Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
House stenographer on rant: ‘Holy Spirit’ made me do it
Dianne Reidy, the House stenographer who ranted about God, Free Masons and the need of the nation to stop serving conflicting masters, said in an email that the Holy Spirit drove her to speak. Published October 18, 2013
France high court demands mayors conduct gay marriages
Under a France high court ruling handed down on Friday, mayors can no longer refuse to marry gay couples. Published October 18, 2013
Saudi Arabia, angry with West, slams door on U.N. Security Council seat
An angry Saudi Arabia has taken out its frustration at the inability of the international community to foster peace in Syria and at recent wedges with the White House over Middle East goals with an announcement on Friday that it would turn down its seat on the U.N. Security Council. Published October 18, 2013
Obamacare fail: More enroll for Mars trip than for health exchange
The hits just keep on coming with Obamacare enrollee tales of disaster, with the latest joke that more people have actually completed an online application to journey to Mars than successfully signed into the White House’s websites for health reform exchanges. Published October 18, 2013
Anthony Weiner: I’m an ‘empty, soulless vessel’
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner who recently failed in his New York City mayoral bid after an elongated sexting scandal said his ensuing marriage problems don't hit him as hard in the heart as they do his wife, Huma Abedin. Published October 18, 2013
Toyota recalls 870K vehicles to check for spider webs blocking AC unit
Blame it on the spiders — Toyota is. The car manufacturer said it will recall 870,000 vehicles to check whether the arachnids sneaked in and constructed webs that ultimately can block the air-conditioning units from properly draining and cause a short circuit in the airbags. Published October 18, 2013
Arnold Schwarzenegger lobbies for law change to seek presidency
Hollywood action star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been quietly lobbying key politicos for a legal loophole or a constitutional change that would clear the path for him to run for president in 2016. Published October 18, 2013
Australian wildfires kill 1, destroy homes
Almost 100 separate wildfires have torn through one of Australia’s most populated areas on Friday, leaving one dead and laying waste to dozens of houses and structures. Published October 18, 2013
Hispanic influence: Tortillas take over burger buns as fast-food fave
It's tortillas, not hamburger and hotdog buns. Salsa, not ketchup. That's the state of America's fast-food favorites and top condiment requests, a new study shows — the result of a rapidly and continuing growing Hispanic population. Published October 17, 2013
MoveOn Petitions: Arrest Boehner, Cantor for sedition
A petition posted online by an activist group tied to the leftist MoveOn.org is calling for the immediate arrest of key Republican Party leaders on Capitol Hill, alleging they’ve committed egregious acts of betrayal against the United States. Published October 17, 2013
Knife-wielding man hijacks school bus with 11 kids in Arkansas
A man wielding a knife jumped aboard an elementary school bus carting 11 students in Arkansas early Thursday morning, hijacked it and steered it on a 10-mile chase from police. Published October 17, 2013
Muslim holiday school closings poised to pass in New York
No matter which candidate wins the New York City mayoral election — Democrat Bill de Blasio or Republican Joe Lhota — the fate of Muslim students is the city school's system seems clear: They will have their holy days declared holidays. Published October 17, 2013
Banned: Colored rubber bracelets at New York grade school
Those colorful Rainbow Loom rubber-band bracelets that are so popular among young children are no longer welcome on school grounds, decreed a principal at an Upper West Side elementary school in New York. Published October 17, 2013
A first for Prince William: I dub thee knight
In a first for the elder royal son, Prince William took on his first formal knighthood ceremony Thursday, filling in for Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture at Buckingham Palace in London. Published October 17, 2013
Marine Corps family’s American flags ravaged by vandals
A military family in Texas is alternately hurt and outraged at the work of a vandal who tore up and snapped poles holding a dozen American flags flying in their front yard. Published October 17, 2013
MSNBC’s latest: Sen. Ted Cruz akin to Branch Davidian cultist David Koresh
The latest MSNBC rant against Ted Cruz and his tea party principles came Wednesday, with on-air host Martin Bashir likening the Texas senator to a cult leader who led dozens of his followers to kill themselves. Published October 17, 2013
Robert Redford on shutdown: Anti-Obama ‘racism’ drove fight
One of Hollywood's most revered said this week that the recent government shutdown had less to do with Republican objection to liberal policy or reluctance to incur more debt, and more to do with anti-Obama sentiment that rose to the level of racism. Published October 17, 2013
U.S. Navy ship saves 128 stranded on raft in Mediterranean
The USS San Antonio saved 128 men who were adrift on a raft in the Mediterranean Sea after Maltese pilots patrolling the area called in the crisis. Published October 17, 2013
Florida mall evacuated as man sprinkles dead fiancee’s ashes at LensCrafters store
A mall in Florida was evacuated after a man who was grieving the death of his fiancee threw some of her cremation ashes in an eyewear store earlier this week. Published October 17, 2013
Arizona house explosion leaves two in ‘critical condition’
A 21-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were seriously injured when their house in Arizona inexplicably exploded Wednesday evening. Published October 17, 2013
