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CAL THOMAS Thanksgiving to whom? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Merriam-Webster has announced it is adding about 500 new words to its 7th edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. I doubt most people will ever use them in conversation or in writing, but they will be beneficial when playing the board game. Meanwhile,…
Schumer, then and now By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If an awards show were created to honor Washington politicians for the most outlandish, hypocritical and contradictory positions, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) would be among the top contenders. In a 2009 speech at Georgetown Law School, Sen. Schumer said the following: “…illegal immigration is wrong.…
Mike Pence: A man of integrity By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If former Vice President Mike Pence is ever in need of a character witness, he could not do much better than one statement former President Donald Trump made to him. In his new book “So Help Me God,” Pence quotes Trump as pressuring…
:1/8/2022 A ‘sure thing’ election that wasn’t Cal Thomas MIAMI – If Republicans could not score their “red wave” victories predicted by many pundits – and even some Democrats – in these midterm elections, what’s next for them? All the issues were on their side – inflation, high gas and food prices, an open border,…
CAL THOMAS For release: 11/15/22 Toxic Trump must leave the stage By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “I don’t believe in living in the past. Living in the past is for cowards. If you live in the past, you die in the past.” Football legend Mike Ditka “The future is now.” – Football legend George…
A ‘sure thing’ election that wasn’t by Cal Thomas,For Release 11/09/2022 MIAMI – If Republicans could not score their “red wave” victories predicted by many pundits – and even some Democrats – in these midterm elections, what’s next for them? All the issues were on their side – inflation, high gas and food prices, an…
What the Election in Brazil Can Teach America by Cal Thomas Brazil held a presidential election last Sunday. Here’s how The Wall Street Journal reported the result: “Brazilians elected Luiz ‘Lula’ da Silva to the presidency again on Sunday, ousting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by less than two percent of the vote. Latin…
CAL THOMAS For release: 11/08/22 What if/then what for GOP? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Assuming the polls are right – and history has shown that is sometimes a risky assumption – Republicans will take over the House of Representatives by a large margin following Tuesday‘s election and possibly even the Senate by enough seats…
CAL THOMAS For release: 11/03/22 (NOTICE: For retransmission or other content delivery inquiries, please contact TCA Customer Service, 1-800-346-8798, tcacustomerservice@tronc.com.) What the election in Brazil can teach America By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Brazil held a presidential election last Sunday. Here’s how The Wall Street Journal reported the result: “Brazilians elected Luiz ‘Lula’ da…
CAL THOMAS For release: 11/01/22 Last man no longer standing By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency He called himself “the last man standing,” a reference to the rock ‘n’ roll icons of which he was among the most notable. Jerry Lee Lewis died last week at age 87. He was the last in a line…