Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
7-Eleven siege, as ICE raids for illegals
There's this 7-Eleven in Northern Virginia where scores of illegals hang, waiting for day work that may or may not come -- staring at and intimidating women who cross the parking lot. But now, thanks to federal immigration officers and the get-tough-on-borders approach of President Donald Trump, there are 98 fewer 7-Elevens across the nation this morning that are facing this same issue. Published January 11, 2018
PolitiFact dings ‘Fire and Fury’ for poor sourcing, emotion-driven narratives
PolitiFact, a web-based watchdog of sorts for political reporting -- and hardly an entity that can be called a cover for the conservative movement -- issued a scathing assessment of Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" that no doubt will go far in solidifying the administration's line that the book is nothing but claptrap and lies, through and through. Published January 11, 2018
Robert De Niro, mentally unstable, unleashes on Donald Trump
Robert De Niro, 74, slammed President Donald Trump in a recent interview as a "blatant racist," and "jerk-off-in-chief" and other things, yada, yada, yada -- proving, once again, why it's those on the left, not this commander-in-chief, who need psychiatric assistance. Published January 10, 2018
Steve Bannon, Breitbart part — and hounds, vultures go in for kill
So Steve Bannon's out at Breitbart, the somewhat natural next chapter in the "Fire and Fury" saga that brought -- well, fire and fury from the White House for his book-noted criticisms against President Donald Trump and family. But do the vultures have to circle so quickly? Published January 10, 2018
DACA stays, as judge hands Barack Obama feather for his cap
A federal judge in California ruled that President Donald Trump's move to end the Barack Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was misguided and therefore must remain in place. And Obama, whose pet DACA program has been a thorn in the side of control border types for years, just won another feather for his cap. Published January 10, 2018
Pope Francis admits: Not all migrants good, not all border limits bad
Pope Francis made a somewhat eyebrow-raising remark the other day -- eyebrow-raising because it's such a 180 from his normal progressive talk -- and it's one that went like this: Not all migrants are in the migrant move for the job opportunities. They're not all honorable in intent. Some, he said, may have less than praiseworthy intentions. Published January 9, 2018
Cliven Bundy case highlights what Ronald Reagan warned
It was Ronald Reagan who famously warned of the dangers of government -- who said "the most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' " Now, more than three decades later, it's the Cliven Bundy family who underscores that sentiment. Published January 9, 2018
Democrats. party of lies, sex and rape, nonetheless press Donald Trump as the unstable one
There's an old biblical principle that goes like this: Don't try and pull the speck from another's eye without first removing the log from your own. Democrats, on an all-courts-press to paint President Donald Trump as a mental nutcase, would do well to remember this adage. Published January 9, 2018
Georgetown becomes school for exploring gender, sex
Georgetown University -- ranked by Forbes as 20th nationwide for private colleges, seventh for "Best U.S. Colleges for International Students," 14th in the Northeast, 21st as "America's Best Value Colleges" and eighth as "America's Best Midsize Employers" -- now has a new claim to fame: the place to be to explore sex and sexuality. Published January 8, 2018
Oprah Winfrey speech powerful, but not presidential
Oprah Winfrey gave a good speech at the Golden Globes -- a rousing, pertinent, timely and even touching speech. But that's not the same as saying it was presidential. And it's certainly not the same as accepting Winfrey herself would made a good presidential candidate. Published January 8, 2018
Fallacies of ‘climate crisis’ exposed by freezing temps
Come on now, admit it -- if nothing else, these freezing temperatures have put a damper on the whole climate change logic, the one that goes cars and electric heat are the precursors to humankind's demise and that the only stop is to tax people more and spread the wealth to lower-income countries via the United Nations. Published January 8, 2018
‘The President’ is a ‘p,’ dang it, not a ‘P’
If anyone deserves a consistently capitalized letter -- outside of God, that is -- it's not the president but the citizens who elect, the taxpayers who employ and the patriots who defend him. Published January 6, 2018
Michael Wolff, ‘Fire and Fury’ author, admits: Not all in Trump book true
Well, well, well, turns out even Michael Wolff, author of the "fire and Fury" book that has sparked such national discussion about the Donald Trump White House, admits that not everything he wrote is true. Published January 5, 2018
Roy Moore slapped with defamation suit from Leigh Corfman
Leigh Corfman, the Alabama woman who told the media in the lead-up to the special Senate election for Jeff Sessions' seat that Roy Moore sexually molested her when she was 14, has now slapped a defamation suit against the former judge. And she's not seeking any money. Published January 5, 2018
Jeff Sessions in sorry spot as GOPers call for resignation
A couple of Republicans called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down this week. And nice as Sessions seems -- these Republicans have a point. Published January 5, 2018
Clinton Foundation faces more — much-deserved — FBI heat
The Clinton Foundation is under investigation -- well, officially, inquiry -- and all hail the FBI and Justice Department on this one. Published January 5, 2018
Turkey’s despicable Islamic OK of 9-year-old brides
Turkey's under fire for an online glossary posting that suggests girls as young as age nine can indeed marry. Welcome to the world according to Islam. Published January 4, 2018
Millennials, Gen Z depressed and sad — boo freaking hoo
Survey says -- Millennials and Generation Z-ers are suffering from depression. Why? 'Cause they try so hard to be perfect and can't do it and that makes them sad. Apparently. Looks like the snowflakes are suffering from a solid case of what goes around, comes around. Living a life of "ME" doesn't seem all it's cracked up to be. Published January 4, 2018
Feminism, once noble — now nutty
The problem with today's notions of feminism is that they rarely make sense. Published January 4, 2018
Matt Drudge burns ‘schizophrenic’ Steve Bannon with Twitter post
Matt Drudge of Drudge Report fame posted an eye-opening reflection about Steve Bannon that suggested brewing fireworks between the Breitbart face and key White House players. Published January 3, 2018
