Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
The Las Vegas massacre narrative has more holes than a Mandalay Bay hotel hallway
It's been two weeks since gunman Stephen Paddock powered up his piles of firearms in the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, took aim at the crowds of country concert-goers his room overlooked, and began firing at the masses, killing 58 and injuring hundreds. And what we know is this: Little. Published October 14, 2017
NFL’s Rishard Matthews says he’ll quit before he stands — See ya!
Rishard Matthews, a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, weighed in on the never-ending NFL kneeling brouhaha and said, via Twitter: If I have to stand, I'll quit. Umm ... bye? Published October 13, 2017
Barack Obama should apologize for Cuba
So far, 22 American diplomats and their family members have been harmed in unexplained attacks in Cuba -- the country Barack Obama assured was our new bestie, maybe even more so than Iran. Obama needs to apologize. Published October 13, 2017
Twitter, red-faced, unlocks Rose McGowan
Anybody who's ever been blocked or locked or limited by Twitter knows -- the company never explains why. It only sends a standard form memo that speaks of "violating terms of service," or some other such bland and nondescript reason. The Rose McGowan-Twitter saga has ended somewhat differently. Published October 13, 2017
Chuck Schumer, always ready with the cheap shots
Count on death and taxes -- and the ability of Sen. Chuck Schumer to take cheap partisan potshots at the president, wherever and whenever possible. Published October 12, 2017
Boy Scouts of America are for boys, not girls
The Boy Scouts of America just announced it was going to allow girls to take part in its scouting program -- to earn the group's highest leadership rank, the Eagle Scout. This is a mistake. Boy Scouts should stay all boy; similarly, the Girl Scouts should stay all girl. Published October 12, 2017
Hillary Clinton, ‘appalled’ by Harvey Weinstein, still hedges on money
Well, finally and at last, and about freaking time. Hillary Clinton came out on CNN on Wednesday to say she was "sick" and "shocked" and "appalled" over the whole Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment-slash-rape allegations floating about the media. But her vow to return Weinstein dollars? Well now, we'll see. Her words suggestion something else. Published October 12, 2017
NFL kneelers — all hail the Eric Holder
What an interesting connection between one leading voice in the pro-anthem kneeling movement, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, and former attorney general, Eric Holder. The former actually worked for the latter. Figures. Published October 12, 2017
Lindsay Lohan, Islam’s jewel: ‘I feel very badly for Harvey Weinstein’
Lindsay Lohan, American partier-slash-actress-turned-Islam-follower, cut a curious video from Dubai about Harvey Weinstein -- defending Harvey Weinstein. Defending the guy who's just been accused of rape by three women. Ah, Islam. The religion of equal rights. Published October 11, 2017
Chicago soda tax crumbles — now, about that gang violence
Cook County, Illinois, famous around conservative circles for its Chicago land of outrageous gun control -- a city to point to as an example of how government ought not be run -- may finally have hit one out of the ballpark. Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 15-1 to roll back a soda tax -- a 1-cent-per-ounce soda tax that had just been implemented a couple months ago. If only they could solve their gun crime problems so quickly. Published October 11, 2017
Donald Trump-Rex Tillerson IQ frenzy: We need a special prosecutor
Is it time to appoint a special prosecutor to gauge the IQ distance between President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson? Published October 11, 2017
Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson — WTFreak
Donald Trump, reportedly stung when his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was said to have called him a "moron," struck back -- as the president is wont to do -- and snarked in a just-released Forbes article that of the two, it's his own presidential self who's actually the smarter. Published October 10, 2017
‘Witnessing Whiteness,’ the black community’s newest tool to divide
St. Louis, Missouri, educators at The College School are learning how to teach students in even the pre-kindergarten years about all the various ways white people are racist -- so racist, in fact, that they don't even know they're racist Published October 10, 2017
Republicans, you’ve been warned: Stephen Bannon’s coming for you
Stephen Bannon, of Breitbart-turned-White-House-turned-back-to-Breitbart fame, has sent out a stern warning Republicans' way, and it's one that goes like this: I'm coming for you. For you and your pretty dog, Toto, too -- minus Sen. Ted Cruz. Published October 10, 2017
Donald Trump border plan puts Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer where they belong
President Donald Trump just released his White House's immigration priorities -- and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi aren't happy. Good. They shouldn't be. That means the White House is doing something right. Published October 10, 2017
Mike Pence, mocked for principles the left just can’t fathom
Mike Pence, post-Colts-49ers walkout, has been mocked mercilessly by a vicious left as little more than a media hog and public relations stuntman for daring to leave the game in protest of players' national anthem kneeling. The left, the suspicious, mega-partisan, ever-political left, just can't believe that someone would actually stand on principle. Published October 9, 2017
California crazy: Calling a ‘he-she’ a ‘he’ can now get you jailed
It's madness in California, as Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, of course, just signed into law a bill that creates special rights for LGBT senior-age adults in long-term nursing care that requires them to be referred to by their gender pronouns of choice. Those who don't? It's off to jail they go. Free speech, anyone? Published October 9, 2017
Chris Murphy admits bump stock ban path to universal background checks
Sen. Chris Murphy, in a recent CNN interview with Jake Tapper, admitted that if bump stocks are banned, the next gun control step Democrats will take is to press for national background checks. Apparently, the goal is for us all to become like Chicago. Published October 9, 2017
NFL players union still doesn’t get it
Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence walked out of the Colts-49ers football game after players fell to their knees in protest of the national anthem. Shortly after, the NFL Players Association released a statement of support for the kneelers. Make that: The tone-deaf NFL Players Association released a statement. Published October 9, 2017
Hey, Republicans, you’re blowing it
Republicans in Congress are letting slip through their fingers a chance of a lifetime. Published October 7, 2017
