Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
HURT: Obama seizes on ‘slut’ slur to pander to women
America, brace yourself. You are about to endure the ugliest, most shameless, truth-free presidential campaign of the television age. Published March 6, 2012
HURT: Big picture looks good for GOP
With all the creepy preaching from Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney's disastrous attempts at relating to earthlings who don't own a couple of Cadillacs or hobnob with owners of NASCAR teams, it is understandable Republicans might be a wee bit depressed these days. Published February 28, 2012
HURT: Federal war on hair dryers, fresh milk
All praise be to Allah! The federal government apparently has eradicated the illegal immigration that cripples America. Published February 21, 2012
HURT: Pious pretenders should blame themselves
The shocker out of the fracas over President Obama forcing contraceptives on everybody has been how all these suddenly pious politicians and appeasing religious leaders who paved the way for Obamacare pretend to be surprised that the right to rubbers, diaphragms and pills has been enshrined in the pantheon of American rights, up there with free speech. Published February 14, 2012
HURT: Maybe Mitt Romney might just be enough
As former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld might say, you have to go into the general election with the candidate you have, not the candidate you might want or wish to have at a later time. Published February 7, 2012
HURT: ‘Islamist Firster’ president not what he claimed
Surveying the live minefields, cratered roads and mortar-pocked concrete buildings along the border here between Syria and Israel, it is hard not to be reminded of the historic and monumental disappointment President Obama has been. Published January 31, 2012
HURT: Congress a generous place to work
Congress is a very generous place to work, a place where a horrific tragedy (such as the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) or terrible health news (such as a stroke, suffered by Sen. Mark Kirk) doesn't mean career uncertainty and financial destitution. It would be lovely if the rest of the world were that generous. Published January 24, 2012
HURT: Drama king Newt Gingrich shines in Southern Gothic
It is always here in the birthplace of the Civil War that things go bump in the night for presidential campaigns. Published January 21, 2012
HURT: Why use ‘despicable,’ clueless left-wing media to moderate GOP debates?
There is growing consternation in Republican circles and among conservatives over why Republicans keep allowing the various Communist, leftist and otherwise anti-American TV networks to host GOP debates. Published January 20, 2012
HURT: Jonny Huntsman, we hardly knew ye
At last, the long national nightmare of Jon Huntsman Jr. running for president is finally over. One can only hope we will never again endure hearing Chinese spoken during another presidential debate. Published January 17, 2012
HURT: Attacking markets exposes folly of Romney rivals
The whole problem with Mitt Romney, it turns out, is that he dared to participate in the American free market before going into politics. At least, that is, according to Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and their increasingly wacky, desperate and dwindling band of supporters. Published January 10, 2012
HURT: Obama’s naked thuggery
After all these years it took a great constitutional scholar who had spent a life cloistered in academia and street work to utterly rape our most cherished Constitution. Published January 9, 2012
HURT: Santorum’s showing suggests — it’s time for the porcupine
There are two reasons the overtly religious Rick Santorum has never been taken seriously as a presidential contender. It's not just that the media is made up of mainly Godless heathens. It's also that most political reporters have reached the conclusion that he is about as lovable as a porcupine with the charm of a possum. Published January 3, 2012
HURT: Romney just another latter-day John Kerry
The bumper sticker in 2004 read: "Dated Dean, Married Kerry." Published January 2, 2012
HURT: Congress — the Christmas relative from hell
Last week's dramatic, down-to-the wire legislative hokum to "rescue" millions of Americans from a $1,000 tax increase on the stroke of the New Year reminds us once again how Congress really is that whining, self-absorbed nightmare of a relative that every family must endure. Published December 27, 2011
HURT: Deflecting blame for tax-cut logjam
Democrats finally find a tax cut they can abide, and so both sides agree to extend it. But just as they are about to partake in the bipartisan peace pipe a few days before Christmas, Congress promptly grinds to a squabbling halt threatening a $1,000-tax increase for workers and the evaporation of unemployment benefits for those out of work. Merry freaking Christmas, American people! Published December 20, 2011
HURT: Grinch Occupiers provide holiday jeer
Nothing says "Morning in America" like a $10,000 bet over an obscure line in a book that nobody has read. And who, in these boom times, doesn't have 10 grand to move around the table in a little clubhouse one-upsmanship? Published December 13, 2011
HURT: Newt vs. Mitt is a study in contrasts
Mitt Romney is an Olympic preparer. He prepares for everything. Every possible eventuality is treated by him as if it were a strand of hair on his meticulously-coiffed head, placed just so with the utmost forethought and consideration. Published December 6, 2011
HURT: Gingrich is GOP’s latest not-Romney
Getting Republicans to line up behind Mitt Romney, it turns out, is like trying to stuff a cat into a trash can. No matter how you present the feline to the receptacle, at least one claw always manages to reach out at the last second and cling desperately to the rim. Published November 29, 2011
HURT: Turkey taxpayers never get pardoned
Happy Thanksgiving, America! It's that special time of year when Americans pause to count our many blessings, ponder our faith and reflect upon the awesome sacrifices made by patriots before us to ensure our freedoms. And this year, we are once again reminded that there is no bigger chump in the world than the innocent taxpayer. Published November 22, 2011
