Daniel Krauthammer: ‘I Really Wanted the World to Know This Incredible, Wonderful, Deeply Good, Part of Him’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KILMEADE Charles ░░░░░░░░ was legendary conservative voice ░░░░░░░░ you know Known for ░░░░░░░░ intellect ability to cut ░░░░░░░░ the noise break down ░░░░░░░░ of Washington in simple ░░░░░░░░ clip starts KRAUTHAMMER It ░░░░░░░░ my job to say ░░░░░░░░ I think is true ░░░░░░░░ is my job to ░░░░░░░░ what I think will ░░░░░░░░ It is my job ░░░░░░░░ call a folly a ░░░░░░░░ it straightens them out ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ t know whether it ░░░░░░░░ have an effect on ░░░░░░░░ but there is no ░░░░░░░░ way for an honest ░░░░░░░░ to be clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Well now Daniel krauthamer ░░░░░░░░ he is in the ░░░░░░░░ he is honoring his ░░░░░░░░ by finishing his dad ░░░░░░░░ last book a collection ░░░░░░░░ the columnist s most ░░░░░░░░ works DOOCY The book ░░░░░░░░ called the point of ░░░░░░░░ all and Daniel krauthammer ░░░░░░░░ us here on the ░░░░░░░░ this morning Good morning ░░░░░░░░ you KRAUTHAMMER Thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for having me EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ on the book You ░░░░░░░░ so much like your ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER I get that ░░░░░░░░ lot yeah EARHARDT How ░░░░░░░░ your family KRAUTHAMMER We ░░░░░░░░ doing okay It is ░░░░░░░░ But we re getting ░░░░░░░░ and being able to ░░░░░░░░ this book for him ░░░░░░░░ have the world see ░░░░░░░░ means a lot to ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE How close was ░░░░░░░░ to being finished when ░░░░░░░░ took on the project ░░░░░░░░ He was pretty far ░░░░░░░░ He had put together ░░░░░░░░ of the articles and ░░░░░░░░ and essays that are ░░░░░░░░ the book now Set ░░░░░░░░ others for some consideration ░░░░░░░░ at the direction of ░░░░░░░░ that I knew kind ░░░░░░░░ where he was going ░░░░░░░░ there was still a ░░░░░░░░ of work to be ░░░░░░░░ Last year when he ░░░░░░░░ sick I was able ░░░░░░░░ set things up in ░░░░░░░░ hospital so he could ░░░░░░░░ on it continue putting ░░░░░░░░ together So I got ░░░░░░░░ sense through that of ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ when the final prognosis ░░░░░░░░ he entrusted it to ░░░░░░░░ he told me wanted ░░░░░░░░ to finish it DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ you finished the project ░░░░░░░░ along the way he ░░░░░░░░ it Started it going ░░░░░░░░ as you were finishing ░░░░░░░░ up as you think ░░░░░░░░ know my dad wanted ░░░░░░░░ to put this here ░░░░░░░░ I think it works ░░░░░░░░ over there so effectively ░░░░░░░░ had the final say ░░░░░░░░ Yeah DOOCY It has ░░░░░░░░ be tough What would ░░░░░░░░ dad do KRAUTHAMMER I ░░░░░░░░ the editor of the ░░░░░░░░ There were definitely choices ░░░░░░░░ had to make I ░░░░░░░░ t know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ would do I think ░░░░░░░░ Like what KRAUTHAMMER Confident ░░░░░░░░ that I knew his ░░░░░░░░ philosophy his underlying thought ░░░░░░░░ on politics and life ░░░░░░░░ religion and big questions ░░░░░░░░ little questions that when ░░░░░░░░ read things I could ░░░░░░░░ the sinews between pieces ░░░░░░░░ would link them all ░░░░░░░░ When he wrote his ░░░░░░░░ first book things that ░░░░░░░░ I talked to him ░░░░░░░░ that and wrote to ░░░░░░░░ about that and I ░░░░░░░░ he felt that I ░░░░░░░░ got it in a ░░░░░░░░ sometimes even missed that ░░░░░░░░ me some confidence KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ share the story how ░░░░░░░░ email after you read ░░░░░░░░ book helped him with ░░░░░░░░ he was getting in ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER This is actually ░░░░░░░░ the book some parts ░░░░░░░░ write in the introduction ░░░░░░░░ ending when I read ░░░░░░░░ first book things that ░░░░░░░░ I wrote him a ░░░░░░░░ email I sat down ░░░░░░░░ wrote for three hours ░░░░░░░░ him why I thought ░░░░░░░░ was such an impressive ░░░░░░░░ wrote back and said ░░░░░░░░ I m kicking myself ░░░░░░░░ weeks doing all the ░░░░░░░░ like with you guys ░░░░░░░░ I get the question ░░░░░░░░ is the book about ░░░░░░░░ m not oy sure ░░░░░░░░ to answer and you ░░░░░░░░ it I laid it ░░░░░░░░ I thought that he ░░░░░░░░ that very clearly in ░░░░░░░░ introduction I think sometimes ░░░░░░░░ takes someone from the ░░░░░░░░ looking in at it ░░░░░░░░ What did he say ░░░░░░░░ was it about What ░░░░░░░░ you say KRAUTHAMMER That ░░░░░░░░ in the end depends ░░░░░░░░ politics I think they ░░░░░░░░ all things beautiful and ░░░░░░░░ all things high that ░░░░░░░░ for and give purpose ░░░░░░░░ life That is what ░░░░░░░░ it meaning but it ░░░░░░░░ has to bow to ░░░░░░░░ Because if you get ░░░░░░░░ wrong the rest collapses ░░░░░░░░ This book The Point ░░░░░░░░ It All what is ░░░░░░░░ point of it all ░░░░░░░░ your perspective KRAUTHAMMER That ░░░░░░░░ a tough question It ░░░░░░░░ right off of that ░░░░░░░░ For him the point ░░░░░░░░ it all in life ░░░░░░░░ to find your own ░░░░░░░░ and your purpose things ░░░░░░░░ give you as an ░░░░░░░░ a sense yourself There ░░░░░░░░ so much in the ░░░░░░░░ that is very personal ░░░░░░░░ is about his passions ░░░░░░░░ baseball to chess space ░░░░░░░░ fatherhood his friendships But ░░░░░░░░ other large part of ░░░░░░░░ book is politics That ░░░░░░░░ the point of his ░░░░░░░░ life his career And ░░░░░░░░ think in his view ░░░░░░░░ felt that what we ░░░░░░░░ to do in our ░░░░░░░░ build our politics such ░░░░░░░░ we can all pursue ░░░░░░░░ own meaning and purpose ░░░░░░░░ that structure of freedom ░░░░░░░░ Sure Your father a ░░░░░░░░ for a very long ░░░░░░░░ told a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Through the years we ░░░░░░░░ t heard a lot ░░░░░░░░ you and your mom ░░░░░░░░ protected you He kept ░░░░░░░░ insulated from the scary ░░░░░░░░ out there What do ░░░░░░░░ not know about your ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER I think I ░░░░░░░░ he was a wonderful ░░░░░░░░ in so many ways ░░░░░░░░ I think it does ░░░░░░░░ through a lot I ░░░░░░░░ in his writing and ░░░░░░░░ TV his wit his ░░░░░░░░ his wry sense of ░░░░░░░░ and humor But I ░░░░░░░░ he didn t wear ░░░░░░░░ emotions on his sleeve ░░░░░░░░ lot and so I ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons I ░░░░░░░░ to put a lot ░░░░░░░░ these more personal sections ░░░░░░░░ the book was that ░░░░░░░░ that he is gone ░░░░░░░░ felt I really wanted ░░░░░░░░ world to know this ░░░░░░░░ wonderful deeply good part ░░░░░░░░ him Because I know ░░░░░░░░ he really touched a ░░░░░░░░ of people s lives ░░░░░░░░ a way that I ░░░░░░░░ didn t even know ░░░░░░░░ until these last months ░░░░░░░░ people would come forward ░░░░░░░░ talk to me I ░░░░░░░░ felt not just for ░░░░░░░░ but for everyone else ░░░░░░░░ wanted to know more ░░░░░░░░ this would be a ░░░░░░░░ thing to do KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ the things that stands ░░░░░░░░ for me is that ░░░░░░░░ was he had a ░░░░░░░░ accident at 22 was ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER Yeah KILMEADE He ░░░░░░░░ pair liesed basically He ░░░░░░░░ what is life like ░░░░░░░░ has their cross to ░░░░░░░░ everybody What I do ░░░░░░░░ a a little bit ░░░░░░░░ a little bit slower ░░░░░░░░ a little more effort ░░░░░░░░ that his attitude That ░░░░░░░░ to the attitude from ░░░░░░░░ outside Did he say ░░░░░░░░ the outside ever say ░░░░░░░░ am I so limited ░░░░░░░░ Never I never heard ░░░░░░░░ once in my life ░░░░░░░░ What was that like ░░░░░░░░ up I m sure ░░░░░░░░ was different in your ░░░░░░░░ than it was in ░░░░░░░░ average young little boy ░░░░░░░░ life KRAUTHAMMER I think ░░░░░░░░ grow up knowing what ░░░░░░░░ know so that was ░░░░░░░░ life and which yeah ░░░░░░░░ were difficulties annoyances things ░░░░░░░░ different time to time ░░░░░░░░ think as my dad ░░░░░░░░ when I read those ░░░░░░░░ too it struck me ░░░░░░░░ profound that everyone has ░░░░░░░░ cross to bear Some ░░░░░░░░ can see very easily ░░░░░░░░ you can t They ░░░░░░░░ hidden away EARHARDT Daniel ░░░░░░░░ he passed away I ░░░░░░░░ from neighbors viewers everyone ░░░░░░░░ in to hear what ░░░░░░░░ dad said about politics ░░░░░░░░ said it the way ░░░░░░░░ spoke it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ it was just his ░░░░░░░░ because it was usually ░░░░░░░░ on because he was ░░░░░░░░ bright I remember hearing ░░░░░░░░ an interview my dad ░░░░░░░░ did you become so ░░░░░░░░ My dad said when ░░░░░░░░ was a little boy ░░░░░░░░ am going to teach ░░░░░░░░ everything Did your dad ░░░░░░░░ the same with you ░░░░░░░░ He came pretty close ░░░░░░░░ gave it a shot ░░░░░░░░ What did he do ░░░░░░░░ you KRAUTHAMMER It was ░░░░░░░░ lot of conversations I ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t kind ░░░░░░░░ do this or set ░░░░░░░░ schedule but we just ░░░░░░░░ out a lot and ░░░░░░░░ I enjoyed hearing him ░░░░░░░░ he enjoyed talking One ░░░░░░░░ our favorite things when ░░░░░░░░ was young we go ░░░░░░░░ car trips Visit my ░░░░░░░░ go skiing what have ░░░░░░░░ we would listen to ░░░░░░░░ on tape when there ░░░░░░░░ actually tapes It was ░░░░░░░░ favorite thing Usually history ░░░░░░░░ for political philosophy political ░░░░░░░░ he ran out of ░░░░░░░░ he would talk to ░░░░░░░░ I will talk about ░░░░░░░░ Constitution There is three ░░░░░░░░ You know history of ░░░░░░░░ Jews part one and ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ the kind of baseline ░░░░░░░░ my Skelton of my ░░░░░░░░ understanding comes from that ░░░░░░░░ learned and built all ░░░░░░░░ own EARHARDT So blessed ░░░░░░░░ have him as a ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY The new book ░░░░░░░░ called The point of ░░░░░░░░ all As you go ░░░░░░░░ the country you will ░░░░░░░░ how much America loves ░░░░░░░░ father KILMEADE Talk to ░░░░░░░░ on radio in a ░░░░░░░░ while KRAUTHAMMER Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Go grab the book.”