Quotes of the day
posted at 9:33 pm on June 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
“America’s position in the world is one of moral leadership. It’s not about what takes place in the streets of Iran. It is about what takes place in America’s conscience.”
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Krauthammer = amazing.
echosyst on June 21, 2009 at 9:36 PM
The Hammer smacks down Jerry…
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Geraldo = Epic. Fail.
davek70 on June 21, 2009 at 9:40 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ACTIVISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t recall Liberal activist,laying down their
lives for a cause!!
Oh wait,maybe a tree!
canopfor on June 21, 2009 at 9:40 PM
“America’s position in the world is one of moral leadership.”
“I beg to differ.” – Darth Cheney
Palin Steele on June 21, 2009 at 9:40 PM
But it is also about what takes place on the streets of Iran. Their gov. is doing everything it can to convince people of American meddling.
laelaps on June 21, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Geraldo brought a knife,
Krauthammer brought an M1A1
Abrams Tank,
to the fight!!
canopfor on June 21, 2009 at 9:42 PM
The fact that intellects such as Krauthammer have a voice on the national stage is the only thing that allows me to hope that this country might some day return to it’s senses.
ronsfi on June 21, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Krauthammer should be prosecuted for war crimes… for what he just did to Geraldo! At least that’s what the UN would say.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Krauthammer is the man
blatantblue on June 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Our losing presidential candidate wasn’t too bad either. He wasn’t the right man at the right time in ’08, and I know he receives less than unanimous, ahem, support in these parts for a mixture of reasons, but on foreign policy he’s still one of the best politicians we have. His QOTD is right on target: This isn’t just about Iran. For us, it’s about us – and that’s not a small thing, whether the President and his defenders seem to realize it or not.
CK MacLeod on June 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Brains over braun..any day.
Hammer +1
Geraldo 0
LEBA on June 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Thank you, Charles!
SouthernGent on June 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Would you elaborate?
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM
America is FREEDOM,
and will assist any country,that asks for help!
America is that sheep dog,that overlooks the sheep,
while the wolfs try to outgame it!
America is JUST,HONOURABLE,and is of GOOD!!
Geraldo is,in the I HATE AMERICA CROWD!!
AMERICA IS THE WORLDS POLICEMAN,and it better stay that way!
For if their was NO AMERICA,it would truly,be
HELL ON EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on June 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Krauthammer is one of my heroes.
neoavatara on June 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I think Jerry Rivers should be sent on an extended North Korean assignment. Maybe have a one on one with that Kim Jong Il guy. I’m sure Kim Jong Il could find a lot of ditches that need digging. Then of course they could talk about the arts or something like that while he is shoveling. He seems to shovel a lot of BS here and besides his presense on Fox just dumbs down the audience.
Americannodash on June 21, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Julien Epstein and Ann Coulter, lots of straw being burned in that one…
Krauthammer doesn’t just burn down strawmen, he reframes the objective of “discussion.” An objective that Epstein et al conveniently ignore: classic liberalism (pre-Wilsonian applications that is…) has a tremendous and positive history.
Of course Epstein etc. are classic and media pretty partisan operatives and should be taken with very LITTLE salt.
Hark I hear a head rattling…..
lpierson on June 21, 2009 at 9:50 PM
The Hammer is one of the best minds in America today. What on Gods green earth mad Geraldo think he could match wits with Charles?
Ampersand on June 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Thank you Mr. Krauthhammer.
The Strawman Cometh. It got burned at the stake.
portlandon on June 21, 2009 at 9:52 PM
You nailed it! I’d rather watch KP over him or Colmes.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Had a similar conversation about the Hammer earlier today with a friend of mine. When I think of all the various people in America who espouse a Conservative philosophy, he is one of the best.
There’s something in his delivery that seems very logical n but still retains an element of emotion which many others lack.
I believe if he ran for a national office, he’d have an excellent chance of winning if he was able to communicate his message to the masses of Americans.
Red State State of Mind on June 21, 2009 at 9:53 PM
That was sweet.
ladyingray on June 21, 2009 at 9:54 PM
geraldo has the IQ of a toad,
SHARPTOOTH on June 21, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Julien Epstein and Geraldo are a Clinton leftovers
Good to see Krauthammer knock the snot off both those dorks. Surprised he went on the spiters show.
Texyank on June 21, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Admit it….you were pwned Jerry Rivers.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 21, 2009 at 9:55 PM
i wish conservatives would take apart these “anchors” all the time.
they always engage in this. Maybe they should take a special class from Charles. They can learn what a strawman is, what the underlying assumptions are. They need to be able to speak truth to power and not be afraid. A little assertiveness training along the way.
Generally I think our guys aren’t very bright…but maybe they can be trained.
r keller on June 21, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Doesn’t this happen all the time?
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Its time is ripe once again!
Its exactly how I see and feel about America!
PLEASE WATCH IT,it will mean much more to you!!
The American’s
by Gordon Sinclair!
——————-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhYg3QwxU5O
canopfor on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Mostly with chairs that get lauched across the stage.
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
portlandon on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
At least Jerry didn’t want to spit on the Hammer or whatever he wanted to do to MM … I forgot.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Tru dat.
But Fox still keeps putting him on their shows. So more entertainment for us, I guess.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
I once wrote him a fan letter, back in 2004 or 2005. I found his email address on one of the sites that posted his columns. He was kind enough to write back to me. Wow, how cool is that? In my email, I told him how much I appreciated the way he voiced his views, framed his arguments and was a great representative for those who are trying to do the right thing here in America.
karenhasfreedom on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Hahaha
I think he would have been better for that show than Springer.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
I suppose I could elaborate on why I consider McCain to be one of our best politicians on foreign policy, but, then again, he was kind of in the news for the last 2 – 30 years enunciating his foreign policy positions in great detail. Doesn’t mean I agree with him 100%, but I think he gets the big things mostly right. As important, functionally he’s still the more recognizable Republican leader on foreign policy – and better him than, say, Lugar or Powell.
CK MacLeod on June 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
You nailed it! I’d rather watch KP over him or Colmes.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:52 PM
.
Okay, but what about the NK assignment idea? I mean GR is shovel ready kinda guy we’re talking about here. He is so full of sh!t you can’t tell if he is coming or going. Just saying, besides Kim Jong Il is ronery.
Americannodash on June 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I can’t even watch him. He’s too mind numbing. Like I said, I might actually watch an articulate, well thought liberal… but Jerry is TOO MUCH!
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
OK, send him to Kim Boy… :)
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Oh man…that was like watching someone kicking a puppy.
Krauthammer chopped down Geraldo with an axe.
You could tell he wanted to tell Geraldo to STFU and stop talking stupid.
The look on his face was priceless.
NeoKong on June 21, 2009 at 10:02 PM
OK, send him to Kim Boy… :)
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
.
I’m dialing Murdoch right now as I type this. Updates shall be forthcoming.
Americannodash on June 21, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Maybe that’s why Fox put him on late night on a weekend. The only time I see him is in the morning when he’s on F&F…..and I still have to turn the station.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 21, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Ugh,try this one!!
The American’s!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJynE37Npg
canopfor on June 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Yeah, he might get a lot of things right… but then again, I’m not sure that even Powell wouldn’t get these things right.
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I believe that there are a lot of reasons that Obarfo is being the jerk he is about this, all of which have already been stated at HA (can’t prove Bush right about democracy coming to the region, his sympathies lie with the Islamists, etc), but listening to Krauthammer I’ve thought of a new one. Krauthammer says, “The only hope of ever acheiving de-nuclearization or containment of the program is precisely if the revolution succeeds in the streets and you end up with a moderate governtment…” Obarfo knows that if a moderate government comes in, it will be easier to negotiate with them and that wouldn’t be seen as great an accomplishment than if he negotiates with a radical like Ahmedinajad. Plus, he desperately wants to show the world that America now negotiates with terrorists and if Ahmedinajad gets voted out, his dream will be squashed.
I’m sure that this has already been articulated here, but I haven’t read all the posts. But it was a new thought for me.
Thanks for this QOTD, AP, I had missed this interview earlier.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on June 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Charles Krauthammer is way to intelectually agile for Geraldo. He thought being the host he could trap Krauthammer by defining the argument in his limited view and Krauthammer gave him a spanking.
fourdeucer on June 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Krauthammer decontsructing a classic Liberal argument is what I live for… sadly.
mjbrooks3 on June 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
yay
someone else who says “Obarfo”
blatantblue on June 21, 2009 at 10:09 PM
I wonder if Geraldo’s tune will change once the Regime in Iran decides to stop mucking around and really cracks down on the protesters. Once they start bringing in troops and armour, expelling the international media and start shutting down the lines of communication to the rest of the world those poor people in the streets of Tehran demanding their rights really will be on their own.
It makes me sick to think that that there are public figures in this nation who believe that it is perfectly acceptable to stand idly by and say nothing while these brave people in Iran are brutally crushed for demanding the same sort of freedoms we take for granted everyday. People like Geraldo and yes even President Obama should hang their head in shame for what is about to happen in Iran because their behaviour is akin British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Nazi Germany before WWII and I would encourage them to heed the words of Edmund Burke who said
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing“
All I can say is that my thoughts and prayers are with those courageous people in Iran and I hope that my worst fears for them are not realised.
Dreadnought223 on June 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM
God works in mysterious ways. As Joe Klein so snidely pointed out, Mr. Krauthammer does not have full physical movement. But God granted him one of the great intellects of our era. And it is a talent that does not go to waste.
On the other hand, Mr. Rivera has four fingers and a thumb.
And a foot often planted firmly in mouth.
either orr on June 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM
We will probably never see Krauthammer on Gerry’s show again. Poor Gerry. His superior intellect just got the Hammer dropped on it.
kingsjester on June 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUfGAIXreU
Krauthammer = Frank Stallone
Mark1971 on June 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM
If only a Captain America analogy could save us! [Scroll down a bit for the humour.]
andycanuck on June 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Wow. I’m getting schooled here on how to talk to libs.
Straw Man. Heh.
Mojave Mark on June 21, 2009 at 10:18 PM
THANK YOU! Watching the press cover this over the weekend is almost too much. “We don’t want to meddle” this, and “We don’t want to be a foil” that. The approach of the administration in this one event underlines the very faulty premise upon which own “change” rests. The idea that we have to walk the line drawn by a regime that guns down girls in the street is reprehensible!
Weight of Glory on June 21, 2009 at 10:19 PM
This is not an argument about Iran. It is an argument about what it is that we Americans stand for. We are a nation founded on freedom from tyranny, freedom from oppression. For us to not lend our voice of support to others who are trying to free themselves from tyranny does nothing more than disavow who we are.
Captain America on June 21, 2009 at 10:20 PM
You guys do realize that everyone who voted for Obama expects him to do the polar opposite of the last administration right?
Today, my wife said whatever you guys(the GOP)suggest or expect…he better do the opposite. lol
beekiller on June 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM
It seems pretty difficult for the mullahs to blame the deaths at the hands of the basij on American CIA, especially when the government policy is to jail people, to break up protests, to cancel memorial services, to restrict internet and blogging capability, etc.
alliebobbitt on June 21, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Krauthammer spanks Jerry Rivers and leaves a large red welt. Now THAT’s entertainment!
Fletch54 on June 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM
B-b-b-ut I thought he wanted to embrace empathy…
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM
A lot of people are learning how to deal with their cheap, fallacy-laden “arguments”. It’s probably one reason why lefty blogs are so quick to ban “dissenters”.
ddrintn on June 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM
I keep hearing libtards talking about the Rethuglican neocon conspiracy with the Zionazis to bomb Iran and steal their oil and remap the ME. How does calling for diplomacy and support for the reformist movement — refusing to talk with Khameini who obviously won’t negotiate on nukes (per Dinnerjacket) and can’t be taken at his word, anyway? Seriously, you guys are overthinking this, yet not thinking about it at all.
alliebobbitt on June 21, 2009 at 10:27 PM
I have NO idea what that is about and don’t care. Trust me, that most Americans do not keep up with the crap here or at Kos. They don’t know the tard partisan slang either…
beekiller on June 21, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Geraldo = Dumocrat/Liberal/Progressive/Insane Idiots
vulcannomad on June 21, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I was surprised to see such a brain “slumming” it…
mjbrooks3 on June 21, 2009 at 10:36 PM
When I listen to Krauthammer (or Victor Hansen or Thomas Sowell, among others) and then think of some of the political midgets we have in the Senate, I can’t help but think we’ve gotten something very, very wrong.
irishspy on June 21, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I get the sense that Obama just doesn’t care about foreign policy. He doesn’t want to be bothered with it. Too much of a distraction from wrecking the U.S. economy and all his other domestic goals.
Rosmerta on June 21, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Nice video, canopfor! I’ve read Gordon Sinclair’s remarks before in essay form, but it’s even better listening to the man. Lovely.
Rosmerta on June 21, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Toads will be storming your house at dawn!
Unless, of course, rather than “toad” you meant to spell the crude, mono-syllabic word, commonly used to describe fecal matter, t**d. In which case, I don’t think THOSE will be storming your house, but then I would be in agreement with your assessment re: Jerry’s IQ.
How ever could a moron like Jerry fancy himself the intellectual equal of Dr. Krauthammer? Hubris, thy name is Jerry Rivers.
oldleprechaun on June 21, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Geraldo sux.
AUINSC on June 21, 2009 at 10:50 PM
McCain is, once again, the media’s favorite Republican.
The RNC called me today. I hung up.
Aquateen Hungerforce on June 21, 2009 at 10:51 PM
That video was excellent. I regret turning the station last night now….
TheBigOldDog on June 21, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Unfortunately, at this point, I have little respect for McCain. He proved shallower and less gallant than I ever imagined he was. His reaction to Plain’s popularity and his unwillingness to defend her and her family and a forceful, indignant manner won’t ever be forgotten and I am not even a big Plain supporter.
TheBigOldDog on June 21, 2009 at 10:54 PM
I like Krauthammer. He’s proven brilliant before…but I couldn’t take more then about 45 seconds of this clip because of Guhraldo (hard G GUH! as in guttersnipe, which I think, in my humble opinion, he is) I can’t stand his voice and I can’t stand him and his “I know more then you” attitude. He and Bob Beckel just turn my stomach!
Vntnrse on June 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Charles Krauthammer is one of the most important thinkers, writers and speakers we have today. Thank you so much.
Loxodonta on June 21, 2009 at 11:00 PM
More’s the pity. Then your midgets will rule the land, and no one will appear in the side shows. So much for American circuses, and American politics.
PercyB on June 21, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Guttersnipe! Now there’s a word I haven’t heard in a while.
What I love about Mr. Krauthammer is his clarity. You can tell he’s brilliant, but he manages to explain things so succinctly and clearly. Put him in front of Congress before each vote, I say!
Rosmerta on June 21, 2009 at 11:04 PM
This argument that the liberals are offering – that the US has to be careful not to be seen encouraging people protesting against an insane, tyrannical government – has got to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard in my life. I am still amazed that anyone would say this with a straight face. The natural extension of this sort of “thinking” would be that the US could never make any negative statements about any government, at all, lest the people decide to protest against that government and the US be “blamed” and, therefore, lend legitimacy to that government’s brutal crackdown on the protesters. Never, in the entire history of the US, would this sort of idea be accepted by anyone with a brain. This is beyond Orwellian nonsense, in that there is not even any attempt to make sense by twisting words. This is flat-out stupidity and idiocy.
But, this is the sort of reasoning that one can expect from a bunch of morons who voted for B Hussein, whose whole idea from the beginning was that sitting down at a table and negotiating with madmen and America-haters (his sorts of people) don’t lend any legitimacy to them.
I have long been disgusted with the left, as they are a bunch of despicable, lying, America-hating scum, but now they have gone so far past that. They have waded neck-deep into the waters of insanity and asininity in an attempt to make excuses for the affirmative action retard they have put in as their leader. It is just unbelievable that humans could sink this low.
So, where has the left and their idiot messiah now taken the discussion?
1) The US saying anything negative about any group gives that group legitimacy to kill and maim and do anything they want, blaming the US for prompting the side they are killing.
2) Sitting down at a table for official negotiations with a group of the above sort doesn’t give them any legitimacy.
So, to the leftist, talking about someone gives legitimacy to the opposite of what we’re saying, but negotiating with that same person doesn’t give them any legitimacy even though we would be acting in coordination with them and recognizing their legitimacy, ourselves.
This is the world of the liberal. Cognitive dissonance to the very core. Only the most insane among us could espouse such contradictory idiocy … which describes all one really needs to know about the left.
progressoverpeace on June 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM
I keep hearing libtards talking about the Rethuglican neocon conspiracy with the Zionazis to bomb Iran and steal their oil and remap the ME.
Iraq succeeded so the domestic savages have turned their sights on Iran. Stay tuned for massive demonstrations in the streets by enraged leftist trash as they take the side of the Iranian mullahs and portray the U.S. and Israel as they usually do.
Bishop on June 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM
What do you got against toads?
But yeah, I never really did pay any attention to this Rivera character.
FontanaConservative on June 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM
I should have said, “but he manages to explain things so clearly instead of using a lot of jargon and faux-intellectual posing” like so many faux intellectuals.
Rosmerta on June 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM
The plastic butter knife kind of knives?
FontanaConservative on June 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Then we must focus on nourishing the minds, hearts, and growth of young leaders. They’re out there. Some are even here.
Loxodonta on June 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
His pointless life is so low that all other lots he envies. Mercy and justice both scorn him. Ignore him, look ahead and pass him by.
Tav on June 21, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Credit where it’s due, McCain is a great Senator and a great voice when it comes to foreign policy. He has been right on the N.Korea issue as well.
I’m reminded about McCain’s finest moment (in my opinion) of last year’s campaign. When asked by Pastor Warren what should be done about evil in the world, McCain said “Defeat it.” Great answer, and he backed that up with a strong stance in the Georgia situation.
What more can be said about Krauthammer? He should have his own hour long show with no guests, and no visual aids, just him talking sense, like we are all adults.
Johnson on June 21, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Exactly. How did we become America in the first place? By protesting against an insane, tyrannical government – and getting support from a select few, such as the French.
Rosmerta on June 21, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Liberals describing B Hussein:
The deer is not frozen by the headlights, but very carefully studying the nature of the bulbs.
progressoverpeace on June 21, 2009 at 11:11 PM
A couple of bottles of Everclear?
MB4 on June 21, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Completely unfair match-up.
Geraldo got Hammer’d!
av8tr on June 21, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Go Hammer!
He’s always been a drama queen who thinks with his emotions, critical thinking is beyond his capacity to comprehend. His head would explode if he tried.
Only if they fell out of it.
infidel4life on June 21, 2009 at 11:15 PM
BTW… I needed you earlier today when someone was going on and on about the democracy that the Turkish people had established…
Upstater85 on June 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM
The beauty of Krauthammer’s “strawman” comment is that is was dropped on Obozo, not on the mustachioed ass-clown Geraldo. Krauthammer doesn’t even give Geraldo credit for making up a bad argument.
And that, my friends, is disrespect. Match to Krauthammer.
Jaibones on June 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Krauthammer: Tea-bag delivery for Mr. Rivera…
Claypigeon on June 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Thank you for that… I will sleep much better tonight knowing the masses are laughing at the emperor.
My fav…
RalphyBoy on June 21, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Word.
RightOFLeft on June 21, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Sorry I wasn’t there, but I’m sure you held up the argument just fine, Upstater.
progressoverpeace on June 21, 2009 at 11:23 PM
I think Geraldo is auditioning to be able to bow to Obama……..
…….. and then let the magic of his moustache go to work.
How else can you explain his train of thought……..?
Seven Percent Solution on June 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Give Geraldo this much: at least he loves America. He proved that to me in Iraq, twice.
That fact that he’s a narcisstic Obamite blowhard (but I repeat myself) shouldn’t negate the fact that, when push comes to shove, he does love the U.S.
MaxMBJ on June 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM
I’ll second the motion. :)
The late Dr. Francis Schaeffer taught that you should evaluate an idea (philosophy) by asking what is the logical absurdity that human’s can take it too. That Boys and girls is where Multiculturalism has been taken by the “0″ and his ilk.
chemman on June 21, 2009 at 11:32 PM
They are learning less and less about more and more, and ultimately they will know nothing about everything.
Tav on June 21, 2009 at 11:33 PM
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