Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Obama, White House earn top liar labels from Obamacare fact checkers
Add two popular fact-checking sites to the growing list of individuals and organizations that say President Obama outright lied about his promises to the American people — that Obamacare wouldn't take away their existing health care plans. Published November 8, 2013
Dad dubbed unfit parent for refusing son’s pleas for McDonald’s meals
A Manhattan father going through court proceedings with his estranged wife is coming out swinging after a court-appointed counselor, tasked with helping to decide custody, labeled the dad unfit for refusing to take his son to McDonald's for dinner. Published November 8, 2013
Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor in video tirade: ‘He dies, or I die’
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, already facing a public relations nightmare from recent admissions of smoking crack, has a new hit to deal with — a video that's making the media rounds that shows him in a drunken rage, threatening to kill an unknown individual. Published November 8, 2013
76-foot Connecticut Christmas tree heads to NYC’s Rockefeller Center
A 76-foot Norway spruce, the chosen Christmas tree from a Connecticut grower to grace Rockefeller Center, headed to midtown Manhattan on Friday. Published November 8, 2013
Pope Francis poised to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin to bolster church ties
Pope Francis is going to meet with President Vladimir Putin in hopes of bolstering relations and tamping down accusations that the Catholic Church proselytizes in Russia. Published November 8, 2013
U.S. loses voting rights at key U.N. body, UNESCO
Beginning Friday, the United States will no longer be able to cast a ballot in key global matters vetted through the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, due to a dispute over dues. Published November 8, 2013
Cruz bill offers $5M reward for Benghazi info
Sen. Ted Cruz just brought forward a bill that would award $5 million to anyone who could provide information that leads to the capture of a suspect in the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack that left four Americans dead. Published November 8, 2013
Philippines battered by typhoon: ‘We just have to pray’
Philippines is under massive storm attack, and millions of people Friday were fleeing winds that were hitting upwards of 200 miles per hour. Published November 8, 2013
California lawmakers get $5K raise, to $95,291
Call it an early Christmas gift. Lawmakers in California — already the highest paid of all state legislatures — have just received a pay boost of $5,000. Published November 7, 2013
Al Gore: NSA guilty of ‘crimes against the U.S. Constitution’
Al Gore, the former vice president and famous climate-change believer, said in a speech this week that he's sure glad for Edward Snowden and the fugitive's National Security Agency leaks. Published November 7, 2013
ESPN panelist decries pre-game national anthem as ‘war anthem’
A panelist who appeared on a segment of ESPN’s “Around the Horn” discussion said sports games would be a lot better if they didn’t open with the National Anthem. Published November 7, 2013
Google ordered by court to remove prostitute party pics of ex-Formula 1 head
In what’s shaping to become a crucial test of Internet freedom, a French court has ordered the world’s best-known search engine, Google, to remove all links and evidence of images of a former British Formula 1 boss partying with prostitutes. Published November 7, 2013
CIA pays AT&T $10 million a year for phone data: report
The Central Intelligence Agency has been paying communications giant $10 million annually for access to the company’s massive database of telephone records, which contains international and domestic calls, government sources said. Published November 7, 2013
Rep. Ted Yoho tells town hall: GOP working to impeach Eric Holder
A Republican lawmaker told his Florida constituents at a town hall meeting in his district this week that moves are afoot by the GOP on Capitol Hill to impeach Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for the Fast and Furious debacle that left a border patrol agent — and hundreds of Mexican civilians and innocents — dead. Published November 7, 2013
Pope Francis calls for ‘courage’ and blesses disfigured man
A photograph of Pope Francis laying tender hands on the head of a man with horrific disfigurations has gone viral — and no wonder: To many, the shot is the epitome of what some regard as true Christianity and the display of grace, humility, compassion and the like. Published November 7, 2013
Pakistan built nuclear weapons for Saudi Arabia: report
A report based on information from NATO says Saudi Arabia has been paying Pakistan to build nuclear weapons and is now ready to take delivery. Published November 7, 2013
Senate Democrats strategize for $10.10 minimum wage
If Senate Democrats have their way, businesses and employers around the nation will soon have to pay workers a minimum $10.10 per hour. Published November 7, 2013
CMA’s mock of Obamacare sends Twitter into overdrive
The 47th Annual Country Music Association Awards took a turn to the comedic Wednesday evening, as co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood launched into a skit of Obamacare that sent the audience into loud laughter — and those of liberal ideology into furious and outraged rants on social media. Published November 7, 2013
Brad Paisley, wife duped by woman who claimed daughter was dying
Country legend Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, were conned into sending sympathy, friendship and song to a woman who said her little girl was dying in a hospital of cancer — all as a way of getting close to the couple. Published November 7, 2013
Minnesota pastor moonlighting as bus driver fired for praying with kids
A Minnesota man who’s a pastor by trade and bus driver by school day said he was fired for leading the students in his charge in Christian prayers Published November 7, 2013
