Dr. Charles Krauthammer Brief Summary

Fast Facts



a. Born: March 13, 1950

b. Birthplace: New York City , New York

c. Raised in Montreal , Canada

d. Attended McGill University and Harvard Medical School

e. 1972 diving accident left him a paraplegic

f. Directed psychiatric research for the Carter administration

g. Began writing career in 1981 with The New Republic

h. Helped develop the "Reagan Doctrine" in the 80s

i. A ppointed to Presidential Council on Bioethics in 2002



Dr. Charles Krauthammer

We see him on TV every weekday on the Fox news channel Dr. Krauthammer

is on Fox News . He is an M.D. A nd a lawyer and is paralyzed from the

neck down. A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer. He listened

with 25 others in a closed room. What he says here, is NOT 2nd-hand

but 1st. The ramifications are staggering for us, our children and

their children.



Last Monday was a profound evening, Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to

the Center for the American Experiment.. He is brilliant intellectual,

seasoned & articulate. He is forthright and careful in his analysis,

and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is NOT a fear

monger nor an extremist in his comments and views . He is a fiscal

conservative, and has received a Pulitzer Prize for writing. He is a

frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington

Post.



The entire room was held spellbound during his talk. I have summarized

his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and

internationally. Even 2 Dems at my table agreed with everything he

said!



Summary of his comments:



1. Obama is an intellectual, charming individual. He is not to be

underestimated. He is a cool customer who doesn't show his emotions.

It's very hard to know what's behind the mask. The taking down of the

Clinton dynasty was an amazing accomplishment. The Clintons still do

not understand what hit them. Obama was in the perfect place at the

perfect time.



2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton ... He

has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your

position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he S A YS;

rather,watch what he DOES!



3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to Washington

to make something out of himself, but rather to change everything,

including dismantling capitalism. He can't be straightforward on his

ambitions, as the public would not go along. He has a heavy hand, and

wants to level the playing field with income redistribution and

punishment to the achievers of society. He would like to model the US A

to Great Britain or Canada ..



4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, and

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government. He doesn't care about

the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early

bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle

growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal. Most scary is

his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000

people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go

through the roof. The only way to control costs is with massive

R A TIONING of services, like in Canada ..



5. He has surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No

one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they are going to

try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This

obviously can't work in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather

he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of

revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left.

Again, watch what he does, not what he says.



6. Obama doesn't really see himself as President of the United States

, but more as a ruler over the world.. He sees himself above it all,

trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries and their

agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour

in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America , as

an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great

noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the first

President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!



7. He is now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain)

will not come due until after he is reelected in 2012. He would like

to blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his

successor in the future. He has a huge ego, and Dr. Krauthammer

believes he is a narcissist.



8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge

strong. Republicans are pining for another Reagan, but there will

never be another like him. Krauthammer believes Chris Christie, Tim

Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February)

are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has

baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really

be seriously boning up on facts and info if she is to be a serious

candidate in the future... We need to return to the party of lower

taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national

defense, and state's rights.



9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We

are spending trillions that we don't have. This could lead to

hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent

themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi

a pass because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will

come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn't work, nor

will the stimulus packages. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to

Obama's allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can

get support for #4 above.



10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers

failed, fear and panic swept in,we had an unpopular President, and the

war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The people

are in pain, and the mantra of change caused people to act

emotionally. Any Dem. would have won this election; it was surprising

it was as close as it was.



11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be

swept back into power. If it's under 8%, the Dems continue to roll. If

it's between 8-10%, it will be a dogfight. It will all be about the

economy. I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening

in Washington and Congress. There is a left-wing revolution going on,

according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and

join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we're right on

most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.