Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Joe Barton changes bill number 666 ‘so people will focus on the contents’
Rep. Joe Barton said no thanks to the bill number that was tagged for his recently introduced legislation on crude oil exports and demanded a new one — the issued 666, he said, was too distracting. Published February 5, 2015
U.N.: Islamic State guilty of ‘beheadings, crucifixions of children’ in Iraq
The United Nations put out a new report saying terrorists with the Islamic State have been seen killing, torturing and raping children and women in Iraq, and that local forces need to step up their game and start protecting their citizens. Published February 5, 2015
Matthew McConaughey fields fire from animal activists over ranch deer kills
Hollywood's Matthew McConaughey is sparking fury among animal rights activists, who say his side business — allowing people to hunt caged animals at his Texas ranch — is akin to abuse. Published February 5, 2015
#BrianWilliamsMisremembers takes Twitter by storm over Brian Williams lie
Brian Williams, the NBC host of "Nightly News," is being slammed on Twitter for his false claim that the helicopter he rode in Iraq in 2003 came under heavy fire — and now memes are popping up on the Internet showing the anchor in a range of historical spots with the mocking hashtags, #BrianWilliamsMisremembers and #BrianWilliamsMemories. Published February 5, 2015
Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO: ‘We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo didn't pull any punches when he assessed his company's ability to respond to trolls, hackers and other social media abusers, saying simply: "We suck" at this. Published February 5, 2015
Jim Clifton, Gallup CEO, on job numbers: It’s all a ‘big lie’ by the White House
Jim Clifton, the CEO and chairman of Gallup research and polling, said the White House is putting forward a false narrative and positive spin on recent unemployment rate numbers — that it's all a "big lie." Published February 5, 2015
Vladimir Putin has Asperger’s syndrome, Pentagon says
A 2008 report from a secretive think tank section of the Pentagon claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, an "autistic disorder which affects all his decisions," the report said. Published February 5, 2015
Jeb Bush’s 2013 pro-amnesty talk shocks: ‘Wow — this is insane,’ conservative says
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, one of the Republican Party's talked-about candidates for president, commented in an April 2013 video: Amnesty for some seems a sound idea. And now, some in the conservative camp are expressing shock. Published February 5, 2015
Eddie Ray Routh trial: Jury selection starts for Chris Kyle murder suspect
Jury selection for the trial of Eddie Ray Routh — the man arrested and charged with the shooting death of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and another man — kicks off Thursday in Texas. Published February 5, 2015
Texans tell Alcee Hastings: Apologize for calling Texas ‘a crazy state’
Republicans in Congress issued a fiery message to Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings saying the Floridian ought to apologize for blasting Texas as a "crazy state" during a recent Rules Committee hearing. Published February 4, 2015
Muslims shocked only 39 percent of Republicans say Islam is violent: Iowa poll
Iowa caucus-goers taking part in a poll said Islam, by and large, is a peaceful religion — and that finding has some Muslims shocked, particularly with Republicans. Published February 4, 2015
Obama ‘irritated’ by Mitt Romney’s 2012 concession call: David Axelrod
Former presidential adviser David Axelrod said in his new book that President Obama was somewhat vexed by GOP candidate Mitt Romney's concession call in 2012, particularly by a perceived insinuation that he won by pandering to black voters. Published February 4, 2015
DePaul University sparks furor with fundraiser for convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh
A fundraiser organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, at DePaul University has sparked widespread furor because the recipient of the rally — Rasmea Odeh — is a convicted killer living in the United States who was just found guilty of lying on her immigration papers. Published February 4, 2015
Open carry gun group slams NFL for censorship of Super Bowl safety ad
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association reported that the NFL repeatedly rejected a firearms safety print ad the group wanted to run in the Super Bowl program, and now one member -- Kevin Michalowski, who edits Concealed Carry Magazine -- is crying censorship. Published February 4, 2015
Ted Cruz ‘foolishly experimented with marijuana,’ staffer says
Sen. Ted Cruz's team admitted the tea party Texan smoked marijuana when he was a teen — but never since. And he's hardly the only top-ranking politico, Republican or Democrat, to confess to the drug use in recent days. Published February 4, 2015
French Monopoly games to include real money for 80th anniversary
Eighty Monopoly games sold in France will include genuine money — a nod of celebration at the 80th anniversary of the release of the game in the European nation. Published February 4, 2015
Eric Holder: I fixed George W. Bush’s partisan Justice Department
Attorney General Eric Holder pushed back against Republicans who said the Justice Department, under his leadership, had become little more than a political machine to push liberal causes — and said that he's actually cleaned up all the politicking that had taken place under the former Bush administration. Published February 4, 2015
Dartmouth College offers #BlackLivesMatter class on ‘race, structural inequality’
Dartmouth College has announced a new course that's set for the spring semester called "10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter," a takeoff from the Twitter hashtag and movement that grew in popularity on the heels of St. Louis-area protests and rallies. Published February 4, 2015
Jesse Ventura on Chris Kyle’s hero label: ‘Nazis have heroes,’ too
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura ratcheted up his rhetoric against Chris Kyle, the subject of the widely cheered "American Sniper" movie, suggesting that the now-deceased U.S. Navy SEAL was hardly the hero that he's painted — that if you think about it, even the Nazis had heroes. Published February 4, 2015
Marijuana vending machines with pot buds make debut in Seattle
It's a first for marijuana. Vending machines that dispense pot buds just made their debut in Seattle. Published February 4, 2015
