthammer said. “I mean, they were routed. They were up against a small minority of one half of one-third of the Congress and they got — they lost everything. They got routed. Look, this was their Agincourt, you know, Henry V outnumbered by the French, three to one. The opposition, the liberals, hold the Senate. They hold the White House. They hold the media, which had been leaking and parroting the White House line all the way through, and they still got defeated.
“I think this is sort of a pathetic response. If you have no arguments, what do you do? Ad hominems. You attack, you throw names out. But I have one slight disagreement with you [about this] being a conspiracy. I don’t think these people have the wherewithal to orchestrate a three-car motorcade. The reason for the repetition is lack of intelligence and lack of originality. These are people who are slothful.”
Despite Krauthammer’s low regard for the Tea Party’s left-wing detractors, O’Reilly insisted talking points were still circulating, which suggested a concerted effort. Krauthammer dismissed that notion.
“Look, what it means to me is you’ve got people with no intelligence, no originality, no imagination,” he said. “They are sputtering. They have lost. No arguments. What do they do? They want ad hominems. They want epithets. So, somebody uses it on the air — ‘Ah ha, that’s a good one. I’ll use it.’ I don’t credit them [with] the intelligence or the sort of, what it takes to put together a conspiracy.”
http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/03/krauthammer-castigates-tea-party-attackers-these-are-people-who-are-slothful/
I saw this interview, so I knew it was a good one, though I saw him on that round table show and thought his optimism for the bill because America now has the thought of “dollar for dollar” decrease of spending in relation to Debt Ceiling increase was a little too positive. Yes that’s good, but Kraut didn’t seem to see the overall horrendousness of the thing.
Not a Lord of the Rings fan, huh?
Denethor is the Steward of Gondor. In short, he thinks battle against Mordor and Sauron is a hopeless proposition, though he would have been willing to take up the Ring. In the end, he insanely decides to burn himself and his wounded son, Faramir, alive before Gondor has fallen. He typifies the concept of despair and surrender when pressed.
Retarded? Based on what?
The Steward of Gondor in Lord of the Rings. He dabbles with dangerous magic seeking power over the ring which prematurely ages him, causing senility, depression and the loss of all hope. Tries to burn his unconscious son on a pyre and ultimately throws himself off the heights of the White City of Gondor.
Sort of like what Charles is doing here, LOL.
Commenting without reading the article for over eleven years now.
You’d think I’d learn.
Exactly how I read it ....referencing the ‘rats not the TeaParty.
Based on being a recovering ‘rat, posing as a talking head RINO.
Inappropriate analogy. CK is attacking the ATTACKERS of the Tea Party for their cheap shots and stupidity.
He is not a big Tea Party fan but at least defends it from nutcases.
Krauthammer slams Tea Party attackers’ ‘lack of intelligence’Tea Party attackers = people who attack the Tea Party.
Thus people who attack the Tea Party are stupid (lack intelligence).
That “plan” has no chance. Everyone knows that Obama is in charge NOT the Tea Party. Although Rush and many here CLAIM the Tea Party IS in charge.
Stay outta da Hobbits
Great observation.
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Did you read the article? Krauthammer was defending Tea Partiers, not attacking them.
I think he is slamming tea party detractors, not the tea party.
Has anyone ever seen one political party insult registered voters like the dims do to us tea partiers? I mean really do they only think we are right wing extremists and not full of those in the mushy middle?They should just keep talking then when the wave hits them in 2012 as America really gets to see behind their masks.
You’re right. He’s talking about the Democrats. I don’t see how the poster could miss who Krauthammer is slamming.
Except as many Tea Party folks opposed the bill as.supported it, right? OTOH, Nazi Pelosi voted for it....along with Harry Reid. And Hussein signed it. They cannot run from the bill.
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