CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
DID YOU WATCH THE EMMY AWARDS SHOW LAST MONDAY NIGHT? I DIDN’T AND I HAVEN’T WATCHED AN AWARDS SHOW IN YEARS. THAT’S BECAUSE IT IS MOSTLY LIBERALS AWARDING LIBERALS AND WINNERS ATTACKING A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OR REPUBLICANS IN GENERAL.
THIS YEAR’S SHOW, I READ, WAS HOSTED BY MARISSA HARGATAY, WHO HAS MADE A CAREER OF THE “LAW AND ORDER” SERIES ON NBC.
THE ONE BRIGHT MOMENT WENT TO MICHAEL J. FOX, WHO HAS PARKINSON’S AND TOLD HIS STORY WHILE MANY IN THE AUDIENCE WEPT.
THESE TV SHOWS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. LOTS OF MEN SHOOTING MEN AND WOMEN SHOOTING MEN BUT FEW MEN SHOOTING WOMEN. THIS FROM A CROWD THAT BELIEVES IN GUN CONTROL.
THEN WE HAVE SEX AND LANGUAGE. YES, IT’S WORSE ON CABLE TV, BUT BROADCAST KEEPS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE.
THEN THERE ARE THE PLOTS, IF YOU CAN CALL THEM THAT. SERIAL KILLERS SEEM TO BE A FAVORITE PLOT. AND ABUSE OF WOMEN WHICH I ASSUME ATTRACTS A FEMALE AUDIENCE THAT FEARS OR HAS BEEN ABUSED IN SOME WAY.
IN ANY CASE IT’S ALL ABOUT VIOLENCE, EXPLOSIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE DISTRACTIONS FROM WHAT MATTERS MOST.
ME? WHEN I HAVE TIME I WATCH OLD MOVIES, NEWS (WHICH CAN BE DEPRESSING) AND SPORTS. LET THEM KEEP THEIR AWARDS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
