Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
AI in the newsroom — a mixed blessing of fact vs. compassion
There could very well come a time when journalists -- who've never made it to the top of favorability polls with the people, anyway -- may be phased out, replaced by robotic reporters. Not today. But someday. One day. It's already in the works. And it's a mixed-bag blessing, at best. Published May 9, 2018
Barack Obama, you said it — ‘like, facts are really useful’
Barack Obama told a crowd in San Diego gathered at the Association for Talent Development Conference that "like, facts are really useful" to sound decision-making. Agreed, Mr. Ex-President. Like, facts are really useful. And like, facts could've been really useful during the Obama administration as well -- something this former president seems to have overlooked while taking potshots as this current White House. Published May 8, 2018
Michelle Obama, take your snottiness and go
Michelle Obama, the former first lady who seems to have appointed herself the spokesperson for the fairer gender, has taken to criticizing her fellow women for voting for Donald Trump for president in 2016. She's "concerned" about women. She's wondering "what is going on in our heads." Well, she needn't be. In fact, better yet, she ought to just go away. And take that trail of condescension, too. Published May 8, 2018
Donald Trump’s head-on-a-spear mural an affront to decency
A school in San Diego allowed the display of a mural on a wall that showed a spear right through the head of President Donald Trump. Published May 7, 2018
George Washington University snowflakes rise up against ‘Colonials’ mascot
George Washington University students want to banish the the campus's longstanding mascot, the "Colonials," and replace it with a hippopotamus. They say the current mascot is offensive to out-of-towners who may have been touched at one time by the "effects of colonialism." Published May 7, 2018
Illinois ‘sanctuary’ counties buck state on gun control
Several counties in Illinois have taken gun control matters into their own hands and told the state, in essence, sorry -- you're not stripping us of our Second Amendment rights. And thus the showdown begins. But honestly, the state has no constitutional leg in this fight. Published May 7, 2018
Anti-Israel sentiment sweeps U.S. college campuses
College students the nation over have been embarking on an unsettling mission that involves boycotting all things Israel. It's anti-Semitism, pure and simple. Published April 28, 2018
Lindsey Graham winks Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump’s way
Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested a Nobel Peace Prize may be in President Donald Trump's future, if the whole North Korea-South Korea denuclearization deal pans. Oh my, my, how the leftists and elitists would gasp. Published April 27, 2018
Donald Trump effect: Kim Jong-un crosses DMZ, hugs Moon Jae-in
North Korea and South Korea put to paper a formal intent to officially end the Korean War. And they did that in a historic sit-down that saw dictator Kim Jong-un actually cross into South Korea -- actually cross the infamous DMZ and set foot in enemy land. And none of that would've happened if President Donald Trump hadn't stood strong against the angry rhetoric of Kim and pressed on for nuclear talks. Published April 27, 2018
Kanye West stirs Twitter pot with ding at Barack Obama
Kanye West, already in hot water with the left for daring to step outside the box of Proper Speech it so strictly imposes, has now started a new hot thread by sending this into Twitter Land: "Obama was in office for eight years and nothing in Chicago changed." Ouch. As expected, right on cue, the leftist screamers have hit back hard. Published April 26, 2018
James Comey, leaker, denies he’s a leaker — and even CNN says, what?
James Comey, former FBI director and admitted memo leaker, denied during an interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper that he was a leaker in the true, criminal sense of the word. And even CNN's Cooper went wait a minute -- what'd you say? Published April 26, 2018
Randa Jarrar and the inequalities of the First Amendment
Randa Jarrar, the California State University, Fresno professor who called now-deceased Barbara Bush a racist, will not be fired because of First Amendment protections. How come some professors with tenure get First Amendment protections, but others don't? Published April 26, 2018
Rahm Emanuel admits ‘Impeach Trump!’ foolish campaign talk
Even Rahm Emanuel, the guy who once famously said no crisis should ever go to waste, now admits the whole "Impeach Trump" rhetoric is a foolhardy tack to take on the Democratic campaign trail. Careful, Democrats. Is that common sense sneaking up on you? Published April 25, 2018
Sex robots, bringing dysfunction to a community near you
For less than $2,000, men the world over can order and have shipped their very own handmade woman -- their very own artificially intelligence-responding, machine-programmed moving, software-generated moaning portable flesh-like robotic sex doll. Yep. They have to leave their dignity at the door, of course. Published April 24, 2018
Kanye ‘I love Trump’ West breaks black rap mold
On the one hand, who cares what hip-hop star Kanye West thinks. But on the other hand, West is breaking the black rapper mold, not to mention Hollywood elitist bubble, by coming forward in support of conservatives and the First Amendment. And that's kinda significant and notable. Published April 24, 2018
Hillary Clinton, the energizer bunny of finger-pointing
Hillary Clinton, in her most recent speech at the Pen America World Voices Festival, suggested the media made her lose. Sigh. She's the energizer bunny of the blame game, going strong even two years after the campaign. Published April 24, 2018
GQ strikes ‘foolish’ Bible from should-read list
The editors of GQ magazine, in all their literary acumen, struck the Bible from its recently assembled "21 Books You Don't Have to Read" list. Good thing they didn't list the Koran. Mocking Christians is fairly safe business. Mock the wrong Muslim and bam, there goes your head. Published April 23, 2018
DNC’s Tom Perez struggles to explain silly suit
Tom Perez of Democratic National Committee chairman fame took to national television to defend the suit he's kicked off against President Donald Trump and Russia and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange -- and fell short. Published April 23, 2018
James Comey’s high crimes and misdemeanors: It’s in the memos
The James Comey memos were just released for public viewing and with a quick glance, a most cursory of looks, it's obvious: The former FBI guy looks guilty enough to go to jail now. Published April 21, 2018
Obamacare repeal — remember that? GOP doesn’t
On Friday came this sad but true headline from The Hill: "GOP in retreat on ObamaCare." Another promise, another skate. Republicans, once the party of principle -- of law and Constitution and limited governance and conservatism of Founding Father ideals -- have simply morphed into red-tied Democrats. Published April 20, 2018
