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sverige on June 21, 2018 | hide | past | favorite


I know I will miss him. Say what you what about Fox, but I always saw him as intelligent, eloquent, well reasoned, and perhaps most importantly: respectful.

Here's the WSJ obit:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pulitzer-prize-winning-columnis...


The other attributes you name are perhaps deserved, but respectful (AKA fair), is not among them.

Dr Krauthammer made a career of tearing down those on the center or left, often by twisting or manipulating his facts to please a TV audience also renowned for its deep disrespect for opposing opinions and the people who held them.

May you rest in peace Dr Krauthammer. But too, may the ugly casual disrespect for others of unlike minds which powered your rise to fame not be soon forgot.





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