Krauthammer: The Comey Episode Has Sent People over the Edge Where There Are No Journalistic Limits

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker There ░░░░░░░░ a run on Xanax ░░░░░░░░ on CVS pharmacy throughout ░░░░░░░░ over the last two ░░░░░░░░ as the press absolutely ░░░░░░░░ down The media committed ░░░░░░░░ finding an illegal coup ░░░░░░░░ talk over the their ░░░░░░░░ Anderson cooper cannot resist ░░░░░░░░ his eyes literally at ░░░░░░░░ Conway prompting her to ░░░░░░░░ him as a sexist ░░░░░░░░ see sexism a lot ░░░░░░░░ times when I show ░░░░░░░░ for interviews like that ░░░░░░░░ you imagine rolling your ░░░░░░░░ having a male anchor ░░░░░░░░ the network role eyes ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton at a ░░░░░░░░ representative spokeswoman for President ░░░░░░░░ or president Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ think not Tucker Charles ░░░░░░░░ is a syndicated columnist ░░░░░░░░ author and he joins ░░░░░░░░ tonight They thought were ░░░░░░░░ on I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s necessarily success ░░░░░░░░ can roll your eyes ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ can both handle it ░░░░░░░░ it does seem like ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ things have taken a ░░░░░░░░ and the the posture ░░░░░░░░ the press talks about ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER The press we ░░░░░░░░ has always been liberal ░░░░░░░░ anti conservative That is ░░░░░░░░ the sun rising in ░░░░░░░░ east Trump is a ░░░░░░░░ case People seem to ░░░░░░░░ a particular animus I ░░░░░░░░ that is somebody who ░░░░░░░░ t a fan of ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a supporter ░░░░░░░░ he s president And ░░░░░░░░ deserves some respect If ░░░░░░░░ re an American you ░░░░░░░░ your country to succeed ░░░░░░░░ he is the president ░░░░░░░░ elected and you want ░░░░░░░░ to succeed So there ░░░░░░░░ a particular edge to ░░░░░░░░ press and it s ░░░░░░░░ if Comey episode which ░░░░░░░░ troubling in some ways ░░░░░░░░ for God s sake ░░░░░░░░ is no constitutional crisis ░░░░░░░░ sort of sent people ░░░░░░░░ the edge To the ░░░░░░░░ where they think they ░░░░░░░░ are no journalistic limits ░░░░░░░░ journalistic restraints elementary ones ░░░░░░░░ don t roll your ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ interview that ought to ░░░░░░░░ observed Tucker What is ░░░░░░░░ about Obviously your psychiatrist ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ to invoke your medical ░░░░░░░░ into the spirit with ░░░░░░░░ common sense answer to ░░░░░░░░ reaction to Trump Is ░░░░░░░░ the most conservative Republican ░░░░░░░░ ever elected It s ░░░░░░░░ ideological There s something ░░░░░░░░ about him that seems ░░░░░░░░ drive the press insane ░░░░░░░░ you want to give ░░░░░░░░ the best loss there ░░░░░░░░ a question of fitness ░░░░░░░░ think people have a ░░░░░░░░ some on the right ░░░░░░░░ well and that he ░░░░░░░░ reached the threshold of ░░░░░░░░ fit for the presidency ░░░░░░░░ terms of his knowledge ░░░░░░░░ terms of his temperament ░░░░░░░░ terms of his manner ░░░░░░░░ way he treated some ░░░░░░░░ the other candidates the ░░░░░░░░ that he insulted people ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ about this persona that ░░░░░░░░ repels people And it ░░░░░░░░ over into how they ░░░░░░░░ him journalistically But J ░░░░░░░░ ought not be the ░░░░░░░░ Tucker What happens after ░░░░░░░░ When the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ at some point and ░░░░░░░░ move into a new ░░░░░░░░ and we look around ░░░░░░░░ you really can t ░░░░░░░░ that any news organization ░░░░░░░░ of these news organizations ░░░░░░░░ telling you the unfiltered ░░░░░░░░ what happens then connect ░░░░░░░░ different country I ve ░░░░░░░░ thought that the press ░░░░░░░░ telling me the unfiltered ░░░░░░░░ And I think things ░░░░░░░░ worse 30 or 40 ░░░░░░░░ ago because the liberal ░░░░░░░░ had a monopoly and ░░░░░░░░ 1980 a couple of ░░░░░░░░ newspapers the two newsmagazines ░░░░░░░░ yet Ronald Reagan won ░░░░░░░░ landslide It shows you ░░░░░░░░ even though this is ░░░░░░░░ of the landscape the ░░░░░░░░ will always be overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ You ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it stop whining about ░░░░░░░░ because is not going ░░░░░░░░ change I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s a conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ s a selection process ░░░░░░░░ the smart conservative kids ░░░░░░░░ a business smart liberal ░░░░░░░░ going to journalism and ░░░░░░░░ work and other things ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ a big conspiracy but ░░░░░░░░ s the way it ░░░░░░░░ Today he got fox ░░░░░░░░ ve got one page ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ got talk radio the ░░░░░░░░ has been broken and ░░░░░░░░ think for some liberals ░░░░░░░░ the media that s ░░░░░░░░ of the reason why ░░░░░░░░ go so much overboard ░░░░░░░░ can t stand the ░░░░░░░░ that they can t ░░░░░░░░ away with murder because ░░░░░░░░ ll be questioned in ░░░░░░░░ outposts their only outposts ░░░░░░░░ tiny minority of the ░░░░░░░░ but an Internet world ░░░░░░░░ cable and with other ░░░░░░░░ they can t have ░░░░░░░░ field to themselves and ░░░░░░░░ drives him crazy Tucker ░░░░░░░░ really does They hit ░░░░░░░░ more than anything anything ░░░░░░░░ krauthammer thank you Good ░░░░░░░░ be here.