Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Argentine artists style Ken, Barbie dolls as Jesus, Virgin Mary
A couple of Argentine artists are practically begging for controversy with their latest renditions of two iconic child's playthings, dressing the Ken doll as Jesus and his accompanying Barbie as the Virgin Mary, and posting both for online reaction. Published September 24, 2014
Pro-abortion waitress says she dumped Rush Limbaugh’s $2K tips
A waitress who also happened to serve as the executive director of a Texas group that gives money to poor pregnant women who want to abort said she chose principle over money and dumped thousand dollar tips from one of her most famous customers — Rush Limbaugh — into the charity box. Published September 24, 2014
Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes political: I can’t resign with this Senate
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took a hard look at the political landscape, saw a Senate that was looming as unfavorable to her leanings and summed up her fate: I can't resign now — there's nobody like me who could be confirmed, she said. Published September 24, 2014
Obama cozies up to Hillary Clinton: Her appointment ‘one of the best decisions I ever made’
President Obama slid in some somewhat surprising praise for Hillary Clinton during a recent New York speech, calling her appointment to his cabinet one of his smartest executive moves — ever. Published September 24, 2014
Fired UPS worker guns down 2 former managers, kills self: police
A fired United Parcel Service employee donned his uniform, drove to his former place of employment in Birmingham, Alabama, evaded security — and gunned down two of his former co-workers, police said. Published September 24, 2014
Ferguson erupts with new wave of violence, burning, looting
The small community of Ferguson, Missouri, broke out in violence and looting again, with those in the streets this time smashing up the windows of a beauty supply store — the third time the shop has been hit by looters in the last few weeks. Published September 24, 2014
Sen. Pat Roberts warns of ‘national socialism’ taking root
Sen. Pat Robert took on a campaign buddy -- former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole -- at a recent Dodge City event to raise money to keep his Kansas seat, warning those in attendance that it's not long before America turns the corner on the Constitution and takes on a more permanent socialistic feel. Published September 24, 2014
Calls grow for U.S. to take out Assad, along with Islamic State
Since the United States is already conducting airstrikes over Syria to root out and kill Islamic State terrorists, the military ought to just go ahead and bomb President Bashar Assad — that's the theory coming from the Syrian National Coalition camp anyway. Published September 24, 2014
Ann Romney on Mitt in 2016: ‘Well, we will see’
Ann Romney didn't do much to further the notion that her husband, Mitt, might try for another run at the White House in 2016 — but she didn't do much to stop it from spreading, either. Published September 24, 2014
France outraged as police free 3 suspected jihadis by mistake
Politicians in France are howling after learning that police in Turkey mistakenly freed three suspected French jihadis who had previously traveled to Syria. Published September 24, 2014
Afghan soldiers who ran from Cape Cod hit up nearby strip club
It's not completely clear yet why the three Afghan military officers who took off during a Cape Cod training mission ran away — but what is known is they hit up a nearby strip club, Zachary's Pub in Mashpee. Published September 23, 2014
China police under fire for blowing $32K on haircuts
Police in China have come under fire for blowing through $32,000 of taxpayer money in two years for thrice-monthy haircuts for each officer. Published September 23, 2014
International Space Station gets first-ever 3-D printer
Packed away in the latest SpaceX cargo shipment to the International Space Station was a 3-D printer — the first time such a piece of equipment has ever been launched into orbit. Published September 23, 2014
GOP fumes as Lois Lerner talks to press but snubs Congress
For Congress, Lois Lerner pleaded the Fifth, but for Politico, the embattled ex-IRS director gave a breezy biographical sketch that included her insistence that she had nothing to apologize for — and that she did nothing wrong. Now Republicans are fuming. Published September 23, 2014
U.S. to sell cruise missiles to Poland as ‘deterrent’ to Russia
The U.S. State Department announced a $500 million arms deal with Poland — including advanced cruise missiles and fighter jet upgrades — as a strategy to stave off Russia should tensions escalate. Published September 23, 2014
Robert Kennedy Jr.: We need laws to ‘punish global warming skeptics’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of climate change's loudest activists, said there should be a law that lets authorities punish skeptics and deniers - those who engage in "selling out the public trust," he said, in an interview with Climate Depot during New York City's recent People's Climate March. Published September 23, 2014
Ben Carson: ‘Likelihood is strong’ I am running for president
Ben Carson, former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and noted conservative activists, said there is a strong possibility he will run for the presidency in 2016. Published September 23, 2014
El Paso hospital tests hundreds of babies for tuberculosis after exposure scare
At least 700 babies at an El Paso hospital have been tested for tuberculosis after a worker tested positive for the disease. Published September 23, 2014
Jason Chaffetz on Secret Service security holes: ‘Really scares me’
Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the fact that fence jumpers can gain such easy entry to the White House is scary, and he wonders if the current administration is perhaps failing to take security as seriously as it should. Published September 23, 2014
Gabby Giffords’ attack dog gun ads called ‘base and vile’ — by supporters
The Gabby Giffords that tried to wring out sympathy votes for gun control by citing her near-death gun-related experience is long gone, it seems. Now, the former Arizona lawmaker has gone on the attack with new campaign videos that are so vicious that even those on the left say they're shocked. Published September 23, 2014
