Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Jimmy Kimmel’s shameless cart of kid to stage as political prop
Jimmy Kimmel, who'd been missing in action from work for a week, made a triumphant return to the late-night stage with his little 7-month-old son Billy, who'd just finished with a long heart surgery ordeal. That'd be fine -- touching even -- if Kimmel hadn't then took a slight turn down Propaganda Lane and started preaching the pros of taxpayer-funded health care and cons of the conservatives who still resist it. Published December 12, 2017
Colleges push hard for Christ-free Christmases
College administrators around the country, it seems, are rushing to acquiesce to even the most minor of voices on campuses to make sure the "C" word -- that's "C" for Christmas, shhh! -- doesn't cause angst in some offended student's ears. Basically, they're driving hard to drive out the reason for the season, Jesus Christ. Published December 12, 2017
New York City terror, the ‘new normal’ for America
New York City was in rush-hour chaos Monday, as an ISIS-inspired terrorist detonated an improvised explosive device -- a pipe bomb affixed to his body with wire tie-type fasteners -- in the heavily traveled Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. And with that, officials started selling the idea that this is now part of American life. Published December 11, 2017
Donald Trump accusers band to demand Congress investigate
The scores of women who've accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment have banded together to demand Congress look into their accusations. Let them be heard. They have a right to speak out as much as the next person. Published December 11, 2017
Roy Moore: ‘It’s God’s will whatever happens.’ Wrong
Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore's race is about ended -- and thank goodness. Make no mistake, the guy will win. But at what cost to the country? Published December 11, 2017
On Jerusalem, let ‘em rage
Let the moaners moan, the wailers wail, Trump was right to recognize the obvious: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Published December 9, 2017
Joe Arpaio mulls run at Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the law enforcer who raised the hackles, to put it mildly, of the Eric Holder-esque social justice crowd, announced in an interview with The Daily Beast that he's seriously considering a run at Jeff Flake's Senate seat. Why not -- Jeff won't need it. Published December 8, 2017
Germany, overrun, paying migrants to go home
Germany apparently is so overrun with migrants that government geniuses -- the same ones who opened the doors wide to mass migration in the first place -- are now paying them big bucks to take a hike and go home. So much for bleeding heart amnesty, yes? Published December 8, 2017
Delaware parents show teeth and halt gender self-ID in tracks
Parents in Delaware, apparently tired of the ridiculousness, took on education bureaucrats and told them, in no uncertain terms -- and on the wings of 8,000-plus signed petitions -- that a rule allowing kids in grades K-12 to self-identify their sexes without parental permission or even notification, did not meet with their approval. Published December 8, 2017
Jim Jordan’s masterful Judiciary performance
Show me the application, dude -- that was the underlying demand from Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to FBI director Chris Wray during a House Judiciary hearing to determine a little bit more about Peter Strozk, the just-fired Robert Mueller attack dog. Published December 7, 2017
Lindsey Vonn’s galling Olympian-size diss of Donald Trump
Lindsey Vonn, whose name is known within the sports world for Olympic gold medal skiing and without, for dating Tiger Woods, took some serious potshots at the president en route to this February's winter games in Pyeongchang. And in so doing, she pretty much slammed the country that elected Donald Trump -- the country she's supposed to be representing in the Olympics. Published December 7, 2017
Pope Francis, of all people, moans move to Jerusalem
You'd think the pope at least might be in President Donald Trump's court on the whole Tel Aviv-versus-Jerusalem thing -- the announced move of the U.S. Embassy from the former to the latter and the ensuing recognition of the latter as Israel's true capital. After all, the guy's the voice of the Catholic Church. If anyone might rise above lowly human politics to side with the spiritual on this matter, it'd be Pope Francis, yes? Published December 7, 2017
Nancy Pelosi’s idea of ‘Armageddon’ is a GOP tax bill
Armageddon, biblically speaking, is the sign of the end of times -- the be-all and end-all of battles, the one that pits good against evil and ushers in a period of humanly devastations unlike any ever before experienced. But to Nancy Pelosi, the House's highest-ranking Democrat, Armageddon is the Republican tax bill. Published December 5, 2017
Supreme Court travel ban ruling a return to reason
Citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad -- terror hotspots, all -- and North Korea, as well as segments of Venezuela, are now barred from entering the United States, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's executive attempt to secure the nation and stop the flow of potential terrorists across the borders. Finally, a court ruling with reason. Published December 5, 2017
Colin Kaepernick, bogus hero of the left
Colin Kaepernick is riding high, having just won the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award as well as the American Civil Liberties Union's Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award -- honors bestowed, respectively, for sportsmanship and bravery. But Kaepernick is possessed of neither. He's more a tool -- a tool of false leftist beliefs. Published December 5, 2017
Donald Trump shrinks national monuments — and with it, Barack Obama’s legacy
President Trump took to the road to travel to Utah to announce a historic rollback of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. And in so doing, he put a serious damper on the legacies of both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Insert cheer here. Published December 4, 2017
Michael Flynn not the smoking gun
The left, including much of the media, are going nuts now, drooling at Michael Flynn's guilty plea as if it's the final nail in President Donald Trump's coffin -- the long-sought means to the impeachment end. It's not. That's ludicrous. And the more hours that tick since Flynn announced his guilty plea, the more ludicrous the left's wild-eyed panting seems. Published December 4, 2017
Mitch McConnell’s abrupt softening on Roy Moore
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a rather sudden turn on his opinion of Roy Moore, telling George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" on ABC News that it's the people of Alabama -- not Washington, D.C. -- who should decide the outcome of this Dec. 12 race for Jeff Sessions' old Senate seat. That, after longtime, long-running, very vocal calls for Moore to step aside. Principle, anyone? Published December 4, 2017
Kate Steinle’s killer should’ve been found guilty of manslaughter, at least
The egregious jury finding of innocence for Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the killing of Kate Steinle is one of the biggest travesties of justice in recent memory. Garcia Zarate, at the very least, should've been found guilty of manslaughter. Published December 2, 2017
Walmart should sell T-shirt: ‘Rope. Tree. Journalist.’
Walmart just pulled a T-shirt from its sales ranks that blasted the message: "Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some Assembly Require." But why? After all, what's good for the First Amendment gander is good for the First Amendment goose. Published December 1, 2017
