CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 3, 2026
WE ARE ONE MONTH AND A DAY AWAY FROM OBSERVING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA. BUT AMERICA DOES NOT SEEM IN A CELEBRATORY MOOD. ANGER, DIVISION, NAME-CALLING ARE THE NORM. SCANDALS ABOUND.
I REMEMBER THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY. REPUBLICAN GERALD FORD WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT THERE WERE NO DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST HIM, NO HATEFUL LANGUAGE. JULY 4,1976 WAS A DAY OF UNITY AND CELEBRATION. BRITISH AIRLINES PAID FOR A TV AD THAT SAID, “COME BACK; ALL IS FORGIVEN.” IT WAS VERY FUNNY. SANDI PATTY SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS NO ONE HAS SINCE.
WHO REMEMBERS THE TALL SHIPS, THE FLAG WAVING, NOT FLAG BURNING. POLICE OFFICERS WERE NOT BEING ASSAULTED FIFTY YEARS AGO. THE VIETNAM WAR WAS OVER. RICHARD NIXON WAS GONE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
IT’S A DIFFERENT AMERICA TODAY WITH TOO MANY OF US AT EACH OTHER’S THROATS. LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ENDED BECAUSE OF HATRED OR LOVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WHERE ARE THE LEADERS WHO CAN PULL US TOGETHER? WHERE IS THE SOARING RHETORIC THAT INSPIRES AND BRINGS AT LEAST UNITY OF PURPOSE. OUR NATION TURNS ITS LONELY EYES TO SUCH PEOPLE ONLY TO FIND, LIKE ELVIS, THEY HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING. I’M CAL THOMAS.
