Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
Donald Trump tweets torture media
Just when they thought it was safe to go outside again, the political press is breaking out the smelling salts again. Published November 29, 2016
Jeff Sessions racism smear by Democrats goes back to Reagan
In 1986, President Reagan nominated Jefferson Beauregard Sessions to the federal bench. The son of a general store keeper, Mr. Sessions was highly regarded for his intellect and devotion to the Constitution. The American Bar Association deemed him "qualified" for the post. But then he came to Washington and met the United States Senate for confirmation hearings. Published November 21, 2016
Obama arrogantly blames deplorable racists, says Democrats ‘have better ideas’
For eight years after America elected her first black president, Americans were accused of being racist for pointing out President Obama's insufferable arrogance. Published November 15, 2016
Donald Trump outsmarts media as he sets sights on Obama’s divisive, racialist policies
President-elect Donald J. Trump -- the name really has a sweet ring to it! -- has earned a mandate unlike any predecessor in more than 30 years. Published November 10, 2016
Welcome, Democrats, to the revolution
Yes, Hillary, this revolution is real. Published November 8, 2016
‘Crooked’ Hillary Clinton, the oath of office and a Thanksgiving pardon
If Hillary Clinton wins next week's election, the United States will immediately be plunged into a constitutional crisis the likes of which we have not seen since at least Watergate. Perhaps not since the Civil War. Published November 2, 2016
Anthony Weiner’s revenge on Clintons
Behold, the Revenge of the Weiner. Only in the world of the Clintons could a lecherous serial oversharer like Anthony Weiner become such a star. Published October 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s ‘psychotic’ lies she gets away with
Hillary Clinton is a liar. She has terrible instincts. She doesn't believe in anything. Her head is broken. She doesn't know why she should be president. She is pathological. And she is psychotic. Just ask everybody who works for her. Just ask campaign chairman John Podesta. Just ask the people working the hardest to get her elected president. Published October 27, 2016
Trump may be what Grant was for Lincoln’s America
Once again Donald Trump revealed his true inner racist self by going to a famous Civil War battlefield in a nod to the spectacular turning point in that epic war. Published October 24, 2016
Donald Trump needs to talk about Hillary Clinton for rest of campaign
From the start of this crazy, wild election, Mr. Trump's campaign slogan could have been, "Well, you can screw it up." That has been his message and it has worked running against first Republicans, then Democrats and now a cabal of Republicans, Democrats and the dishonest media. Published October 19, 2016
Donald Trump can win despite biased media, Republican traitors
Donald Trump has had a rough couple of weeks. Democrats and the Clinton campaign -- by which I mean the media -- have thrown more slime and dirt at the Republican presidential nominee than any other politician in the history of television. Yet, Mr. Trump is still standing. Published October 18, 2016
Clinton vs. Bush redux in 2016 election
It was always going to be this way: Bush vs. Clinton 2016. From the very start, the media tried to rig this election to be a showdown between the Republican Party's polite and uptight Bush clan and the Democratic Party's shameless and self-serving Clinton mafia. Published October 12, 2016
Donald Trump, in the lion’s den, bites back: Put Hillary Clinton in jail
Well, the stakes just got real around here! Published October 10, 2016
Trump is America’s only hope in campaign designed to bore innocent voters to death
If you run Donald Trump off from the American political scene, you will have ruined your last, best chance to Make America Great Again and be forever condemned to torturously boring political debates the likes of which we saw here Monday night. Published October 5, 2016
Lester Holt the Media Molester and Hillary’s ever-evolving ‘convictions’
Just when you thought the media could not get any more dishonest and unserious, along comes Lester Holt. Published September 29, 2016
Trump solid in debate, but needs improvement
Monday night's debate here was a tremendous victory for Donald Trump, but his performance left plenty of room for improvement. Published September 27, 2016
Donald Trump won, but he needs to be better on his own best arguments
Big picture: Polls show support for Hillary Clinton is collapsing, and she desperately needed to stanch the bleeding. She did nothing during the debate to change the trajectory of those increasingly bleak polls. Published September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton ‘The Machine’ is programmed to take down Donald Trump
Not since Garry Kasparov faced off against Deep Blue has a contest between man and machine been so hotly anticipated. Published September 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton is a failure at fighting terrorism
She really should stick to lying. Published September 20, 2016
Weekend at Hillary’s, a tragicomedy about lying enablers and a White House campaign
The pre-Clinton era slapdash attempted-comedy is not nearly as funny as it was unforgettable for its utterly unbelievable and ridiculously goofball plot. Published September 12, 2016