Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
John Paul Stevens, ex-SCOTUS justice, shocks with call to repeal 2nd Amendment
File this under Holy Cow -- a former justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is actually out and about calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment. Who? None other than John Paul Stevens, who served from 1975 to 2010. Published March 27, 2018
Jimmy Carter’s distaste for John Bolton a good sign
So former President Jimmy Carter can't stand John Bolton as national security adviser -- and that's supposed to be a concern? Listen up. Any member of government who deals with foreign policy who receives a thumbs-down from Carter is golden. It's only when Carter approves that we should worry. Published March 27, 2018
Children should be seen and not heard
Decades ago, the prevailing attitude -- the oft-expressed attitude -- of parents toward their little ones was that children should be seen and not heard. Harsh and humbling as that sounds, fact is, we could use a bit more of this adult-driven 'tude today. Published March 27, 2018
America, Israel should quit ‘sham’ U.N. Human Rights Council
It's high time America and Israel quit the "sham" United Nations Human Rights Council. Published March 26, 2018
Artificial intelligence taking over real estate — but what about the cookies?
Title this, Real Estate Agent: What Job Not to Seek as a Career. That's because artificial intelligence is steadily creeping into the sector, replacing humans with machines that allow buyers a faster, cheaper and -- some would argue -- stress-free way of finding that perfect home. Published March 26, 2018
Stormy Daniels, the ‘news cycle America deserves’
Perhaps the best tweet from all of the twitterings that tore up Twitter during and after the already-infamous Stormy Daniels sex tell-all on "60 Minutes" on CBS went, in part, like this: "This is the news cycle America deserves." Published March 26, 2018
The D.C. swamp is alive, well and flush with $1.3 trillion
Congress, led by Republicans, passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill to keep the government operational through the end of the fiscal year, September 30. And on this, the only clear winners are the swamp creatures slinking about Capitol Hill, the ones who pretend at fighting for the good for the country while robbing all that's truly good for the country. Published March 24, 2018
Roseanne Barr to Jimmy Kimmel: Yeah, I voted Trump ‘cause left went nuts’
Roseanne Barr told Jimmy Kimmel on a recent "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" segment that yes, indeed, she voted for Donald Trump for president -- and she did so because the left went so far left that it left even liberals like her buzzing. It's such fun when liberals turn on their own, even when the tone is joking. Published March 23, 2018
John Bolton, a real ‘America First’ kinda guy
John Bolton has been criticized as a hawk, condemned by the left for shrugging in the face of overseas' threats and countering warlike talk with warlike talk. But that makes him a perfect fit for Trump's team. Published March 23, 2018
Gun control’s snaky sneak into omnibus
Lawmakers in the Republican-led Congress managed to sneak into the $1.3 trillion omnibus that's due for passage this week a measure that strengthens background checks on gun buyers. And what's worse -- what's the bigger 'diss to voters and the constitutional process -- is that the gun control provision is one and the same as a bill that previously stalled in Congress. Published March 22, 2018
Republicans’ $1.3 trillion ‘pass it to read it’ boondoggle
Republicans, following months of negotiations, finally came up with an omnibus spending bill, and in a word, it "sucks." It's 2,232 pages of $1.3 trillion taxpayer expenditures. And lawmakers only have until Friday to pass it, or face yet another shutdown. Published March 22, 2018
Google’s $300 million fight against fake — err, conservative — news
Google just kicked off a new initiative to fight what it regards as fake news. But the lofty goals described by company executives are very likely code for the greater one: kicking off and keeping out the conservative voices. Published March 22, 2018
Donald Trump hits the heartbeat, tells GOP go ‘further right’
President Donald Trump told Republicans during a recent party fundraising dinner that the way to win big at the ballot box was to go right -- politically speaking, that is. In other words, he cautioned: Don't cave on the conservative principle. He's absolutely correct. Published March 21, 2018
Gregory Salcido, anti-military teacher, fired — and good riddance
A teacher with the El Rancho Unified School District in Southern California named Gregory Salcido was fired after Board of Education members decided his anti-military comments caught on tape were so vicious that they -- as well as he -- didn't belong in the classroom. Apparently, the good guys do win once in a while. Published March 21, 2018
Mike Pompeo’s Jesus-loving reputation brings strength
Mike Pompeo, secretary of state nominee, is sparking some worry among the high-brow crowd because he believes in Jesus and thinks Christianity is the way to go. Let the nail-biters gnash and gnaw. This is what makes America great, and what will continue to keep America great -- the fight of the faithful to bring biblical principles out of the pews and into public life. Published March 21, 2018
Americans, by and large, believe they’re being watched
The majority of Americans nowadays believe they're being watched by their own government. Give it a generation, and that finding will read like this: The majority of Americans now believe it's OK for their government to watch them. And then the police state will be complete. Published March 20, 2018
Uber notes ‘sad news’ of killing lady with driverless car
Uber, on the heels of learning one of its cars that was operating in driverless mode had mowed down a pedestrian and killed her, sent out a tweet that in essence said: Hey, we're thinking of ya. Sorry for the killing -- almost, anyway. But don't worry. We've got researchers on the scene. Published March 20, 2018
Privacy pitfalls of artificial intelligence-fueled health care hard to ignore
Artificial intelligence may provide a world of convenience when it comes to suggesting which purchases an Amazon user might want to next make, or what song titles a Pandora listener might also enjoy clicking. But when it comes to AI in the health field, America should tread carefully. The pitfalls, particularly in the area of personal privacies, could very well outweigh the benefits. Published March 20, 2018
Marco Rubio on wrong side of Andrew McCabe firing
Sen. Marco Rubio said during an NBC "Meet the Press" appearance that the truth-challenged ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe should have been allowed to retire, peacefully and pension-ready, rather than face the firing squad of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. And that right there is what's wrong with the political class in Washington, D.C. Published March 19, 2018
Jim Carrey’s attack on Sarah Huckabee Sanders exposes misogyny of left
The left always likes to boast how much it loves the women -- loves the Women's Rights, the equal rights, the gender equality and such -- while simultaneously condemning the right as a bunch of flaming misogynists. Yet time after time, it's those on the left who offer up the least flattering characterization of women. Jim Carrey's the latest. Published March 19, 2018
