Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Roy Moore win — a movement that has elites shaking
Roy Moore just beat Luther Strange in the Republican runoff for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, by roughly 10 percentage points. And now both Democrats and the establishment wing of the Republicans are shaking in their boots -- or at least, they ought to be. Published September 27, 2017
NFL ratings fall as fans make clear: Quit the politics
So NFL players have a right to kneel during the national anthem -- true. But NFL fans have a right to buy or not buy tickets, and watch or not watch games. And it's the latter that's speaking loudly now. Soon enough, fans -- not spoiled players -- will win this political brouhaha. Published September 27, 2017
Megyn Kelly misses mark with squirm-worthy feminist ‘Today’ segment
Megyn Kelly is multi-talented and, for the most part, pretty awesome. But this recent segment she did on her new NBC "Today" show just has to go. Published September 26, 2017
Interior’s astonishing deep state: 30 percent ‘not loyal to the flag’
Ryan Zinke, secretary of the Interior Department, said that almost a third of his agency's employees aren't exactly President Donald Trump supporters -- or fans of the American flag, for that matter. Holy cow. Why are they still there? Talk about a deep state. Published September 26, 2017
Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ reminds God’s No. 1, not government
Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" reality show fame took the national stage in Alabama on behalf of Judge Roy Moore for Senate and reminded that in America, it's God, not government, who's in charge. Published September 26, 2017
Obamacare repeal is dead
Gee, what a surprise, this headline from The Washington Post: "Senate GOP effort to unwind the ACA collapses Monday." At this point, Americans are starting to catch on -- Republicans aren't actually going to repeal Obamacare. Never. Published September 26, 2017
NFL politics, a test for the media — and a solution
If NFL players have a right to on-field free expressions of speech, then that means pro-life players can take a knee during the playing of the national anthem to show solidarity with all the babies who could have been, save for America's legal rubber-stamp of abortion. Published September 26, 2017
Anthony Weiner’s star sinks with sexting jail sentence
Anthony Weiner's star hasn't just fallen. It's sunk. The former New York congressman was just sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting a 15-year-old girl. Published September 25, 2017
Mike Rowe’s timely reminder: Citizens true bosses of NFL
Mike Rowe, the guy of "Dirty Jobs" fame, issued some scathing criticisms against the NFL and -- well, and pretty much everyone else tied to the whole football protest movement. No, really, Mike, tell us how you feel. Published September 25, 2017
Cornell University students move to ban ‘hate speech’
A Latino student at Cornell University overheard somebody chanting, "build a wall," so now the student government passed a resolution condemning "hate speech." Whatever that is. Seriously -- what is hate speech? Published September 25, 2017
Alejandro Villanueva, hero of the NFL
When the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to stay their sorry selves in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem at Sunday's game, the entire NFL fanbase, minus the Friends of Colin Kaepernick crowd, gave a collective sigh -- a heavy, frustrated, "here we go again" sigh. Then came Alejandro Villaneuva. Published September 25, 2017
Donald Trump: Deliciously impolite
Politeness is so overrated. President Donald Trump's naysayers have come out in full force in recent days to blast his tough-talk speech to the United Nations as bombastic, and his Twitter firings at North Korea's Kim Jong Un as dangerous. But the truth is: Keeping the world powers on its collective toes is good for America. Published September 23, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel, elitist pro-Obamacare mouth, is at it again
Jimmy Kimmel, the Hollywood comedian who turned into a pro-Obamacare mouthpiece a few months ago by speaking emotionally of his son's medical condition, is at it again -- this time, snarking it up on the televised stage how stupid Republicans are, how stupid the Obamacare repeal effort is and how very, very "phony" is the "little creep" from Fox News, Brian Kilmeade. Published September 22, 2017
James Clapper stuns: Yes, Donald Trump could’ve been recorded
James Clapper, former director of National Intelligence, told CNN host Don Lemon that it's "possible" President Donald Trump could've been captured on audio during the federal wiretapping of Paul Manafort. Published September 22, 2017
Jeff Sessions nails it: Some Dreamers indeed ‘wolves in sheep clothing’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for crackdowns on illegals -- on Dreamer illegals in particular -- who exploit America's kind heart for wicked reasons. And all the amnesty lovers go "gasp." But why? Truly, all Sessions said was common sense. Published September 22, 2017
NFLers call for racial sensitivity training for league leadership
This is why the NFL is losing business. A small group of activists-first-football-players-second have banded together to pen a plea to Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the league, to support the cause of racial equality. Published September 21, 2017
Donald Trump faulted for fueling global love for Iran
The reverberations of President Donald Trump's first address to the General Assembly are still sounding, and the latest from the naysaying side is this ridiculous suggestion -- that his bold remarks on the Iran treaty have actually jumpstarted sympathy for the regime. Published September 21, 2017
Barack Obama, ever the campaigner, surfaces to slam Obamacare opponents
Obama's back, and he's here to hit at Republicans who want to repeal-reform-replace his signature Obamacare mess. It's curious, isn't it -- even when he's not in office, or seeking office, the ol' campaigner-in-chief, Barack Obama, can't stop the campaigning. Published September 21, 2017
Scott Pruitt, in fight for EPA life — literally
Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has apparently generated so much controversy that radical green peeps are threatening him with near-regularity, to the point he's now getting extra armed protection. Seriously, folks, some perspective, please. Are trees that important? Published September 21, 2017
Joe Scarborough agrees: Donald Trump’s U.N. speech a winner
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, normally no fan of Donald Trump's -- to put it mildly -- nonetheless came out in defense of the president's speech before the United Nations. In short, Scarborough actually liked it. Check the skies for flying pigs. Published September 20, 2017
