Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Joe Biden on Israel: We’re friends, but sometimes friends fight
Vice President Joseph R. Biden tried to warm relations between Israel and the United States on Monday, telling a Jewish Foundations of North America crowd that the two nations remain steadfast friends — but that sometimes, even friends fight. Published November 10, 2014
Rush Limbaugh threatens to sue DCCC for defamation
Conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is threatening to file a defamation suit against the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a news outlet reported Monday. Published November 10, 2014
Obamacare architect: We passed law due to ‘stupidity of the American voter’
If American voters weren't so stupid, Obamacare never would have been able to pass the halls of Congress, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court, says one of the key creators of the law. Published November 10, 2014
Robert Plant: Report of $794M Led Zeppelin reunion ‘rubbish’
Robert Plant, frontman of iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, reportedly turned down nearly $1 billion to reunite and tour with his former band mates — a claim the legendary singer dismissed as "rubbish." Published November 10, 2014
Sharyl Attkisson: CBS hid Benghazi news clip to help Obama win
Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson said in a Fox News appearance that her former CBS News bosses purposely hid a clip of President Obama refusing to call the Benghazi attacks an act of terrorism in order to help him get re-elected. Published November 10, 2014
Osama bin Laden doll made by CIA and depicted as demon hits auction block
A CIA-created Osama bin Laden toy doll, designed to keep overseas kids from taking up with al Qaeda, has been put on the auction block for the asking price of $2,500. Published November 10, 2014
Mikhail Gorbachev warns: World is ‘on the brink’ of new Cold War
Former Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, said on the 25th anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall that the world is on the cusp of returning to a new Cold War. Published November 10, 2014
Charlie Rangel blasts Obama: ‘Nobody would send more troops’
President Obama said in a televised interview that he could not take off the table the idea of sending more troops to Iraq, in addition to the 1,500 already slated to go there. Published November 10, 2014
Nevada shaken by hundreds of earthquakes in recent weeks
Nevada has seen a drumroll of seismic activity in recent weeks, with hundreds of earthquakes shaking through the northern part of the state — a so-called swarm, state officials said. Published November 10, 2014
Kaci Hickox comes off Ebola monitoring and vows to move from Maine
Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who was at the heart of a state-versus-individual battle over Ebola-related quarantines, will have the official OK to step out her front door again at 11:59 p.m. Monday. Published November 10, 2014
Gordon Klingenschmitt, GOP’s newest lawmaker, suggests Obama is possessed by demons
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a newly elected Republican lawmaker for one of Colorado's most conservative districts, says President Obama might very well be possessed by demons, needful of exorcism. Published November 10, 2014
Ronald Reagan on audio: Newly surfaced tapes reveal talks with Margaret Thatcher
New audio has surfaced of President Ronald Reagan's conversations with several heads of state — including a tape of one rather heated conversation with the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the United States' invasion of Grenada. Published November 10, 2014
Ed Rendell, Howard Dean blame messaging for Democratic party’s ‘piss-poor’ showing
The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ed Rendell, said his party was subpar on the messaging front in the recent elections, and that's why the losses were so significant. And he's not alone in that assessment. Published November 10, 2014
Syria gunman kills 4 nuclear scientists, engineers in bus attack
A gunman in Syria unleashed bullets on a bus in a region near Damascus, killing four nuclear scientists and electric engineers riding aboard, a pro-government newspaper reported Monday. Published November 10, 2014
Army quits using the term ‘Negro’ to refer to blacks in its policy manual
Facing fire, the U.S. Army said it has now dropped the term "Negro" to refer to blacks or African-Americans in its policy manual, AR 600-20. Published November 7, 2014
Louie Gohmert hints at challenge to John Boehner for House Speaker slot
Rep. Louie Gohmert says not so fast — John Boehner is the House Speaker now, but that doesn't necessarily mean he can't be challenged and that he can't lose in 2015. Published November 7, 2014
Mitch McConnell A-OK with Rand Paul for president
Presumptive Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's aware that Sen. Rand Paul hasn't yet decided on a 2016 presidential run — but that if he does go for it, that's OK by him. Published November 7, 2014
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11 terrorist, seen in Turkish hair removal ad
A Turkish company has issued a mea culpa for an ad to sell hair removal products that used as one of its pitch images a photograph of an al Qaeda terror leader. Published November 7, 2014
Diner shocked to learn ‘thirty-seven fifty’ wine turns out to be $3,750
Joe Lentini, a diner at Bobby Flay Steak in Atlantic City, said he was shocked to pick up his tab and find the moderately priced wine he thought he had ordered from the waitress — at a cited cost of "thirty-seven fifty" — had actually pushed his projected bill into the thousands. Published November 7, 2014
Martin Dempsey: U.S. troops’ Ebola deployment could last 18 months
U.S. troops may spend up to 18 months on Ebola-related deployments in West Africa — mostly to provide comfort to sufferers and serve as a stabilizing force for the governments, said Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Published November 7, 2014
