Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
CHARLES HURT: Arlington House book tells story of American loss
Perched on high bluffs above the Virginia banks of the Potomac River and overlooking the sprawling federal city of Washington, Arlington House for more than 150 years has been a tortured and conflicted spot. Published January 27, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama dismisses electorate and disses Congress
Well, you cannot say he didn't warn us. Published January 20, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Mario Cuomo was not a total liar, and that’s saying something
In all the stirring eulogies and remembrances leading up to the funeral of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo last week, his greatest contribution to American politics went entirely unheralded. All the fawning tributes and tearful, pearl-clutching accolades have failed to include the one single thing about Mario Cuomo that will forever set him far apart from all the rest of the politicians of his ilk. Published January 13, 2015
CHARLES HURT: John Boehner elected Republican speaker with Daniel Webster in the House
Here in the winter of our conservative doldrums as the party of jackasses has once again been trounced by the screaming weenies of squishy establishment Republicans, a spark of hope. Amid the ruins lies the Gadsden flag, smoldering, tread upon. Published January 6, 2015
CHARLES HURT: In D.C., celebrating Christmas with a shooting spree
It is that special time of year when people all over America sing with cheer, exchange gifts with loved ones and count their many blessings. Published December 30, 2014
CHARLES HURT: In hacked Hollywood, real heroes get smaller spotlights
I am not — nor ever have been — a member in good standing of the Kim Jong-un Fan Club. In fact, I am pretty sure the teacup child despot inherited his father's seat in the Axis of Evil. Published December 23, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Obama, with nothing to lose, embraces Cuba
So this is what foreign policy by Beyonce looks like. Published December 17, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Welcome to lawless Obama’s America, hombres!
Just when President Obama thought it was safe to show his face in an American courtroom again, in walks John Wayne in a black robe to deliver one of the greatest legal beatdowns ever suffered by a sitting president. Published December 16, 2014
CHARLES HURT: GOP sinking on a ship of timidity, squandering historic win
Call it the mysterious case of the Incredible Shrinking GOP. Published December 9, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Racism taints Christmas season
Move over, Charlie Brown. Looks like it's going to be a Michael Brown Christmas this year. Published December 4, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Empty promises in wake of Ferguson
This was a tragedy that happened at the hands of Michael Brown himself. It happened at the hands of his parents who apparently failed to instill in him a respect for others. It happened at the hands of a society that failed to instill in him a respect for the law. It happened at the hands of an education system that failed to instill in Michael Brown that a box of Swisher Sweets is the reward for learning and hard work. Published December 2, 2014
CHARELS HURT: Ferguson riots are Obama’s legacy
Now I realize that some in the media have taken grave exception to people referring to the riots in Ferguson as the "Ferguson riots." And I must say that I agree with them. They really are not the "Ferguson riots." They are the "Obama riots." Published November 25, 2014
CHARLES HURT: King Barack brings the cray-cray on immigration amnesty
In his immigration lecture Thursday night, President Obama revealed himself as a man politically broken, isolated from any sense of normal reality and completely unspooled from logic. The man who once unified this country with elegant, daring and powerful speeches was ashen, confused and doddering. Published November 20, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Trashing the republic to save his party with immigration ‘reform’
Let's just consider how President Obama threatens to slash to ribbons the very fabric of the world's greatest free republic by unilaterally thwarting Congress to grant amnesty to untold numbers of illegal aliens who illegally crossed our borders and are presently residing here now. Illegally. Published November 18, 2014
CHARLES HURT: An open letter to Barack Obama
Dear President Obama: You are now staring into the exhausting, lonely abyss that is your final two years of a job you desperately wanted yet clearly never liked. Published November 11, 2014
CHARLES HURT: America faces most dangerous two years in 150 years
If President Obama suffered a "shellacking" in the 2010 elections, then what he endured Tuesday night was nothing short of a vicious gangland beatdown the likes of which have rarely been seen before in the history of electoral politics. Published November 5, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Mainstream media dismiss midterm election as Democrats stumble
Votes haven't even begun to be counted yet and already the media is denouncing this election as meaningless. Published October 30, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Democrats will win if Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid lose power Nov. 4
Poised to lose control of the Senate and give up even more seats in the House, Democrats in Congress will have no choice but to finally dump House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. This is good news for Democrats and any serious voters who consider themselves "progressives." Published October 28, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Mr. President, where is your soaring rhetoric now?
President Obama is about as popular on the campaign trail these days as the Ebola virus. Democrats flee from him. At the mere mention of his name, they betray him. Facing dejected and angry voters, Democrats play dumb and pretend they never supported him. Published October 23, 2014
CHARLES HURT: Rick Perry whiffs in President Obama’s Ebola footsteps
Rick Perry could have sauntered onto the scene in his cowboy boots and slapped down the so-called Centers for Disease Control as incoherent, incompetent and failing to take the threat seriously enough. He could have shushed down President Obama, who is still unclear about whether you can catch Ebola or not by riding on a public bus with an infected person. Published October 21, 2014