Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Mitt Romney wins poverty tiff with Obama: Just look at the current stats
President Obama's attempted sideswipe at Mitt Romney on poverty didn't go so well, after the former Massachusetts governor issued a speedy reply via Twitter that reminded of the current administration's record and the dismal economic times. Published January 30, 2015
David Duke threatens run against Steve Scalise: ‘He sold out’
David Duke, the former head of the Ku Klux Klan, said he is mulling a run for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's congressional seat, calling the Louisiana Republican a sellout for sending out a public mea culpa for his 2002 speech at the European-American Unity and Rights Organization. Published January 30, 2015
Obama: ‘I’m happy to take on some of the blame’ for election losses
President Obama at a Democratic retreat in Pennsylvania spoke about the middle class, the budget — and that he now realizes he's at least partially to blame for his party's midterm election losses. Published January 30, 2015
John Kerry fined $50 for leaving snow in front of Boston home
Secretary of State John Kerry was fined $50 by Boston authorities for failing to shovel snow in front of his Boston home. Published January 30, 2015
Communist Party USA: ‘Working with the Democratic Party’ is key
John Bachtell, chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA, said in a lengthy essay for "People's World" that America needed a third political party committed to uphold labor — but until that time comes, communists ought to work with Democrats, especially in the coming elections. Published January 29, 2015
Julianne Moore discloses atheism: ‘I’ve completely created my own life’
Hollywood's Julianne Moore — who most recently played the character of Sarah Palin in "Game Change," the 2012 HBO movie — said her mother's death in 2009 solidified one world view: God does not exist. Published January 29, 2015
Bill Clinton jokes: If Hillary wins, just call me Adam — the first man
Former President Bill Clinton joked during a taped interview with celebrity cook Rachael Ray that he would likely change his name to Adam if his wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to win the White House. Published January 29, 2015
Mexico City Children’s Hospital disaster: Gas tank truck explodes, injuring dozens
Dozens have been injured — and at least two believed dead — in a Thursday morning gas tank truck explosion outside a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City. Published January 29, 2015
St. Louis police oversight hearing erupts in brawl: ‘We saw … how fractured our city remains’
A hearing at St. Louis City Hall to discuss a police oversight panel erupted in protests and shoving after Alderman Terry Kennedy and St. Louis Police Offices Association's Jeff Roorda engaged in a heated exchange. Published January 29, 2015
Ryan Bundy, son of rancher Cliven Bundy, arrested after fight with police
Ryan Bundy, the 42-year-old son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy — who was at the heart of an armed standoff with the federal government over grazing rights — was arrested on charges related to physically and verbally resisting police. Published January 29, 2015
Ted Cruz to Michelle Obama: ‘Kudos’ for refusing headscarf — ‘nicely done’
First lady Michelle Obama received a thumbs-up from an ideological opposite — Sen. Ted Cruz, darling of the tea party crowd — for her refusal to don a headscarf in Saudi Arabia. Published January 29, 2015
California agency deems e-cigarettes a health threat that ‘renormalizes smoking’
California health officials have declared electronic cigarettes a hazard and called for more regulations to limit access to the product. Published January 29, 2015
Porcupine with record of winning ‘prognostication’ picks Seahawks to snag Super Bowl
Teddy Bear the Porcupine, who has correctly predicted the winners of the last three Super Bowl match-ups, has now chosen a pick for this Sunday's game — the Seattle Seahawks. Published January 29, 2015
Raul Castro to Obama: Give Guantanamo Bay to Cuba, and we can be friends
Cuba President Raul Castro said that if the United States wants to smooth relations, then the United States must first turn over Guantanamo Bay. Published January 29, 2015
Mitt Romney on economy: Marriage and ‘family formation’ fight off poverty
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in a speech at Mississippi State University that the government should not press forth policies that discourage marriage because the formation and maintenance of the family unit is what helps stave off poverty. Published January 29, 2015
John Boehner: ‘I was the tea party before there was a tea party’
Speaker John Boehner claimed in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier that before there was a tea party, there was John Boehner — and the two are one and the same. Published January 29, 2015
North Korea shows satellite signs of restarting nuclear bomb fuel reactor
A U.S. research group said that it looks like North Korea is restarting its nuclear bomb fuel reactor, which has been shut down for five months. Published January 29, 2015
Mikhail Gorbachev warns Russia, West tensions headed to ‘hot war’
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says tensions between Russia and the West have hit such high levels that outright war is right around the corner. Published January 29, 2015
GoDaddy pulls cute puppy ad over uproar about online sales of animals
GoDaddy released a Super Bowl ad about a cute but lost puppy that finds its way home amid a rainstorm — but the company, shortly after, pulled it from YouTube and social media, amid a firestorm of criticisms. Published January 28, 2015
Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy’ on climate change: ‘You should give a [expletive]’
TV's Bill Nye "the Science Guy" cut a video spot for Funny or Die to test the deflation rate of footballs in various temperatures, veering at one point to discuss what he called as a genuine issue — and dropping an F-bomb in the process. Published January 28, 2015
