. "Beckel, Robert Gilliland"@en . . . . . . "Bob Beckel"@en . "1948-11-15Z"^^ . "Robert Gilliland \"Bob\" Beckel (born November 15, 1948) is an American political pundit and former political operative. He was an analyst on the Fox News Channel, where he co-hosted The Five until he was released after being absent for several months. He is also a columnist for USA Today where he writes articles with friend and political opposite Cal Thomas in the style of \"point\u2013counterpoint\"."@en . . "American political pundit" . . . "Robert Gilliland Beckel"@en . "1948Z"^^ . "Beckel, Bob"@en .