Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Evangelicals, the last holdouts on gay marriage line
Resistance and opposition to same-sex marriage has been crumbling among Americans -- save for one specific segment of society that's proving the last wall to even wider acceptance: Evangelicals. Standing strong on the side of scripture on this point is going to prove lonely, not to mention intense. Published June 29, 2017
Playboy journo whines of Trump: We’re ‘browbeaten’ daily
A Playboy journalist named Brian Karem who covers the White House said he's been "bullied and browbeaten" daily by this President Donald Trump White House and, by God, he's not going to take it anymore. Boo-hoo. Quit your crying and do your job. Published June 28, 2017
Joy Behar’s juvenile obsession with Trumps’ sex lives
Joy Behar's biggest claim to fame is as a comedian -- we get that. But poking fun of the president's and first lady's sex life? Come on. That's just tasteless, tactless, juvenile, grasping at relevancy, gasping for attention and -- and, well, stupid. Published June 28, 2017
Republicans need to get it together on Obamacare
Republicans in the Senate have delayed a vote on reform and replacement of the Democrat-owned disaster known as Obamacare. They seriously need to get it together on this and pass something -- even if that something is not a final, perfected plan. Voters will not forget this failure. Published June 28, 2017
Sarah Palin strikes one for conservatives with suit against The New York Times
Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, kicked off a lawsuit against The New York Times, alleging the newspaper defamed her when its editorial board tied her to the 2011 shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. Good. The time to challenge leftist mudslinging masked as scholarly opinion and wrapped in a First Amendment bow has definitely arrived. Published June 28, 2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, you must recuse
Dozens of House Republicans have penned a letter to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, asking her to recuse from the case of President Donald Trump's travel ban. She should. Published June 27, 2017
Jason Chaffetz’s ludicrous call for housing cash for lawmakers
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants extra housing cash for lawmakers -- in the form of a $2,500 monthly stipend. Published June 27, 2017
CNN producer, caught on camera: Russia-Trump ‘mostly bulls—’
A CNN producer, John Bonifield, was outed by a Project Veritas camera as saying all the hoopla surrounding the President Donald Trump-Russia election collusion-obstruction investigations "could be bullshit." He went on: "I mean, it's mostly bullshit right now." Published June 27, 2017
Donald Trump’s falling overseas favor good news for America
President Donald Trump's favor with other nations seems to have fallen in recent weeks, particularly when it's matched against that of Barack Obama, a new poll finds. Our reaction? Great news for America. Published June 27, 2017
Religious rights rest in clutches of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed this week to consider whether a Denver baker violated the constitutional and civil rights of a gay couple by refusing to sell the two guys a wedding cake. Let's hope the court sides with religious freedom on this, not special rights. Published June 27, 2017
Otto Warmbier ‘got exactly what he deserved’: Professor
A professor of anthropology at the University of Delaware, Katherine Dettwyler, age 62, who said in a Facebook post that Otto Warmbier was a "spoiled" white boy who "got exactly what he deserved" -- imprisonment in North Korea, leading to his death -- has been fired. Good riddance. Don't let the door hit you. Published June 26, 2017
Nikki Haley, Jews, Donald Trump among targets of pro-LGBT marchers
LGBT pride marchers this past weekend were supposed to be marching for equal rights and tolerance and acceptance. But if that's true, if tolerance is thy LGBTers' middle name, why were Jewish women attending the pride fest told to leave? Published June 26, 2017
Eric Trump nails it — Dems dying under ‘nut job’ leadership
Eric Trump called the head of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez, a "nut job" on national television. This came on the heels of him saying, earlier this month, that the Democratic Party is in midst of "imploding" -- and he's right on both counts. Published June 26, 2017
Trump-ers for peace a stark contrast to ‘resistance’ Dems
It's like Occupy Wall Street versus the tea party all over again. Democrats can have their "Resistance Summer." Republicans, and specifically, President Donald Trump supporting Republicans, have their "Rally for Peace." Published June 26, 2017
Dems gnash teeth, weep, wail — but won’t change
Democrats may be floundering to understand their recent election losses. But the reasons aren't hidden. Note to Dems: Your resistance messages aren't resonating, your left-of-left viciousness is off-putting and truly, you refuse to change. Published June 24, 2017
California’s travel ban — targeted at Christians?
California's just banned state-funded travel to four states that don't meet the Democratic attorney general's standards for providing LGBT protections. That's offensive. It's an attack on Christianity, that's what it is. Published June 23, 2017
Christians battle GuideStar on ‘hate group’ tag
Conservative and Christian organizations dinged by GuideStar as "hate groups" have risen up and launched a counter-attack, asking the supposed nonpartisan watchdog of the nonprofit world to reverse course and remove the labels. And well GuideStar should. Published June 23, 2017
North Korea’s ‘psychopath’ quip on Donald Trump good for America
North Korea, via its state-run Communist Party newspaper, put out the message that President Donald Trump's a "psychopath" who needs to be curbed and controlled. Hallelujah. North Korea thinks Trump's a nutcase. It's just such messaging that's great for America -- that's great for America's national security. Published June 23, 2017
Trump understates Mueller-Comey friendship as ‘bothersome’
President Donald Trump, in an interview with "Fox & Friends," called the friendship between James Comey and Robert Mueller "very bothersome." That's the understatement of the year. Published June 23, 2017
Johnny Depp skates on kill Trump joke — unlike Obama clown
Johnny Depp, Hollywood movie star, made a tasteless joke about President Donald Trump's assassination, and the media yawned. But if this had been about Barack Obama, the mainstream media would be alive with rage, and the jokester would be out of work. Remember the Missouri rodeo clown? Published June 23, 2017
