Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
MSNBC: Thank you — first for Rachel Maddow and now, Joe Scarborough
MSNBC, fresh off a red face from Rachel Maddow TV revelations that were tantamount to reporting, "hey, President Donald Trump paid his taxes," apparently tried a bounce-back of sorts with another host, Joe Scarborough, who attempted to prove his mettle by taking on a Top Trump Dog, attorney Michael Cohen, via Twitter. And in social media lingo? LOL. Published March 15, 2017
Chelsea Clinton feeds fire of own political run
Please, God, make it stop. Eight years of Bill Clinton. Two White House tries of Hillary Clinton. Four more years of Hillary at State. And now their child, Chelsea, seems to be positioning herself for some kind of political run, too? No, no, no, no, no. Published March 15, 2017
Rachel Maddow, done in by her own ‘fake news’ mouth
Poor Rachel Maddow, the MSNBC host with the left-leaning most. She had a point -- she had a bombshell point. But sadly, she was done in by her own mouth. Published March 15, 2017
Donald Trump EPA gets ready to rumble
The White House announced it's opening a review into fuel efficiency standards set in place by the previous Barack Obama administration -- and you know what that means, don't you? Environmental groups are gearing to fight Published March 15, 2017
Nancy Pelosi’s Twitter feed: It’s still the repeal, stupid
Be careful what you ask for, as the saying goes. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi learned the hard way not to ask unfiltered, un-vetted constituents for their stories on Obamacare -- because what she heard back was hardly what she wanted. Published March 14, 2017
Sharia is not compatible in U.S. — and here’s why
Gotta love the Sharia. Our good friends in Saudi Arabia, the ones we dare not criticize for human rights issues because of strategic national security reasons, have launched a girls' council to help on the women's rights' public affairs front -- but unfortunately, it's Wahhabi style. Published March 14, 2017
‘Toni the Tampon’ — speechless (almost)
Forget Dr. Seuss. The new Cat in the Hat on the block is "Toni the Tampon," a character devised by children's author Cass Clemmer to show kiddies 'round the nation that men, not just women, can menstruate. Published March 14, 2017
Republicans gone drunk on health care power
Come on, Republicans. Have you gone commie? How else to explain this, from CNN: "While Republicans are pushing to drop the requirement of Obamacare that compels Americans to get insurance, another move in a separate bill could compel employees to participate in workplace wellness programs that collect their and their families' health and genetic data." Published March 14, 2017
Paul Ryan on audio: I’ll never ‘defend Donald Trump’
Wow -- this is like a "Girls Gone Wild" tape for the political world. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, the Republican public servant from Wisconsin, was captured on audio during the campaign season saying he'd never defend Donald Trump. Not then. Not ever. Published March 14, 2017
Donald Trump wiretap brouhaha raises Patriot vs. Patriot Act fight
The media's been filled with busy bees lately, painting President Donald Trump with the crazy stick and demanding he produce proof of Barack Obama's wiretap of Trump Tower -- but what has happened to America, land of the free, country of the Constitution, that wiretapping one's own citizens has become so believable? Published March 14, 2017
No dice, BLM, Michael Brown was not innocent
A new documentary -- and remember, that word's been used in recent years to prove Al Gore right on climate change and Michael Moore similarly correct, that capitalism is racist -- purports to prove Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black man whose story sparked a militant national movement called Hands Up, Don't Shoot, was innocent of the crime that led to his killing. Published March 13, 2017
Socialist surge: DSA membership soars as snowflakes go politicking
Socialism, in the face of President Donald Trump's rise to the White House, has seen a surge of activism, with membership to the Democratic Socialists of America jumping to record levels and tripling in size over the last year. Call it the year of the snowflakes. Published March 13, 2017
Russia: Hey, we met with Hillary’s peeps, too
This, from Vladimir Putin's spokesman to CNN "GPS" host Fareed Zakaria, in a recent interview: "[Russia's ambassador met with] people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary." Published March 13, 2017
John McCain, will you ever be Republican?
Sen. John McCain, the go-to guy for mainstream media members who need a Republican voice in order to claim balance and non-bias in their stories, took to CNN over the weekend to offer up some criticisms of President Donald Trump. Published March 13, 2017
Maxine Waters goes fishing for sex scandal on Donald Trump
What is it with Democrats and their seemingly utter aversion to all-things-factual? The latest lie being sold as truth comes by way of left-leaning Rep. Maxine Waters, and her near-slander of President Donald Trump. Published March 10, 2017
WikiLeaks punches holes at police state
Applause. That's the only reaction a freedom-loving American should be giving to Julian Assange over his decision to provide private tech companies some special WikiLeaks schooling on how deeply embedded U.S. intel has woven into their business activities. Published March 10, 2017
Robert Reich, ex-Labor secretary, cites more reasons to impeach Donald Trump
Robert Reich, the Department of Labor secretary under former President Bill Clinton, took to whatever media would listen this week to press forward four -- no, wait, five -- reasons to impeach President Donald Trump. Published March 10, 2017
Mustafa Ali, EPA’s environmental justice chief, resigns in dismay
Mustafa Ali, the chief at the Environmental Protection Agency's environmental justice program has resigned, citing outrage and dismay over the White House's proposed budget cuts. Good. President Trump is right to boot this terrible program. Published March 10, 2017
Van Jones returns to ridiculous and warns of Donald Trump clones
Van Jones, the former Green czar for Barack Obama, had a brief moment in the sunshine of punditry truth-telling, when he praised President Donald Trump's joint session of Congress reach-out to widowed Carryn Owens and her deceased Navy SEAL husband, Ryan -- but he blinked, and the moment's passed. Published March 9, 2017
Come on now, Mitch, time to get with the president on paying for border wall
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said to a Politico Playbook crowd on Thursday that Mexico is not going to pay for the border wall -- the heck with what President Donald Trump claims. Published March 9, 2017