Why so much anger? by Cal Thomas There was a time in America, unknown or not experienced by people under the age of 50, when politics was a contact sport played with mostly accepted rules and the equivalent of “sportsmanship.” Losers would graciously concede and wish the victor well, in most cases vowing to work…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 18, 2020          THE PEACE DEAL SIGNED THIS WEEK AT THE WHITE HOUSE BETWEEN ISRAEL, BAHRAIN AND THE UAE IS HISTORIC. THE MEDIA PREDICTABLY TREATED IT AS SOMETHING LESS THAN A BIG DEAL. A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL SAID IT WAS “GOOD, BUT NOT THAT GOOD.          ANY STEP TOWARD REDUCING…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 17, 2020          ARE YOU BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMING ELECTION A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX WEEKS AWAY? THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES AND THE TWO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES COULD NOT BE MORE STARK.         ONE WOULD TAX YOUR INCOME AT EVER-HIGHER RATES AND SPEND US INTO GREATER…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 JUST WHEN YOU THINK THE COUNTRY CAN’T SINK ANY LOWER MORALLY COMES THIS. THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, GAVIN NEWSOM, HAS SIGNED INTO LAW A MEASURE THAT WILL GIVE JUDGES LEEWAY WHEN IT COMES TO SEX OFFENDERS. THE BILL WOULD EXPAND A JUDGE’S DISCRETION WHEN IT COMES TO SEX BETWEEN…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 15, 2020          A MAN APPROACHED TWO LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AS THEY SAT IN THEIR VEHICLE AND OPENED FIRE, GRAVELY WOUNDING THEM. A MASSIBVE MANHUNT ENSUED AND BY THE TIME THIS COMMENTARY AIRS ONE HOPES HE HAS BEEN CAUGHT AND THE OFFICERS HAVE SURVIVED.          THE ASSAILANT IS BELIEVED TO…

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Woodward rides again By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency On hearing that President Trump sat for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward of The Washington Post my first reaction was “what the…” Why Woodward? There can only be two reasons. The first must have been that the president thought he could persuade the man to like…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020          WHAT DO I THINK OF THE BOB WOODWARD BOOK, “RAGE”? IT’S ALL PART OF THE LIBERAL AND MEDIA CABAL TO BRING DOWN THE PRESIDENT. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NONE OF IT HAS WORKED.          BUT HERE ARE SOME THOUGHTS: JOE BIDEN OPPOSED THE PRESIDENT STOPPING FLIGHTS FROM…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 11, 2020          “NEVER FORGET” HAS BEEN A COMMON THEME OVER MANY YEARS DURING WARS AND ATTACKS ON OUR COUNTRY. IT APPLIES TO THIS DATE, TOO. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. NINETEEN YEARS AGO.          PEOPLE BORN ON OR AFTER THOSE DAYS MUST BE REMINDED WE WERE ATTACKED WIRHOUT PROVOCATION, AS AT PEARL…

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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 10, 2020          THE OLD ADAGE THAT EVEN A STOPPED CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY CAN BE APPLIED TO AL SHARPTON. YES, THE SO-CALLED REVEREND SHARPTON ACTUALLY GOT SOMETHING RIGHT.          SHARPTON LIVES IN NEW YORK, WHICH IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A CITY FEWER PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN DUE TO…

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