Chris Wallace on Krauthammer: ‘It Is a Loss for the Nation’

>> Martha Our thanks to ░░░░░░░░ Baier for putting together ░░░░░░░░ beautiful compendium that tells ░░░░░░░░ so much about Charles ░░░░░░░░ their friendship and all ░░░░░░░░ the wonderful times that ░░░░░░░░ spent together Joining me ░░░░░░░░ the phone is another ░░░░░░░░ who knows Esther krauthammer ░░░░░░░░ well Chris Wallace is ░░░░░░░░ anchor of Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Honestly it is a ░░░░░░░░ day for everyone around ░░░░░░░░ and for everyone who ░░░░░░░░ about Charles is needed ░░░░░░░░ Martha it is such ░░░░░░░░ loss and it is ░░░░░░░░ sad It is a ░░░░░░░░ loss and it is ░░░░░░░░ professional loss but I ░░░░░░░░ argue that it is ░░░░░░░░ national law spirit and ░░░░░░░░ me out here for ░░░░░░░░ second I think there ░░░░░░░░ some people in the ░░░░░░░░ who whether you agreed ░░░░░░░░ them or not whether ░░░░░░░░ are liberal or conservative ░░░░░░░░ such a central voice ░░░░░░░░ the national conversation whether ░░░░░░░░ is Walter lippmann in ░░░░░░░░ 50s or bill safire ░░░░░░░░ 90s or Walter Cronkite ░░░░░░░░ the 70s and I ░░░░░░░░ Charles Krauthammer achieved that ░░░░░░░░ you could agree or ░░░░░░░░ with him but you ░░░░░░░░ to know what he ░░░░░░░░ and you had to ░░░░░░░░ what he said And ░░░░░░░░ a certain degree it ░░░░░░░░ interesting because he loved ░░░░░░░░ so much he was ░░░░░░░░ national umpire He called ░░░░░░░░ and strikes in a ░░░░░░░░ where there are so ░░░░░░░░ people You are in ░░░░░░░░ tribe or the other ░░░░░░░░ are one side or ░░░░░░░░ other he had the ░░░░░░░░ of his intellect the ░░░░░░░░ of his conviction And ░░░░░░░░ he thought that the ░░░░░░░░ were doing something wrong ░░░░░░░░ would call it And ░░░░░░░░ he thought that people ░░░░░░░░ his side of the ░░░░░░░░ conservatives were portraying what ░░░░░░░░ thought were the right ░░░░░░░░ he would call them ░░░░░░░░ as well It is ░░░░░░░░ think and incalculable loss ░░░░░░░░ can talk about him ░░░░░░░░ personally but I really ░░░░░░░░ think it is a ░░░░░░░░ for the nation There ░░░░░░░░ no money today like ░░░░░░░░ Martha Martha I have ░░░░░░░░ messages as I m ░░░░░░░░ that everyone does flying ░░░░░░░░ from friends and people ░░░░░░░░ watch the show Just ░░░░░░░░ saying how much they ░░░░░░░░ Charles and how much ░░░░░░░░ loved watching him and ░░░░░░░░ clarity and his ability ░░░░░░░░ sort of cut through ░░░░░░░░ noise it has been ░░░░░░░░ so many times Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Tonight That is the ░░░░░░░░ to any one us ░░░░░░░░ writes or who watches ░░░░░░░░ is what you strive ░░░░░░░░ He had it and ░░░░░░░░ it is because he ░░░░░░░░ so brilliant and incredibly ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes I think that ░░░░░░░░ would say would seem ░░░░░░░░ simple You would think ░░░░░░░░ why didn t I ░░░░░░░░ it that way Because ░░░░░░░░ made so much sense ░░░░░░░░ arrived at it in ░░░░░░░░ a clear concise way ░░░░░░░░ he was Charles And ░░░░░░░░ was able to do ░░░░░░░░ one of the quotes ░░░░░░░░ the piece that we ░░░░░░░░ ran Chris that Brett ░░░░░░░░ together from Charles you ░░░░░░░░ betraying your whole life ░░░░░░░░ you don t say ░░░░░░░░ you think Well that ░░░░░░░░ exactly rights There was ░░░░░░░░ intellectual honesty to the ░░░░░░░░ A surprising number of ░░░░░░░░ didn t realize it ░░░░░░░░ think it actually aided ░░░░░░░░ clarity of thought It ░░░░░░░░ inherent to him One ░░░░░░░░ the things that struck ░░░░░░░░ when I was substitute ░░░░░░░░ breath and anchor and ░░░░░░░░ would be on the ░░░░░░░░ most of us are ░░░░░░░░ if we think and ░░░░░░░░ Few of us are ░░░░░░░░ enough to think in ░░░░░░░░ Charles thought and paragraphs ░░░░░░░░ even an pages I ░░░░░░░░ part of it was ░░░░░░░░ he had to form ░░░░░░░░ thoughts in his mind ░░░░░░░░ wasn t easy for ░░░░░░░░ to be on a ░░░░░░░░ or keyboard and to ░░░░░░░░ with a thought Take ░░░░░░░░ phrase here and take ░░░░░░░░ phrase out there You ░░░░░░░░ ask him a question ░░░░░░░░ a mini column would ░░░░░░░░ out Perfectly phrased logically ░░░░░░░░ and you would have ░░░░░░░░ breath taken away by ░░░░░░░░ status of his intellect ░░░░░░░░ was quite astonishing We ░░░░░░░░ talk about other things ░░░░░░░░ funny he was how ░░░░░░░░ he was what good ░░░░░░░░ he was but boy ░░░░░░░░ think you have to ░░░░░░░░ you start with Charles ░░░░░░░░ assess the loss it ░░░░░░░░ to be this extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ this extraordinary intellect that ░░░░░░░░ can read and we ░░░░░░░░ remember but it is ░░░░░░░░ to us in the ░░░░░░░░ Some of the people ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned in terms ░░░░░░░░ the categories that you ░░░░░░░░ him in I remember ░░░░░░░░ up reading their columns ░░░░░░░░ put together both of ░░░░░░░░ things He became someone ░░░░░░░░ was known for being ░░░░░░░░ TV and doing that ░░░░░░░░ that you just described ░░░░░░░░ great intellectual dance of ░░░░░░░░ his stuff together And ░░░░░░░░ many people across the ░░░░░░░░ were able to see ░░░░░░░░ and watch him as ░░░░░░░░ put it all together ░░░░░░░░ there And I think ░░░░░░░░ know that made him ░░░░░░░░ star as Brett Humes ░░░░░░░░ in a somewhat unlikely ░░░░░░░░ But he really was ░░░░░░░░ of us anyone of ░░░░░░░░ he was always on ░░░░░░░░ report Whenever I had ░░░░░░░░ mama show coming whenever ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ the panel for a ░░░░░░░░ convention it was a ░░░░░░░░ It was special People ░░░░░░░░ watched looked forward to ░░░░░░░░ him so much I ░░░░░░░░ think that he was ░░░░░░░░ to put together the ░░░░░░░░ side of life and ░░░░░░░░ an appreciation for family ░░░░░░░░ sports and all of ░░░░░░░░ things that he talked ░░░░░░░░ and things that matter ░░░░░░░░ think that is such ░░░░░░░░ wonderful title to his ░░░░░░░░ Isn t that really ░░░░░░░░ life that all of ░░░░░░░░ ever hope to figure ░░░░░░░░ the answer to Things ░░░░░░░░ matter is such a ░░░░░░░░ example What it is ░░░░░░░░ wasn t new essays ░░░░░░░░ was a collection of ░░░░░░░░ old columns I remember ░░░░░░░░ I first saw it ░░░░░░░░ thought this is a ░░░░░░░░ job It s a ░░░░░░░░ of old columns Even ░░░░░░░░ they were 20 or ░░░░░░░░ years old there was ░░░░░░░░ clarity there was timeless ░░░░░░░░ to them that you ░░░░░░░░ yourself that you couldn ░░░░░░░░ wait to read the ░░░░░░░░ column As unlikely that ░░░░░░░░ was that he was ░░░░░░░░ TV start that book ░░░░░░░░ a huge best seller ░░░░░░░░ he reveled in the ░░░░░░░░ that it was at ░░░░░░░░ top of The New ░░░░░░░░ Times best seller list ░░░░░░░░ after week after week ░░░░░░░░ was a timeless quality ░░░░░░░░ what he said It ░░░░░░░░ t just saying well ░░░░░░░░ s what happened today ░░░░░░░░ Washington There was a ░░░░░░░░ that transcended the ops ░░░░░░░░ downs the news cycle ░░░░░░░░ all of the things ░░░░░░░░ we talk about This ░░░░░░░░ timeless this was permanent ░░░░░░░░ was as you say ░░░░░░░░ that matter Martha I ░░░░░░░░ that on my bedside ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ You can pick it ░░░░░░░░ and read it and ░░░░░░░░ one moment I remember ░░░░░░░░ Christmas when it came ░░░░░░░░ it was almost funny ░░░░░░░░ around the Christmas tree ░░░░░░░░ starts opening and there ░░░░░░░░ about five copies of ░░░░░░░░ that matter that everyone ░░░░░░░░ out It was a ░░░░░░░░ book I will say ░░░░░░░░ couple of quick notes ░░░░░░░░ I substitute for Brett ░░░░░░░░ come in and always ░░░░░░░░ the same thing he ░░░░░░░░ say I must be ░░░░░░░░ is it Sunday It ░░░░░░░░ a little to get ░░░░░░░░ like I m surprised ░░░░░░░░ you are working on ░░░░░░░░ Thursday or Friday Chris ░░░░░░░░ would make a joke ░░░░░░░░ a little man We ░░░░░░░░ share movies and have ░░░░░░░░ seen that One time ░░░░░░░░ told him about a ░░░░░░░░ that I m going ░░░░░░░░ see it is called ░░░░░░░░ I asked him if ░░░░░░░░ liked it he said ░░░░░░░░ had a comment about ░░░░░░░░ disgusting the movie was ░░░░░░░░ asked him if he ░░░░░░░░ it he said he ░░░░░░░░ but it was a ░░░░░░░░ column is also It ░░░░░░░░ a delightful person to ░░░░░░░░ around that was the ░░░░░░░░ Yes he was at ░░░░░░░░ towering intellect yes he ░░░░░░░░ a vital voice in ░░░░░░░░ national conversation he was ░░░░░░░░ one hell of a ░░░░░░░░ friend and just wonderful ░░░░░░░░ And I will miss ░░░░░░░░ one but I will ░░░░░░░░ the other as a ░░░░░░░░ connection would Martha Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ what I feel and ░░░░░░░░ many viewers feel We ░░░░░░░░ him and we are ░░░░░░░░ to miss him It ░░░░░░░░ like a death in ░░░░░░░░ family.