Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
#VanessaTrump peppered with leftist hate — but love conquers
They say love overcomes all -- but at #VanessaTrump, the Twitter hashtag that started in response to Vanessa Trump's receipt of an envelope of white powder, the adage is really being put to the test. Look at this lovely post, from Amanda Butler, @sweethunni1976: "It was cornstarch for the love of god. Probably sent it to themselves to deflect from all the real bs going on in Washington. #VanessaTrump." Nice. Published February 13, 2018
Michelle Obama finally ‘grateful’
Former first lady Michelle Obama is finally humbled, honored and -- get this -- grateful. It only took an unveiling of her official portrait at the National Portrait Gallery to bring her to that state. Published February 13, 2018
Barack Obama’s portrait — a real ‘what is that!’ moment
Barack Obama's official portrait unveiling just went forth at the National Portrait Gallery -- and boy, was it a WTFreak moment. Was that a giant fern in front of which Obama was seated? It reminded of his interview with Zach Galifianakis of "Funny or Die" fame and the "Between Two Ferns" chat. Published February 12, 2018
Media go ga-ga on North Korea in gag-me Olympic lovefest
It's not entirely unusual for the mainstream media to be slammed as little more than a mouthpiece for the left. But loving on the dictatorships? That's exactly what some seem to be doing, with all the heaping of praise that's been piled on Kim Jong-un's sister, who's attending the Olympics -- or, as The New York Times would put it, in this glaring headline: "Kim Jong-Un's Sister Turns On the Charm, Taking [Mike] Pence's Spotlight." Published February 12, 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 2016 campaign too ‘macho’ for Hillary Clinton to win
Hillary Clinton has spent most of her days, post-election, pining about her loss and blaming it on the deplorables who followed President Donald Trump -- the co-called sexist, misogynist atmosphere she perceives as marking her race to the White House. Well now, here comes Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, tossing the same gender card. And not for the first time, either. Published February 12, 2018
Macy’s selling hijabs — and all the crazy feminists go yay
Macy's recently launched a clothing line for Muslim women, including a collection of hijabs, the scarf-like head coverings used as a show of modesty around men. But why are feminists happy about this? Published February 10, 2018
Omarosa Manigault-Newman on voting for Donald Trump again: ‘God no, never’
Omarosa Manigault-Newman, who used to be one of President Donald Trump's biggest fans, apparently now can't stand the sight of him. What's changed? Well, she was pressured-into-leaving-slash-quit her cushy White House aide job, for one. Published February 9, 2018
Welfare for refugees — my, how the U.S. taxpayer does pay
Taxpayers in the United States are shelling out a reported $867 million each year to support refugees who've been resettled in this country. In the overall federal budgeting scheme, that's maybe small potatoes. But at the same time, if we're talking welfare -- and we are -- then it would seem the more American thing to pay for those already in-country, already legal citizens, before paying for those who are simply visitors. Published February 9, 2018
Quincy Jones brags of dating ‘motherf——-‘ Ivanka Trump
Quincy Jones, a legend in the music industry, has just called Ivanka Trump a "motherf-----." What else to say -- except maybe, where are all the screaming feminists and pink-hatted anti-President Donald Trump protesters now? Published February 8, 2018
If Edwin Jackson were Malia Obama, borders would be closed
Colts' linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe are dead, and an illegal immigrant with previous deportations and court convictions has been arrested and charged. But how about Congress gets tough on border controls so we, the American people, don't have to keep grieving over such senseless deaths? Fact is, if someone as notable as Malia Obama were killed by an illegal, you better believe borders would snap shut. Published February 8, 2018
Wedding cake makers can deny gays: California judge
Three words that rarely go together -- "sanity" and "California court" -- and yet a judge in the Golden State just ruled in favor of a Christian cake baker who didn't want to put her creative talents to work for a marrying same-sex couple. Published February 7, 2018
Doritos’ chick chips the ultimate in ridiculous
Doritos has determined that its chips' market needs a new model, one that's particular to those of the female persuasion, and so food engineers employed by the company have come up with a less messy, less noisy, less crunchy alternative. Chips for chicks. Sure, it has a certain ring to it. But is this truly a market need? Who knew this was even a true market want? Published February 5, 2018
John McCain shoots down wall funding in new DACA deal
Sen. John McCain is reportedly joining with Democratic colleague Christopher Coons to introduce legislation that gives Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals' illegals a path to citizenship, but denies President Donald Trump his funding to build a wall. McCain giving the Democrats what they want at the expense of the Republicans -- now there's something you don't see every day, right? Not. Published February 5, 2018
Donald Trump has Christians and evangelicals — get over it
Quit putting evangelicals into a box. If anything could sum up a proper response to all the media gaggles going on about Christians and evangelicals and their continued support of President Donald Trump it's this: Stop trying to stuff Jesus believers into a tight little box. Published February 3, 2018
Ann Coulter, NBC’s fun idea of a rape victim
One of NBC's latest "Law & Order: SVU" episodes showed a horrific rape of a conservative pundit who coincidentally happened to look like Ann Coulter, who coincidentally happened to talk about "liberal snowflakes" in a speech, who coincidentally happened to talk about deporting so-called "Dreamers." If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, right? It's fun to rape conservatives -- that seems to be NBC's messaging on this one. Published February 2, 2018
Vermont school fuels racism with Black Lives Matter flag-raising
A school in Vermont raised the Black Lives Matter flag in honor of Black History Month. This school is fueling, not soothing or solving, racism. Talk about special interest. Only 18 of the 350 or so students who attend are even black. Published February 2, 2018
Donald Trump’s ‘Dreamer’ deal puts the squeeze on Democrats
President Donald Trump told a listening State of the Union country that part of his border and immigration plan included a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegals currently in America. And Trump-voting conservatives may be angry. But fact is, the announcement put the border issue squarely in the Democrats' court. The left will either have to concede on other key border control matters -- or admit hypocrisy. Published February 1, 2018
Frank Luntz, former Trump hater: ‘I owe Donald Trump an apology’
Pollster Frank Luntz isn't exactly known around political town as a fawning admirer of President Donald Trump. In fact, the two engaged in a somewhat nasty public spat in 2015, with the latter accusing the former of using his polling position to "shake him down" and derail his presidential aspirations. But now, post-State of the Union, 2018? It's a smiley new world. Published January 31, 2018
Nancy Pelosi wins State of Union award for ‘Most Dour Face’
President Donald Trump delivered what most hailed as a very strong State of the Union speech that hit the high points, addressed the low points and soothed and smoothed over the partisan points -- and through it all, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi managed to maintain a scowl. Bluntly put, the woman looked pissed. Published January 31, 2018
Chris Christie, ABC debut: ‘Mueller is not someone to be trifled with’
Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and failed presidential candidate, has a new gig as a paid political contributor for ABC News. And in his first television appearance in this new role, he sent a subtle warning President Donald Trump's way that went like this: Don't testify before special counsel Robert Mueller -- the guy's dangerous. Published January 30, 2018
