Charles Krauthammer

And many mostly agreed with him, and thought his point of view generally made good sense...including me.

Ok.  Let's just agree to disagree.  You have a right to your opinion, as I have a right to mine.

we can. 

one grievance i have with many is that, when someone passes, or, in this case, is near passing, they are regularly put in a positive light simply because they were famous. 

There is herbal medicine for cancer. You could serve your self with this medicine.

A comment like that seems totally unnecessary and intentionally divisive. I don't know much about him but it doesn't surpise me at all that he plays chess. He always is sensible and reasonable. He is logical and thoughtful. When he does show emotion, it's always about something he firmly believes in. In other words, he isn't faking it. He doesn't do or say things that are deceptive or misleading. I wish more people were like him.

I understand its your schtick to post stupid/ignorant comments.  But this is a human being that deserves our compassion.  Hes not a political affiliation, or political party.

The leaves of (Annona muricata L).

i can understand how some think this way. i hope you and others can understand how many others disagreed with his op-ed writing and his views that were televised. he did have views that were misleading, because it was opinion, and, when he was featured on fox, he was considered an expert many times with no person to debate his opinions.

the fact that he was an intelligent fellow that followed politics does not mean he is to be revered. it also does not mean that what he stated was sensible. 

i do agree that he never faked it. 

BG, Thanks for sharing the insightful links.  Krauthammer certainly has lead an extraordinary life.  Would that each of us could leave with his kind of grace and find our own Pariah Chess Club.

Well said. He was, in my opinion, one of the least obnoxious pundits that I disagreed with.

This is political.

You don't know anything about me so don't be so presumptuous.

The idea of death doesn't bother me.  The idea of everyone knowing when it will likely occur does. 

No it is not.  People are tying to make it so. 

A well-known man, who is also a chess aficionado, is dying.  that's not political but it is relevant to a chess site.

Krauthammer once said that he had given up chess because it was becoming too much of an obsession, so he is sort of an anti-chess figure.

Thank you Batgirl

Thank you Batgirl, most interesting. 

His name means 'cabbage hammer' in German.