Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
John Kasich — make like a Nike shoe and just do it, leave the GOP
Ohio Gov. John Kasich hinted during a CNN interview that he might consider leaving the Republican Party, if party members couldn't get it together and fix what ails. Good. Go. Make like a Nike shoe and just do it. Published October 2, 2017
ISIS had threatened Las Vegas in May
Authorities say they still don't know the motives behind a massacre in Las Vegas that left dozens of Mandalay Bay-area country concert-goers killed and another 500-plus injured. But back in May, ISIS actually sent out a propaganda video threatening Las Vegas. Published October 2, 2017
Marilou Danley, Mandalay Bay person of interest, ‘proud mom & grandma’
At least 50 are dead and another 400 or so wounded after a shooter set up shop in a hotel across the street from a country music concert at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino in Las Vegas, and began firing at men, women and children attending the event. Radical Islam? Racial tensions? We don't know. Published October 2, 2017
National anthem supplanted by national anger
The worst part of this whole NFL fiasco is that the Star Spangled Banner is supposed to unify, not divide, but that anger has crept onto the fields and stolen even this small show of national peace. Published September 30, 2017
Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, lays down law, says players will stand
It's looking like the NBA may be the place to be. Basketball players stand for the national anthem, said the NBA's commissioner, Adam Silver. Published September 29, 2017
Sanctuary city crackdown sends much-needed message: Stay home
Immigration agents have arrested hundreds of illegals in sanctuary cities around the nation, and the message this sends the world of would-be illegals is this: Stay home. Published September 29, 2017
Professors propose ‘privileged identity’ training for traveling whites
A couple of Canadian professors say white students shouldn't travel abroad without first receiving training on their "privileged identity." So whites can't go near blacks without receiving instruction in the proper ways to behave? Somehow, that suggestion seems -- well, racist. Published September 28, 2017
Democrat Al Green’s la-la logic: ‘Impeachment does not require a crime’
File this one under Crazy Democrats. Rep. Al Green, yes a Democrat, actually said during an interview on SiriusXM that the president doesn't actually have to commit any type of crime in order to be impeached. That explains a lot, actually. Published September 28, 2017
Kathy Griffin blasts Donald Trump for ‘human rights violations’ over bloody head flap
Kathy Griffin actually come out and accused the president of "human rights violations" for -- at root -- not finding the photo of his faked bloody head funny. Published September 28, 2017
Pope Francis, a man of thee not me
Pope Francis has once again trotted into political territory, calling on the masses to not just feed and clothe but also open border doors and shelter strangers from lands far and away. His words? European nations, all the developed nations, need to welcome more migrants. Well, isn't that special. Now what about Vatican City? Published September 28, 2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg tosses gender card: Sexism gave Trump win
No doubt sexism played a role in handing Donald Trump the White House this past November -- at least, that's the word according to Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Hillary Clinton's new bestie. Published September 27, 2017
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
