Cal Thomas
Bigotry returns to Virginia By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency As a longtime resident of Virginia, I am well aware of its sordid history when it comes to slavery, racism and discrimination. I can still remember “colored only” restrooms, water fountains, poll taxes and African Americans forced to ride in the back of the bus. Virginia public…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 26, 2018 THE RISE OF INVECTIVE AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS AIDES IS APPROACHING DANGEROUS LEVELS. LAST WEEK, PRESS SPOKESWOMAN SARAH SANDERS AND HER PARTY WERE ORDERED OUT OF A LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA RESTAURANT BECAUSE THE OWNER HATES THE PRESIDENT. MAXINE WATERS, THE OUT OF CONTROL DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, HAS CALLED…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 25, 2017 WHEN A FAMOUS PERSON DIES IT IS A GOOD TIME TO REFLECT ON THINGS THAT MATTER. THAT WAS THE TITLE OF CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER’S LAST BOOK, A COLLECTION OF COLUMNS. I INTRODUCED THE BOOK AND CHARLES AT A WASHINGTON DINNER JUST BEFORE IT HIT THE MARKET. I TEASED HIM THAT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTART JUNE 22, 2018 PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DESIGNED TO KEEP THE FAMILIES OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS TOGETHER. DEMOCRATS PREDICTABLY SAY IT IS NOT ENOUGH. HERE’S THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE ADULTS AND KIDS CROSSED THE BORDER IN VIOLATION OF OUR LAWS. MANY OF THE CHILDREN…
Read MoreThe politics behind separation anxiety By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Need proof that the current controversy over children of undocumented immigrants is more political than humanitarian? Hillary Clinton said she was “adamantly against illegal immigrants” and supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016. In his 1995 State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton said: “All…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 21, 2018 JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE LEVEL OF POLITICAL RHETORIC IN AMERICA COULD NOT GO ANY LOWER, COMES THIS STORY. A CAPITOL HILL INTERN – A FEMALE AND PRESUMABLY SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE OFFICE OF A DEMOCRAT MEMBER OF CONGRESS – CAME NEAR THE HALLWAY WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS…
Read MoreBias and the beholder By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Would you consider a jihadist biased against Jews? Could a member of a white supremacist group be accused of bias against non-whites? The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, and FBI Director Christopher Wray claim the500-plus-page report found no “documented” evidence that political bias at the FBI directly…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 20, 2018 LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM THAT CONTINUES TO RUN THE SAME PLAY AGAINST AN OPPONENT BECAUSE THE OTHER TEAM CAN’T DEFEND AGAINST IT, DEMOCRATS AND THEIR MEDIA ALLIES HAVE TROTTED OUT CHILDREN TO ADVANCE THEIR IMMIGRATIONAGENDA. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REMINDS OF BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON WHO OPPOSED ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 19, 2018 THE LEFT THINKS IT HAS AN ISSUE WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN HELD IN DETENTION. THE NARRATIVE IS THEY ARE BEING HELD IN CAMPS UNDER DELORABLE CONDITIONS AND SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS. IT WAS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION THAT BEGAN DETAINING YOUNG CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS IN CAMPS. THE MEDIA…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 18, 2018 PARTISANS ARE EXPRESSING THEMSELVES ON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF EMPLOYEES OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND FBI IN THE RUNUP TO AND AFTER THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. DESPITE THE REPORT’S CONCLUSION THAT POLITICAL BIAS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO DECISIONS NOT TO PROSECUTE HILLARY CLINTON FOR HER…
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