Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest rant nothing but deception
Another day, another Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delusional rant. This one, this time, comes in response to a Fox News discussion about the congresswoman's decision to pay a minimum of $52,000 for her office staffers. Published February 25, 2019
Melting the racial glaciers in America
Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren just made national headlines for pushing the idea America needs to provide reparations for blacks to account for slavery. What folly. What political opportunism. There's a better way to soothe race relations in this country -- one that inspires and unites, rather than angers and divides. Published February 23, 2019
Joe diGenova’s advice to patriots: It’s a ‘civil war’ — ‘I buy guns’
Joe diGenova, a former prosecutor-turned-media-pundit, had some interesting words of wisdom for patriotic Americans watching with alarm what he called the growing "civil war" that's coming to the country. Buy guns, he said. More guns. He's got a point. Published February 22, 2019
Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and their divisive push for reparations for blacks
Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren reportedly said they support the idea of paying back black Americans for slavery -- of reparations -- and that this country is going to have a hard time achieving racial equality without taking this step. Warning: Divisiveness alert. Published February 22, 2019
Barack Obama deserves props for ‘twerking’ talk
Grudging as it may be, Obama deserves some props for speaking bluntly to black youth of America and offering them a message that should resonate with us all -- and that we should carry back to our own families, our own communities, and remember to teach to our own children. What is it? The worth of a person is not in the external. Published February 21, 2019
Eric Holder, Barack Obama merger means more chaos at the polls
Barack Obama's Organizing for America is poised to merge with Eric Holder's National Redistricting Action Fund, and the end result -- an "All On The Line" campaign -- will bring on a massive grassroots push to redistrict in a way that solidifies progressive influence for years to come. Published February 21, 2019
The folly of focusing on ‘Socialism’ with a capital ‘S’
Raise the red flags on socialism -- warn about the rising acceptance of socialism as based on polls and surveys -- and soon, a media pundit or scholarly spokesperson will point out to a worried America that this is not a real socialism we're talking about here. Well, so what? Socialism is Big Government and that's all that matters. Published February 21, 2019
Democrats in deliciously difficult spot with ‘Green New Deal’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is poised to get Democrats on record with the "Green New Deal" by forcing a vote. It should be interesting. Some Dems have signed on; many others have stayed silent, no doubt realizing the mocking they'll take from the saner citizens of the nation for supporting such a delusional plan. Published February 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders already branded a liar
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his campaign for president on "This Morning" on CBS -- and within minutes, he was already raising eyebrows about his ability to stick with the truth. It's not good to kick off a campaign already branded a liar. Published February 20, 2019
A border wall poll that matters
A survey from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist found 85 percent of Republicans say they're A-OK with President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build a border wall. Published February 19, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, like wow, confuses ‘Berlin Wall’ with America
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist with the mostest, unleashed a new wave of fire and fury against this White House, telling a listening America that President Donald Trump's push for border protection, like, is nothing but "a moral abomination," like because it like reminds of like, the Berlin Wall and all. Like wow. Published February 19, 2019
China’s duplicitous call for ‘arms race’ controls on A.I.
China, according to a report from the Center for a New American Security, is warning that global controls and international agreements on artificial intelligence are needed, or else a technological "arms race" will soon enough lead to world war. America shouldn't be fooled. This is the same China that demands countries "pay their debts" on climate change, all the while bucking controls on its own production. Published February 19, 2019
Lara Logan, of CBS fame — a hero to truth
Here's something you won't read about every day -- a journalist in the mainstream media speaking publicly about the left-leaning bias of the mainstream media. But that's what Lara Logan, who worked for years as a foreign correspondent for CBS, just did. Somebody give this woman a gold star. Published February 18, 2019
Alec Baldwin, sorry — Donald Trump has free speech rights, too
President Donald Trump, doing as he does, doing as he always does, took to Twitter to express his displeasure with a "Saturday Night Live" skit that mocked him. And for that, Alec Baldwin, who plays Trump on "SNL," wondered: Did the president threaten my safety? Sorry, Baldwin. Free speech rights run both ways. Published February 18, 2019
Donald Trump builds; Beto O’Rourke destroys
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to free up funding and build his long-promised border wall. And on the other side of town, Beto O'Rourke -- Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke -- says let's bust 'em all down. The campaign lines for 2020 couldn't be any clearer. Published February 16, 2019
Donald Trump’s ‘egregious’ border ‘overreach’ hardly ‘egregious’
So President Donald Trump announced he was poised to declare a national emergency at the border, setting leftist tongues a-waggin' about the "egregious" lines of power he was crossing, and "egregious" bypass of Congress he was committing, and "egregious" political precedents he was setting. Hmm. Can you say Barack Obama? Published February 15, 2019
Facebook turns censorship eyes toward anti-vaccination crowd
Company executives told Bloomberg News that they're considering cutting from their pages any news that undercuts vaccinations -- meaning, anyone who disagrees with the government about the need to vaccinate kids will see one of their key platforms completely shuttered. Published February 15, 2019
Five Republicans join Democrats for useless gun control
No Republican ought to support this gun control measure. Those who do are only doing the Democrats' bidding. Published February 14, 2019
Eric Holder for president? Run — we’d love a Fast and Furious vetting
Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under Barack Obama, announced his mulling of a presidential campaign. Run, Eric, run. Americans are still waiting for answers to certain Justice Department issues from the Obama years -- and what better way to get them finally answered than during a presidential campaign vetting? Published February 14, 2019
Double standard of racism, anti-Semitism
Sen. Cory Booker said Americans need to give each other "grace" and engage in "honest conversations" about racism and blackface and the breakdown of political leadership in Virginia. Great. But if conversation doesn't start with the double standard of how racism is perceived in this country -- then it's all for naught. Published February 12, 2019
