Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Mark Zuckerberg’s radical, socialist global tax idea
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, has made his money -- his billions of dollars in a short span of time -- and now? Now, he wants yours. How? He pitched a global tax idea to Harvard graduations, a way of giving every man, woman and child a set amount of money for the simple reason of being born. Published May 26, 2017
Ben Carson’s poverty comments shake, shock — and bear true
Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, sent shockwaves through the liberal world during a recent radio show when he told the host that poverty is, "to a large extent," simply a "state of mind." He's right. Published May 25, 2017
Greg Gianforte, Montana GOPer, gives new meaning to ‘losing it’
Greg Gianforte, Montana's Republican hopeful for the congressional seat vacated by Ryan Zinke -- who's now President Donald Trump's secretary of Interior -- had a little bit of an altercation with one of the reporters who questioned him at his campaign headquarters in Bozeman. And given the special election is Thursday, one might say the unpleasantries came at a quite inopportune time. Moreover, altercation is probably an understatement. Published May 25, 2017
Bob Woodward, Watergate fame, bemoans media’s ‘smugness’
Bob Woodward, one of the legendary Washington Post journalists who broke Watergate said reporters ought to tread carefully, or face the risk of tripping over their own smug attitudes. That's a pretty apt summary of the nastiness and snark that passes as Investigative Reporting, and Hard Journalism these days. Published May 25, 2017
The Associated Press fires freelancer for anti-Trump post
The Associated Press, in a near-unprecedented move for a mainstream news outlet, fired a freelance journalist it employed after it was discovered she posted anti-Donald Trump remarks on her Facebook page in 2016 -- and then sneaked into a closed Republican event and reported negatively on Kellyanne Conway. Published May 25, 2017
Donald Trump budget blasted as kid-killing — seriously?
Democrats, party of the breathless, have apparently sent out the mad dogs to rip up President Donald Trump's budget plan. And boy, have they ever ripped. Published May 25, 2017
Katy Perry’s delusional hug-a-terrorist approach
Katy Perry, pop star-turned-Hillary Clinton-gal-Friday-turned-anti-Trumpeteer, offered up the bubble of all bubble responses to the terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that left adults and kids alike dead and injured -- and it went something like this: All we need is love. Published May 24, 2017
John Brennan’s Russian-Trump testimony big nothingburger
John Brennan, former CIA director, said during congressional testimony this week that Russian officials most definitely tried to interfere in America's 2016 elections, and that he was concerned they may have recruited some of President Donald Trump's aides to help with the sabotage. More conjecture, suggestion and innuendo, once again. Nothing factual to show that Trump worked with Russia to steal the election. Published May 24, 2017
Melania Trump’s hand and the media’s nutty obsession
My goodness, Melania Trump's hand has certainly taken over the media cycle these past 24 hours or so, hasn't it? Published May 24, 2017
Milo erupts on Ariana as ‘too stupid,’ too ‘pro-Islam’
Milo Yiannopoulos, conservative writer, went on a rant against Ariana Grande on his Facebook account, calling out the pop star for her naive views of Islam. But the slam is perhaps a bit unfair. After all, Grande isn't the policy-maker for open borders and red-carpet roll-outs to migrants from terror hot spots. Published May 23, 2017
Indonesia, land of ‘moderate Islam,’ canes gay men 83 times
Muslim authorities in the Indonesia province of Aceh inflicted an 83-caning punishment on two men, age 20 and 23, for the crime of being gay. This, despite the fact Indonesia is generally known as a land of "moderate Islam." Published May 23, 2017
Trump budget a good step in pro-taxpayer direction
President Donald Trump is proposing in his "New Foundation for American Greatness" plan some of the largest cuts to government programs the country's seen in a decade, including a provision that will reign in debt and cut spending by $3.6 trillion over the next ten years. Of course, the left is already crying. Published May 23, 2017
The Associated Press outed for anti-Trump piece from leftwing activist
Another day, another media hit on President Donald Trump, it seems. Published May 23, 2017
ISIS, radical Islam rear at Ariana Grande concert
Twenty-two people were killed and another 59 injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May is calling an "appalling terrorist attack" at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena. And it wasn't long after that ISIS, surprise, surprise, claimed responsibility. Published May 23, 2017
Democrat logic: It’s fun to threaten Republicans
Most people, when they want their congressional members to hear their dissenting voices, send a letter, drop an email, leave a voicemail. Democrats? They threaten violence. Published May 23, 2017
Joe Biden, to run or not run? That is the — yawning — question
Joe Biden, former vice president, spent the better part of campaign season 2016 dodging in and out of the "yay" and "nay" camps on running for the high White House office, before ultimately falling into the latter category. And now, it seems, he's at it again. Published May 22, 2017
F-bombing Trump — the left’s new weapon of choice
Democrats with eyebrow-raising frequency have found a new tool to express their absolute distaste with President Donald Trump: Dropping the F-bomb whenever and wherever possible, in connection with his name. Published May 22, 2017
Iran laughably rips Donald Trump for spreading ‘Iranophobia’
Iran, reacting to President Donald Trump's speech at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, called out the commander-in-chief for his blunt rhetoric and accused him of harming Tehran's reputation in the Middle East. Consider this your Monday morning laugh. You're welcome. Published May 22, 2017
Notre Dame snowflakes exit, stage right, for Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence's graduation ceremony speech at Notre Dame caused quite a few students -- offended students, apparently -- to exit, stage right, and leave the event. America, meet the graduating class of 2017 -- too weak to listen to countering views. Published May 22, 2017
The art of the Trump take-down
Taking down President Donald Trump has become an art of late -- a national past-time, like going to a baseball game, or barbecuing on the Fourth of July. Published May 20, 2017
