1. Mediaite
  2. Gossip Cop
  3. Geekosystem
  4. Styleite
  5. SportsGrid
  6. The Mary Sue
  7. The Jane Dough
  8. The Braiser
Advertisement

Charles Krauthammer Predicts Why Rick Perry Won’t Do Interviews: ‘He Thinks He’ll Blow It’

video
» 63 comments

With the news finally subsiding– yet again– that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is definitely not a 2012 contender, Bill O’Reilly and Charles Krauthammer took a look at the Republican landscape as it now exists. With Mitt Romney as what Krauthammer denoted “the slow and steady tortoise,” this made it Rick Perry‘s move to scramble back up the polls. With that in mind, O’Reilly wondered why Perry seemed to be avoiding the cameras, something that to Krauthammer indicated Perry was afraid of having a “Katie Couric moment.”

Krauthammer handicapped the field on tonight’s O’Reilly Factor and found that the odds were in Romney’s favor, but that it was Rep. Michele Bachmann who hit on why the polls had been so volatile for this election: “this time, we don’t want to settle.” That makes characters like Herman Cain all the more alluring for being an outsider, though, as Krauthammer explained, “the last time we elected someone outside the system, it was Eisenhouwer, and all he did was win World War II.”

With the field being what it is, O’Reilly wondered why Perry hadn’t made an attempt to expose himself more to people through the press. “I know time is running out for him,” O’Reilly warned, and being on the sidelines seemed to him unwise. To Krauthammer, it was probably the best thing he could do. “He thinks he’ll blow it,” he explained, “he thinks he’ll have a Katie Couric interview.” If he did blow the interview, Krauthammer noted that he would be “completely dead,” so staying out as long as he can and training for debates would be a good call. “I’m not sure he wants to accelerate the timetable before he has to step out again,” he advised.

The segment via Fox News below:

Follow us on Twitter.

Sign up for Mediaite's daily newsletter.

Email Twitter Facebook Digg Reddit Stumble Upon Yahoo Buzz LinkedIn Tumblr Delicious
  • Latin2

    The MSM should be asking the Obama’s why they were chummy with the racist, anti-semite, anti-American, homophobic Nation of Islam;

    http://www.hyscience.com/WEB-RED-Barrow-et-al.jpg

  • Latin2

    …and why the Obama administration didn’t prosecute the racist radical New Black Panther Party?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XEFRKNJR6WJ5WQ6KNPH2OEY2LU Antonio

    Hahahahahaha…

    What a joke.

    I am starting to feel sorry for the guy.

  • Anonymous

    Charles Krauthammer is talking a lot of sense here, but troubling because the next debate suddenly becomes more amplified than all the rest put together so far.

    ‘Rick Perry is worried over a Katie Couric moment.’ Krauthammer

    It will not be made any the easier for him. In fact he’ll probably get more scrutiny this time than Mitt Romney by comparison.

    Although, if you want the Oval Office, then a candidate should accept all the hard questioning that goes with it at every stage.

  • Anonymous

    That is why Palin still stays away from the real media.  

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    Rick has become an embarrassment to the state of Texas.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XEFRKNJR6WJ5WQ6KNPH2OEY2LU Antonio

    Don’t you mean the Lamestream Hopey Changy Obama Media?
    Hahahahaha….

  • Anonymous

    In all fairness, Perry is kinda dumb.

  • Cain

    Obama isn’t mentioned once in this and you still managed to make it about him? This is about Perry. 

  • Anonymous

    As long as Parry saves a pretzel for the gas jets, he should be fine.

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    Latin is the quintessential troll. Fortunately she spends most of her time at TVnewser.

  • MikeInOKC

    They just followed the Bush administration’s lead….you silly troll.

  • MikeInOKC

    Cognitive dissonance alert.

  • TbagsRstupid

    oh my,

    a picture of black people

    grab my pearls, I feel faint

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GVWU6V6ORHYQ57UOHAEI52XTVU Dennis

    Who wants to bet with me that the first question Perry gets in the next debate is related to “niggerhead” and he’s in a basement somewhere now rehearsing and memorizing the dates??

  • Anonymous

    New Rule: If you can’t do an interview on why you want to be President, you probably shouldn’t be President…

    Ron Paul 2012, people.

  • cdnhawk

    Go away until you anything relevant to add here.

  • azgrandma

    She is still trying to think of a magazine or newspaper that she reads – so she just needs a little more time, a few more notes written on the palm of her hand then she will have the cajones to answer that question!!

  • Anonymous

    Charles is wrong about that.
    Perry needs to lay low and regroup.  Many media types are looking to finish him off quick to get to the stiff looking mormon guy.
    It never pays to defend yourself against trumped up charges of racism and discussing it on camera will only keep it alive.
    The WaPo embarrassed themselves with their obvious and empty hit piece and in some circles  Perry has actually gotten sympathy for the unfair attack.
    People do not like cheap shots.

    Right now he heeds to hone his message and practice up for the next debate.
    Whatever happens to his White House bid will happen there.

  • NeverWrong

    Chill out Charlie ol’ boy. Calm down and give it a little rest. Take a vacation. Call some friends. Throw a wild party. Bake some cookies. Throw some cookies. Go see a movie. Go to a rock concert. Go to a baseball game and enjoy yourself. But, calm down. Your guy from Boston can only get around 25-30% no matter who is in or out among the present candidates. So allow this thing to play out to see who is the best one to get this country out of the mess left by GW & oBUM’er.

  • my2centshere

    Free speech only for the left?

  • Anonymous

    LOL (Boogety boogety boo!) LOL

  • Anonymous

    Love that! LOL

  • Anonymous

    Perry not afraid he will blow his next chance, he already blew it in the last debate.

  • Glutton

    Charlie is worried because if the GOP nominates an IDIOT like Parry, that Obama will get re-elected.  I don’t blame him one bit.

  • Glutton

    LOL @ laying low when you’re running for the highest office in the land.  Great advice.
     

  • Glutton

    Right, the  GOP should play the race card against the first ever African American president.  BRILLIANT IDEA.

  • cdnhawk

    yes free speech …but only when you are on topic….which clearly Latin the troll isn’t

  • Lizton

    Rick Perry is as incoherent as Sarah Palin. In fact, he is just as stupid so best keep him away from the press.

  • Lizton

    Rick Perry is as incoherent as Sarah Palin. In fact, he is just as stupid so best keep him away from the press.

  • Anonymous

    Looks like they will get a candidate they don’t want in the end (Mitt). So much for the loud mouths on talk radio and the lousy TP, they can’t even bring forward a so called pure conservative forward to win a nomination, let alone the Presidency. There failure was exposed in the last primary when they ganged up on McCain and he still won after their foul cry. 

  • cdnhawk

    A “pure” conservative , especially on social issues, can’t win the election. They are too far to the right to sway the independant vote. Like it or not, only someone like Romney can win.  I like Huntsman but his past spooks the far right…if he worked for Obama (as an ambassador ) then he is disqualified?

  • Anonymous

    Typical TP/GOP primary voter, you don’t know what you want. You can’t vote for Huntsman because of his far right past, but also because he worked for BO. So in your world he is both far right and far left, that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    But, she’s on FOX “News” all the time!

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    No, my friend, you are wrong. He has been an embarrassment to Texas for a very long time.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    No, my friend, you are wrong. He’s really, really dumb.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Well, it’s worked wonders for the Half-Baked Alaskan.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I do tend to think that was the last chance. And, to boot, he’s now laying under a rock.

    I don’t think we can under-estimate just how bad the performance in the most recent debate was. That period in which he was trying to be cute and detail Willard’s flip-flops was truly devastating. It made him look and sound like a complete moron.

  • Guest

    I know, thats why they keep electing him like Banrey Frank or Pelosi.,

  • cdnhawk

    There is no perfect candidate. They will have to settle for Romney if they want to win. Bitter pill to swallow for the social conservative nuts.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I’ve never heard of Banrey Frank. An enchanting first name. I see some figure out of a 19th Century British novel. Ginger hair, billowing in a gentle breeze off the Channel. Emerald green eyes.  Rosy cheeks.

    I have heard of Tollbooth Perry, and he’s never gotten more than 9.9% of Texans to vote for him, even in his highest wins. Tends to be more like 7.7%. You see, the Republicans suppress the minority vote in Texas. Moreover, we tend to elect the biggest fool in the State for governor. It’s not a particularly powerful position, and we find it amusing to have some fool pontificating and strutting about. Sort of a Mussolini thing. Rather self-destructive, I realize, but I never voted for Tollbooth nor for his predecessor. 

  • Anonymous

    don’t you mean boogety boogety cheese?  Aisha Tyler might get offended.  jus’ sayin’.

  • TruDat

    You got the rosy cheeks right.  What with all the pounding they take.

  • Anonymous

    oh come on…nobody’ s being censored. of course there’s free speech for all. you can say whatever you want even if someone else disagrees with it…just as long as that someone can challenge your statement or say something right back that you don’t disagree with.  free speech is a two way street.

    of course, I’m not advocating for those who write into the admins to have “offensive” posties removed…I’ve had that happen to a couple of mine in the past which I found as cowardly as people who would apply the thumbs down but not level a counter-point. 

    welcome to the world of internet squabbles.  the water is always warm.

  • Moosenuts99

    You do realize that you are somewhat agreeing with Krauthammer, right? Suggesting Parry should lay low and not do interviews.

    BAAAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHAHANANA

  • Anonymous

    Every time I see Krauthammer, I think I’m watching Thunderbirds.

  • Joe Texas

    No, that would be Ma Richards.

  • Dcadams16

    How completely arogant of you to speak for the state of Texas.  I live in Texas and Governor Perry is not an embarrassment to me or many other fellow Texan’s I know.  Perhaps you should just discuss your “embarrassment” and leave the WHOLE state of Texas out of the conversation.

  • Brincar

    printing up those N-Heads for Perry t shirts right now

  • Dcadams16

    Another arogant post.  Please tell me, how you know that Governor Perry has been an embarrassment to Texas for a very long time?  Funny how such an embarrasing person could be re-elected.

  • Dcadams16

    Why would you call a person stupid just because he is not your idea of presidential material?  You don’t know him yet describe him as stupid? 

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Do you make it a habit to speak ill of the dead?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I live in the People’s Republic of Austin. He lives in the People’s Republic of Austin. Who better to know?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Off hand, I can name 12 Million Texans, including me, who find Tollbooth an embarrassment. 

  • Anonymous

    What about this interview? Was it Katie Couric enough for ya? http://rickperryreport.com/article/2011-10-05/best-rick-perry-interview-so-far

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Dont feel sorry for him.  Hell, I heard Hannity bringing up the New Black Panther party…AGAIN.  Didnt he try this in 2008?  Oh and I also heard Hannity backing up Hank Williams and saying its unfair he was fired from ESPN.  He “made a mistake”…lol

    Right wingers are funny people.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Palin is staying far far away from any real media…(pretty much anyone NOT fox..lol)

    Imagine her standing up there debating with the other republican nominee’s.  The republican party would destroy her on stage and she knows it. 

    But please, donate to SarahPac.  This will help her make her mind up about running.  REALLY?  Sheep.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Banrey rules!  :)

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Banrey rules!  :)

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    “Funny how such an embarrasing person could be re-elected.”  That is funny.  I live in Arizona and they keep re electing Sheriff Joe over and over.  Its because we (as well as Texas) have idiot voters here who vote against their self interests really.  Dumb dumb voters.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Palin disagree’s with you!  :)

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Did you not see the last debate?  Perry is an idiot.  He really is.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    The deep south will never, ever support a mormon.  They recently reaffirmed this. I like Romney, but he has zero chance.

    Romneycare and Mormonism are two HUGE hurtles for him.

© 2012 Mediaite, LLC | About Us | Advertise | Newsletter | Jobs | Privacy | User Agreement | Disclaimer | Power Grid FAQ | Contact | Archives | RSS RSS
Dan Abrams, Founder | Power Grid by Sound Strategies | Hosting by Datagram