Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Gay marriage poised to become law of Australia land
Australia is about to become the next government that rubber-stamps gay marriage. At least this time -- unlike in America -- the majority of voters seem to have approved. Published November 15, 2017
Congressional talks on sex harassment boil with hypocrisy
Come on, now. A House committee on Capitol Hill is holding a hearing on sexual harassment, to discern what policies, going forward, ought to be implemented to stop sexual harassment? And what's that you say, Lassie -- the Senate side of things just passed a resolution that makes clear members, staff and even interns have to attend training on how to steer clear of sexual harassment? Published November 14, 2017
Church of England tells schools to let kids experiment with genders
The Church of England sent a somewhat shocking message to schools around the country, telling administrators they ought to let students try out different genders. The new suggested anti-bully policy? Let the boys be girls, if they want; the girls, be boys. Published November 14, 2017
Jeff Flake: I’ll back a Democrat over Roy Moore
Sen. Jeff Flake, the retiring Arizonan Republican -- the one who recently penned a book that contained sharp criticisms of President Donald Trump and the direction this commander-in-chief was taking the GOP -- said he'd back a Democrat before voting for Roy Moore. Sigh. Published November 14, 2017
Republican ‘exodus’ nothing but an anti-Donald Trump myth
There's a lot of media talk lately about all the Republicans who are leaving office, refusing to seek re-election, resigning for some new venture or another -- and the talk of the town is that these pols are leaving in some sort of mixture of disgust, horror and sadness at the direction the party's taking, post-President Donald Trump. But this is a bit of faked news. Published November 14, 2017
Matt Drudge lets loose on The Washington Post
Matt Drudge of Drudge Report fame unleashed on The Washington Post on Twitter, calling out the media outlet for a headline and story that seemed to suggest the popular site was pro-Russia. This is a well-deserved smack-down of The Post. Published November 13, 2017
Roger Goodell’s ‘unseemly,’ ‘offensive’ salary quest
Roger Goodell, the much-beleaguered NFL commissioner -- the one who will probably go down as Most Tone Deaf football league chief in history, at least when it comes to respecting fans' wishes -- has reportedly asked for a $49.5 million annual salary for life in his recent contract negotiations. Oh, and a private jet, too. Oh, and lifetime health benefits for his family. Published November 13, 2017
Roy Moore to sue The Washington Post
Roy Moore, the Republican's nominee in the Alabama fight for the U.S. Senate seat, announced he's going to sue The Washington Post for the series of stories that implicate him in sexual dalliances with underage girls 40 years ago. He said this as political players in his own party were folding like cheap card tables to get him to quit. Published November 13, 2017
The power of charity over government
TJX Companies, Inc., the corporate owners of Marshalls, T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods, announced just recently that even though its shops' doors have been closed for more than six weeks in hurricane-plagued Puerto Rico, all its employees will still be paid. This is how America rolls. Published November 11, 2017
Mitt Romney blasts Roy Moore as ‘unfit for office’
Former Massachusetts governor and failed president candidate Mitt Romney took opportunity to weigh in on the whole Roy Moore matter -- the one that finds him ensnarled in a web of allegations of sexual improprieties with underage and young girls -- and call for the former Alabama judge to immediately "step aside" and abandon his Senate aspirations. Maybe. But what's Romney's angle on weighing in? Published November 10, 2017
Trump, Scientology and the IRS: Yes, let the tax stripping begin
According to a longtime family aide, President Donald Trump agrees the Church of Scientology ought to have its tax exemption stripped. Yep. Published November 10, 2017
Illegals finding unlawful sanctuary in America’s churches
Churches -- at least some of them -- have become an illegal's best friend. And it's hardly biblical; it's hardly heavenly or humanly lawful. Published November 10, 2017
FBI counterterror chief, reportedly drunk, loses weapon
Robert Manson, a supervisor in the FBI's counterterrorism division, got drunk -- allegedly -- during a party with exotic dancers, better known as strippers, at a hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina, went to bed, woke up and found his service weapon missing. This isn't just embarrassing. It's downright dangerous to innocent Americans. Published November 9, 2017
Obama Foundation’s newest director a Paradise Papers billionaire
One of the Obama Foundation's newest members of its board of directors is none other than Penny Pritzker, the Commerce Department secretary under the Barack Obama administration and the finance chair of Obama's 2008 campaign -- and oh yes, this too, a name that just surfaced in the Paradise Papers as tied to offshore tax havens. Well, would you look at that. One of anti-fat cat Obama's own foundation directors is an offshore tax haven sheltering fat catter. Published November 9, 2017
Chicago, land of gun control, hits homicide highs — and blames Trump
Five-hundred-and-ninety-three -- that's the number of homicides Chicago has seen this year so far. Oh, apologies. That's the number of homicides the gun controlling city of Chicago has seen this year so far. Published November 9, 2017
Texas church massacre rooted in ‘powerfully dangerous’ male ‘whiteness,’ says professor
So a madman with a lengthy history of mental instability and violence strolls into church in Texas and begins blasting away, killing 26 and injuring scores more, and a Drexel University professor finds the cause of the mayhem and madness was -- "whiteness." My gosh, is that a disease or something? A new psychological disorder? Published November 9, 2017
Harvey Weinstein, move over: Mariah Carey’s been accused
Mariah Carey, pop icon of the 1980s, has been accused of sexual harassment. Equal opportunity, right? Why should Harvey Weinstein have the corner on sexual-tied aggressions? Published November 8, 2017
Devin Patrick Kelley, dead shooter, now accused of rape
Devin Patrick Kelley, the dead shooting suspect in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs massacre, has now been named by four women as a rapist and sexual harasser. The more this story comes to light -- the more America learns about Kelley -- the more it becomes evident this guy just slipped through society's cracks. Published November 8, 2017
Virginia: Ed Gillespie not a Donald Trump referendum, but nod at Big Government
Ed Gillespie, Virginia's newest losing governor wanna-be -- who went down in flames to Democrat Ralph Northam -- will be talked about for days as the Voter Referendum on President Donald Trump. But his loss has less to do with Trump and more to do with Virginia's shifting demographics -- with Virginia's proximity to Big Government jobs. Published November 8, 2017
James Woods — bam! Take that, Barack Obama
Barack Obama, in a tweet aimed at furthering his gun control designs, reacted to the horrific murders of Texas church-goers by calling for God to bring on gun control. Leave it to Hollywood's James Woods to slap back that silly. Published November 7, 2017
