Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
CHARLES HURT: Obama loses gift of speech in Paris; time to invoke 25th Amendment
Anyone who listened to President Obama speak to reporters in Paris on Tuesday would reasonably conclude it is high time to start drawing up the papers to transmit to Congress for his removal. Published December 1, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama calls Americans Islamophobic as terrorists threaten religious freedom
Here in this week of reflection and gratitude, it is high time you smug and intolerant Americans take a long look at yourselves. Why, dirty Americans, do you hate people from exotic, war-torn places? Why do you despise other cultures? Why do you so hate freedom of religion? Or, as President Obama wonders, why are you all so Islamophobic? Published November 24, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump fuels support by riding Third Rail, invading ‘safe space’
If you are still confused about how Donald Trump is walking away with the Republican nomination for president, look no further than his swift, reflexive, fearless and unvarnished response to the terrorist attack in Paris. Published November 17, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Jeb Bush, John Kasich pandering to illegal immigrants seals their fates
As if Jeb Bush's campaign were not already finished, the candidate drilled several additional screws into his own coffin during Tuesday night's debate. Published November 11, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Ben Carson, quiet candidate, suddenly seen as a GOP threat
After what the media has done to Ben Carson in recent weeks, thank goodness he is getting Secret Service protection. After all, the primary focus of the Secret Service is to thwart assassination attempts on high public figures. Published November 10, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Ben Sasse’s ‘maiden’ Senate speech an honest talk about fake debate
When was the last time you heard a sitting politician give a speech that made you stop and think? A speech where you actually learned something? Published November 3, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Anti-Donald Trump glee leaves GOP with single-digit candidates
To hear the GOP establishment squeal with such glee, you would think there was a fire sale going on down at Brooks Brothers. Or maybe Congress just passed a law making country club dues tax-deductible. Or somebody invented a glow-in-the-dark golf ball. Published October 27, 2015
CHARLES HURT: GOP ‘loyalty pledge’ backfires on Donald Trump
Just last month, Republican Party officials scurried into Trump Tower to extract a loyalty pledge from a certain unpredictable billionaire real estate mogul turned presidential candidate. Published October 20, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Empty Lectern wins Democratic debate
For the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America, I hereby officially and wholeheartedly announce my endorsement for -- The Empty Lectern! Published October 13, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama offers ‘crazy list’ as silver bullet to gun massacres
Like the bumper sticker says, a gun's only serious enemies are rust and politicians. At least rust has principles. Published October 6, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump morphs into a real candidate
First they ignored him. Then they mocked him. Then they tried tearing him down. Published September 29, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Pope Francis threatens legacy of Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan
Speaking under the hateful gaze of Che Guevara in Havana's Plaza of the Revolution - a shrine to ruthless communism - Pope Francis scolded us to "serve people, not ideas." Published September 22, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Jeb Bush musters more energy, but Carly Fiorina brings the fireworks
Good news for Jeb Bush in Wednesday night's debate is that he finally coughed up some energy. Bad news is based on past performance, it very well may be the high-water mark of the campaign for him. Published September 17, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Dear Donald Trump: Stay refreshing, back off Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson
Mr. Trump: You have run a near-flawless campaign. At every turn, your originality and unpredictability have outsmarted the most highly touted minds in the political world today. Published September 15, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama’s half answers on Iran bolster mullahs
You may not like ex-Vice President Dick Cheney and you may not miss former President George W. Bush but you have to give them credit. They did not do things halfway. Published September 8, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Hillary Clinton suffers Donald Trump envy as Clinton fatigue sets in
Donald Trump and his campaign are everything that Hillary Clinton and hers are not. She is suffering a terrible case of Trump envy. Published September 1, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump went down to Alabama
Donald Trump jets down to Mobile, Alabama -- the very heart of Nowhere, America, as far as the media/political establishment is concerned -- on a slow, hot Friday night. Wearing bright white patent leather shoes that look like they came from Cousin Eddie, Mr. Trump rustles up what very well may be the largest political rally of the year for any campaign in either party. Not bad for a guy who has zero political experience and is regularly dismissed by all the experts as a lightweight and a huckster. Published August 25, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump hits mark on immigration, quickly grasps complex problem
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi (or somebody) Published August 18, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump and the media Midas touch
Say whatever you want about The Donald, no one can deny that he is a marketing mastermind who has turned the button-down political world on its ear. Published August 11, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump was awful … but so was everyone else
In this first Republican debate, every time Donald Trump said something that made you think he just might be unfit for the presidency, somebody else would open his mouth. Published August 7, 2015
