Retired RCTC Instructor Tom Ostrom has served as a commentator on KROC-AM since 1992 and has penned a column for the Rochester Post Bulletin. In addition, he is a nationally recognized author of books on the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Email Tom: tomostrom22@gmail.com
Tom Ostrom
Trump vs The Swamp and Alleged FBI Collusion
Tom explores allegations that Washington insiders have worked to influence the FBI investigations of President Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Foolishness in Culture Studies in “Higher” Education
Students at some of the supposedly “elite” colleges and universities are being taught cultural foolishness.
Contentious Issues in Law Enforcement and Politics
From his admittedly biased point of view, KROC-AM Commentator Tom Ostrom covers many of the divisive issues facing the nation.
Hypocritical Criticism of Trump Court Picks
Former MN Secretary of State Joan Growe Criticizes Trump’s Judicial Picks
From State Politics to Collusion in Political History
KROC-AM political commentator Tom Ostrom's latest column includes news concerning a local political race and some historical perspectives on U.S.-Russia relations and partisan politics.
Confederate Monument Destruction is Hypocritical and Problematic
Dictatorships erase history. Leftists are trying to.
North Korea & Charlottesville Illustrate Violence and Ideological Extremism
President Trump immediately condemned the inexcusable, premeditated violence perpetrated by the Left-wing (socialists, Marxists, communists) Antifa (Antifascists), and Right-wing white supremacists and nationalists that occurred on the weekend of August 12-13 of 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. But the Radical Leftists got a pass from the media, Democrats, and some Republicans.
Rochester Golf Event Will Honor and Benefit Military Veterans
The Tee It Up for the Troops celebration will occur at Willow Creek Golf Course on Thursday August 24. The public, golfers, and observers are cordially invited to the day long ceremonies, commemorations, presentations and meals extending from 10:30 AM and past the 6:30 PM dinner hour and into the early evening.
Can Political Differences Be Civil?
Witness the evolution of our historically congenial and conscientious DFL governor. Mr. Dayton has called political and policy opponents “racist,” and invited dissenters to leave the state.
Why Liberal Elites Don’t Understand Trump Victory
Part 4: Liberal Elite Intolerance vs. the American Electorate
The contempt that so called apostles of “tolerance” and “diversity” Progressives have displayed against Trump voters, and exhibited by Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, explain why Trump is president, and elitist liberals still don’t get it...
Censorship by the Left (Part 3)
Part 3: Liberal Censorship is Criticized Left and Right
CNN’s Jake Tapper criticized President Obama’s Justice Department for labeling Fox News reporter James Rosen “a co-conspirator” for writing critical stories. Tapper criticized the media for its “disinterest” when the DOJ tapped Rosen’s telephones...
The Left’s Push to Silence Opposing Views (Part 2)
Part II: How Left Wing Progressives Try to Shut Down Opposition Views
Mary Katharine Ham and Guy Benson describe how the Left “exploits fake outrage to silence opponents on social media, at work and at their own homes. They chronicle numerous examples of the Left’s delegitimizing contrary views and opponents as “racist, sexist, and evil...
How the Left Wing Progressive Attempt to Shut Down Debate
Part I . The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech 2016 Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal columnist, member of the WSJ Editorial Board, and regular panelist on FOX and the WSJ Report with WSJ Editor Paul Gigot.
Kimberley Strassel shows numerous examples of how the Left is orchestrating a coordinated campaign to bully Americans out of challenging so-called progressive ideas
Discrepancies in Media Coverage at Home and Abroad
Similar Political Issues Covered and Not Covered by the Media at Home and Abroad
France mirrored U.S. politics: Marine Le Pen, nationalist and border security candidate, vs. globalist Emmanuel Macron. Le Pen ballots were tampered with, journalists hate her, Macron’s emails were hacked, and journalists were ordered not to cover it...