‘Fox & Friends’ Remembers Charles Krauthammer with Emotional Tribute

>> Heather Today we are ░░░░░░░░ tribute to the life ░░░░░░░░ legacy of our colleague ░░░░░░░░ dear friend Dr Charles ░░░░░░░░ who lost his brave ░░░░░░░░ with cancer Good morning ░░░░░░░░ I m Heather Childress ░░░░░░░░ for Sandra Smith Bill ░░░░░░░░ man was a fighter ░░░░░░░░ m bill hemmer He ░░░░░░░░ an impact on every ░░░░░░░░ of us here and ░░░░░░░░ m certain he had ░░░░░░░░ impact on you A ░░░░░░░░ of a sampling how ░░░░░░░░ feel about Charles and ░░░░░░░░ he felt around us ░░░░░░░░ time syndicated columnist Charles ░░░░░░░░ has passed away Needless ░░░░░░░░ say all of us ░░░░░░░░ Fox News are devastated ░░░░░░░░ that news As we ░░░░░░░░ the life of Charles ░░░░░░░░ He had this extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ One that all of ░░░░░░░░ admired and none of ░░░░░░░░ thought we could ever ░░░░░░░░ close to equaling He ░░░░░░░░ in a class by ░░░░░░░░ He was extraordinarily kind ░░░░░░░░ gentle and the combination ░░░░░░░░ you love him and ░░░░░░░░ did all of us ░░░░░░░░ The audience did You ░░░░░░░░ t help it The ░░░░░░░░ gifts of my 20 ░░░░░░░░ years here at Fox ░░░░░░░░ channel was to become ░░░░░░░░ friend No mistaking what ░░░░░░░░ meant He argued almost ░░░░░░░░ wholely on the level ░░░░░░░░ principle He used his ░░░░░░░░ to his fullest and ░░░░░░░░ life better He was ░░░░░░░░ national umpire He called ░░░░░░░░ and strikes if he ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats were doing ░░░░░░░░ wrong he would call ░░░░░░░░ and when he thought ░░░░░░░░ on his side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle conservatives were betraying ░░░░░░░░ he thought were the ░░░░░░░░ principles he would call ░░░░░░░░ out as well He ░░░░░░░░ able to put together ░░░░░░░░ human side of life ░░░░░░░░ have an appreciation for ░░░░░░░░ and sports and all ░░░░░░░░ those things that he ░░░░░░░░ about in things that ░░░░░░░░ which I think is ░░░░░░░░ a wonderful title to ░░░░░░░░ book It was really ░░░░░░░░ things that made him ░░░░░░░░ and he spent so ░░░░░░░░ time making everyone around ░░░░░░░░ happy He was an ░░░░░░░░ man The way he ░░░░░░░░ death is an example ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ handled it with class ░░░░░░░░ eloquence that he really ░░░░░░░░ It is really an ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ and forever When I ░░░░░░░░ totally unknown I could ░░░░░░░░ anything I damn well ░░░░░░░░ It is my job ░░░░░░░░ call a folly a ░░░░░░░░ You are betraying your ░░░░░░░░ life if you don ░░░░░░░░ say what you think ░░░░░░░░ you don t say ░░░░░░░░ honestly and bluntly Bill ░░░░░░░░ to help remember the ░░░░░░░░ remarkable life Juan Williams ░░░░░░░░ Henry and guy Benson ░░░░░░░░ is a far better ░░░░░░░░ today Why don t ░░░░░░░░ guys just share with ░░░░░░░░ I have a story ░░░░░░░░ profanity It is like ░░░░░░░░ the gutter but Charles ░░░░░░░░ will be smiling about ░░░░░░░░ one He and I ░░░░░░░░ Juan all love baseball ░░░░░░░░ time I saw him ░░░░░░░░ the Washington bureau he ░░░░░░░░ say what about the ░░░░░░░░ and Yankees He would ░░░░░░░░ dinner with the manager ░░░░░░░░ the Orioles I had ░░░░░░░░ chance to meet Tommy ░░░░░░░░ He said you know ░░░░░░░░ greatest moment don t ░░░░░░░░ Dave Kingman beats the ░░░░░░░░ A reporter comes up ░░░░░░░░ lasorda and said what ░░░░░░░░ your opinion of Kingman ░░░░░░░░ performance He said my ░░░░░░░░ Ffff basically for a ░░░░░░░░ half you can Google ░░░░░░░░ Charles told me when ░░░░░░░░ m having a bad ░░░░░░░░ I go to YouTube ░░░░░░░░ click on that and ░░░░░░░░ to Tommy lasorda curse ░░░░░░░░ a radio reporter for ░░░░░░░░ seconds and he said ░░░░░░░░ laugh my butt off ░░░░░░░░ funny thing about this ░░░░░░░░ going to baseball with ░░░░░░░░ Because to go to ░░░░░░░░ with Charles meant that ░░░░░░░░ get off Special report ░░░░░░░░ 7 00 and we ░░░░░░░░ racing to get to ░░░░░░░░ start of the nationals ░░░░░░░░ Racing with Charles meant ░░░░░░░░ in his car which ░░░░░░░░ a specially outfitted Ford ░░░░░░░░ right And I used ░░░░░░░░ joke that it is ░░░░░░░░ Brit Hume or Bret ░░░░░░░░ or my car that ░░░░░░░░ the most expensive car ░░░░░░░░ the D C Parking ░░░░░░░░ It is his van ░░░░░░░░ got a new one ░░░░░░░░ year ago To get ░░░░░░░░ the game you are ░░░░░░░░ this guy who is ░░░░░░░░ paraplegic driving through the ░░░░░░░░ of Washington oh my ░░░░░░░░ Then the payoff is ░░░░░░░░ he is good friends ░░░░░░░░ Ted learner who owns ░░░░░░░░ team He had the ░░░░░░░░ parking spot in the ░░░░░░░░ Let s go man ░░░░░░░░ your story reminded me ░░░░░░░░ the column he wrote ░░░░░░░░ defense of the F ░░░░░░░░ It is so elegant ░░░░░░░░ it was defending the ░░░░░░░░ word It is laugh ░░░░░░░░ loud funny start to ░░░░░░░░ and I highly recommend ░░░░░░░░ I think words like ░░░░░░░░ and irreplaceable get thrown ░░░░░░░░ a lot but they ░░░░░░░░ really applied to Charles ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ viewers appreciated his intellect ░░░░░░░░ those of us who ░░░░░░░░ to know him even ░░░░░░░░ little bit more than ░░░░░░░░ appreciated his uncommon kindness ░░░░░░░░ a human being I ░░░░░░░░ never forget one of ░░░░░░░░ thrills and terrors of ░░░░░░░░ career was first appearing ░░░░░░░░ him on the Special ░░░░░░░░ panel that I had ░░░░░░░░ for years and admired ░░░░░░░░ I remember before the ░░░░░░░░ panel thinking to myself ░░░░░░░░ on Earth can I ░░░░░░░░ up to this guy ░░░░░░░░ then I just had ░░░░░░░░ comfortingly simple answer you ░░░░░░░░ t You can t ░░░░░░░░ you just had to ░░░░░░░░ your best and he ░░░░░░░░ unfailingly supportive and would ░░░░░░░░ you tips and pointers ░░░░░░░░ I was like the ░░░░░░░░ junior guy in the ░░░░░░░░ and he was engaging ░░░░░░░░ almost as if I ░░░░░░░░ an equal even though ░░░░░░░░ wasn t It meant ░░░░░░░░ much A young producer ░░░░░░░░ the Washington bureau Our ░░░░░░░░ have never heard of ░░░░░░░░ and she works her ░░░░░░░░ off and helps us ░░░░░░░░ look good You could ░░░░░░░░ presidents like George W ░░░░░░░░ write the tributes She ░░░░░░░░ a tribute that was ░░░░░░░░ She said Charles was ░░░░░░░░ here in terms of ░░░░░░░░ and everything I m ░░░░░░░░ And you would think ░░░░░░░░ would look right past ░░░░░░░░ He stopped every night ░░░░░░░░ talked baseball with me ░░░░░░░░ they would talk about ░░░░░░░░ lineup and talk about ░░░░░░░░ did the manager put ░░░░░░░░ guy in and take ░░░░░░░░ Zimmerman She said he ░░░░░░░░ me feel important That ░░░░░░░░ what he does and ░░░░░░░░ Bill Our colleague Bret ░░░░░░░░ is joining us now ░░░░░░░░ way of telephone Good ░░░░░░░░ to you I don ░░░░░░░░ know if our viewers ░░░░░░░░ realize the relationship you ░░░░░░░░ with Charles and the ░░░░░░░░ you kept in contact ░░░░░░░░ him and really you ░░░░░░░░ us be guided through ░░░░░░░░ process by the contact ░░░░░░░░ had and well we ░░░░░░░░ from you last night ░░░░░░░░ now we get ready ░░░░░░░░ a chance to say ░░░░░░░░ this weekend Yeah It ░░░░░░░░ a sad day bill ░░░░░░░░ morning And let me ░░░░░░░░ you this first of ░░░░░░░░ Daniel krauthammer Charles son ░░░░░░░░ his wife Robin have ░░░░░░░░ been lifted up by ░░░░░░░░ stories and these anecdotes ░░░░░░░░ seeing the video and ░░░░░░░░ bites and they have ░░░░░░░░ their goodbyes obviously and ░░░░░░░░ are getting ready to ░░░░░░░░ do that But they ░░░░░░░░ really been lifted up ░░░░░░░░ it has been a ░░░░░░░░ thing for to see ░░░░░░░░ our air You know ░░░░░░░░ I had a personal ░░░░░░░░ He was my first ░░░░░░░░ on the panel for ░░░░░░░░ 10 years and he ░░░░░░░░ a guy who could ░░░░░░░░ through the noise He ░░░░░░░░ t waste words He ░░░░░░░░ wise but also had ░░░░░░░░ humor He was not ░░░░░░░░ traditional one way or ░░░░░░░░ other didn t know ░░░░░░░░ he would come down ░░░░░░░░ some things Then he ░░░░░░░░ write a column about ░░░░░░░░ that would be don ░░░░░░░░ touch my junk and ░░░░░░░░ would die laughing He ░░░░░░░░ had this gift And ░░░░░░░░ think that there are ░░░░░░░░ few people in our ░░░░░░░░ today that have that ░░░░░░░░ I hope somebody can ░░░░░░░░ close but I don ░░░░░░░░ think anybody will be ░░░░░░░░ Charles Krauthammer Bill Reminds ░░░░░░░░ of the statement that ░░░░░░░░ executive chairman of Fox ░░░░░░░░ and 21st century fox ░░░░░░░░ out a week ago ░░░░░░░░ wrote Charles has been ░░░░░░░░ profound source of personal ░░░░░░░░ inspiration for all of ░░░░░░░░ at Fox News and ░░░░░░░░ stand on the most ░░░░░░░░ issues of our times ░░░░░░░░ a guiding star in ░░░░░░░░ often turbulent world The ░░░░░░░░ with too much superficial ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable to the ebb ░░░░░░░░ flow of fashion and ░░░░░░░░ words and his ideas ░░░░░░░░ dignity and integrity will ░░░░░░░░ within our society and ░░░░░░░░ for many years to ░░░░░░░░ That goes to the ░░░░░░░░ of krauthammer Bret It ░░░░░░░░ to the essence of ░░░░░░░░ when you think about ░░░░░░░░ power of a contrarian ░░░░░░░░ If you can express ░░░░░░░░ you can bring a ░░░░░░░░ of people around that ░░░░░░░░ in a different way ░░░░░░░░ life Even if you ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with him you ░░░░░░░░ to the end of ░░░░░░░░ presentation as he was ░░░░░░░░ it and you just ░░░░░░░░ your head and said ░░░░░░░░ I get how he ░░░░░░░░ there and I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ And we do need ░░░░░░░░ of that in our ░░░░░░░░ I commend to the ░░░░░░░░ this special tonight 9 ░░░░░░░░ P M Eastern time ░░░░░░░░ his words And we ░░░░░░░░ worked on it after ░░░░░░░░ got word he was ░░░░░░░░ his final days but ░░░░░░░░ is really Charles and ░░░░░░░░ is quintessential Charles And ░░░░░░░░ s emotional but it ░░░░░░░░ also his life in ░░░░░░░░ way and I think ░░░░░░░░ s really good Bill ░░░░░░░░ look forward to seeing ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for calling ░░░░░░░░ and sharing again more ░░░░░░░░ with us today Thank ░░░░░░░░