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Dirty tricks: The sequel By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Dirty tricks” was a term used to describe the behavior of operatives within the Nixon administration to smear the reputations of opponents and undermine the appeal of certain politicians. Fifty years ago, these dirty tricks included a false allegation that Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson (D-Wash.)…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 17, 2022 A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA HAS RESIGNED AFTER A CHURCH INVESTIGATION LEARNED HE HAD BEEN PERFORMING BAPTISMS INCORRECTLY OVER HIS 20-YEAR CAREER. BISHOP THOMAS OLMSTEAD OF THE DIOCESE OF PHOENIX SAID AS HE POURED WHAT HE CALLED HOLY WATER ON BABIES AND PRESUMABLY ADULTS, THE REVEREND…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 16, 2022 AFTER YEARS DURING WHICH DEMOCRATS AND THE MAJOR MEDIA CLAIMED RUSSIAN COLLUSION WITH THE 2016 TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND LATER AS PRESIDENT, WE NOW LEARN IT WAS ALL A LIE, A HOAX. SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JOHN DURHAM’S REPORT ALLEGES THAT THE HILLARY CLINTON CAMPAIGN SPIED ON DONALD TRUMP AT HIS…
Read MoreThe Republican opportunity By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The Virginia election of Republican Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Sears as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, provides a great opportunity for the GOP if they will seize the moment and expand on it. Youngkin and Sears exploited the legitimate fear many parents have in Virginia and…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 15, 2022 WHILE THE MEDIA, DEMOCRATS AND SOME REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE INVASION OF THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6 LAST YEAR, SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JOHN DURHAM HAS DROPPED A BOMBSHELL THAT COULD FINALLY BRING HILLARY CLINTON AND HER CORRUPT 2016 CAMPAIGN TO JUSTICE. DURHAM’S REPORT CLAIMS THE HILLARY…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 11, 2022 THERE’S NOTHING THAT GETS THE ATTENTION OF A POLITICIAN FASTER THAN FALLING APPROVAL NUMBERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS PRESIDENECY, JOE BIDEN HAS FALLEN TO 38 PERCENT APROVAL. DONALD TRUMP HAD A HIGHER APPROVAL RATE AT THIS POINT IN HIS PRESIDENCY. SO DID BARACK OBAMA. GEORGE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 10, 2022 WE PAY OUR TAXES, BUT WHERE DOES IT GO? THE DEBT HAS PASSED $30 TRILLION, BUT WHERE DOES THE SPENDING GO? ONE PLACE IT HASN’T GONE MUCH IS TO COVID-19 RELIEF. THE WASHINGTON TIMES – A REAL NEWSPAPER – REPORTS THAT CONGRESS APPROVED ABOUT $6…
Read MoreThe power to ignore By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Once in TV journalism there were people called assignment editors and news directors. Among their responsibilities was to instruct reporters and camera crews which stories they were to cover that day. Their choices were based on several factors that included what they regarded as news,…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 9, 2022 RUSSIA’S VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS RAISED THE PROSPECT OF NUCLEAR WAR WITH THE WEST OVER UKRAINE. PUTIN CLAIMS THE WEST IS PROVOKING RUSSIA. DOES THIS REMIND ANYONE OF ADOLF HITLER’S CLAIMS OVER CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE SUDENTENLAND IN THE LATE 1930S? AND WHY DO YOU THINK HITLER THEN AND…
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