Yesterday, Howard Kurtz said Barack Obama used a “street term” when he said the word “ass” on NBC. Kurtz reiterated that assessment in his online Q&A today:

I was surprised that Obama used the A-word, even when Matt Lauer teed it up by asking him about kicking butt, but I haven't lost any sleep about it, either. We all know this is how people talk, and if we (and the media) hyperventilate over every street term, we're pushing our politicians to become even more cautious and scripted than they already are.

Kurtz's comments follow several right-wing media figures who said Obama was 'going street' last week.

Later in today's Q&A, Kurtz praised Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer:

Krauthammer is someone who strongly argues his opinions without venturing onto the low road, whether you agree with those opinions or not.

Yep, Charles Krauthammer is all class:

Krauthammer: Obama's 2008 campaign resembled China's Cultural Revolution

Krauthammer on Fox: Obama “still thinks of himself in messianic terms”

Both Krauthammer and Thomas invoke Nazis while discussing Obama's stem cell order

Krauthammer: Goss was “trying to deal with the jihadists inside” the CIA

Krauthammer: Blaming Katrina disaster on Bush policies is like burning witches, massacring Jews