Older readers may recall that 'back in the day', before I fell out with my ex-best friend, 'Rupe', over his increasingly extortionate fees, I used be a fan of Fox News. I liked many things on that TV station but my favourite by far was a political 'yadda-yadda' show which featured Charles Krauthammer. He had a forbidding face which appeared to be carved from granite but when he spoke - and never out of turn - you would receive a flow of carefully considered thoughts and analyses concerning the politics of the day. Of course, he was a (small 'c') conservative but whilst that provided the base for his opinions he was never one to lean lazily on it because he would always try to follow the path of intelligent reason.
He has been very ill for nearly a year now and for obvious reasons he has disappeared from the media. Today we learn that his illness was a cancer of a particularly virulent type which, despite the best treatment which gave rise to hopes, it has now returned. In a public letter he has admitted that the fight is over and that death is likely within a matter of weeks. Given that he was a quadriplegic following an accident as a young man, I have always admired his iron determination to live his life to the full of his limited physical abilities. I hope that his final few weeks pass as quickly and as painlessly as possible.
You're a Gentleman and a scholar, David.
I wasn't as forgiving on a post last year and still wonder if I was right - (I was)...
Posted by: Scroblene | Friday, 08 June 2018 at 20:21
Oh, come on, Scrobbers, which post - where?
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 08 June 2018 at 21:36
I was very sad to read Charles Krauthammer's letter, he was by far the best columnist and panel member on Special Report and I kept hoping he would return. I really miss Fox News, live streaming is unreliable and, given the time difference, inconvenient. Didn't see any reduction in cost when they removed a station I am paying for.
Posted by: carol42 | Friday, 08 June 2018 at 21:54
Those of us who do, will pray for him. A good man.
Posted by: Peter Melia | Friday, 08 June 2018 at 22:03
The longer Charles was absent from Special Report the more I feared something like this was behind it.
Posted by: Whitewall | Friday, 08 June 2018 at 22:14
Sad news and (being selfish) I see he was born just one week before me.
Posted by: mike fowle | Saturday, 09 June 2018 at 20:18