Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Donald Trump — decertify Iran nuclear plan
Come Oct. 15, President Donald Trump may decertify the Iran nuclear deal, leaving Republicans in Congress to figure out how to manage the nuclear designs of the rogue nation. Trump should. Decertify away. The pact is nothing but a false hope of the previous administration. Published October 6, 2017
Atheists win right to pray — really, right to mock
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is cheering a recent federal court ruling that allows atheists the right to deliver invocations before local government meetings, same as if they were just another pastor or preacher or priest or true man or woman of God. Of course they're cheering. Atheist rabble-rousers always cheer when they're able to ram their ridiculous suits through court. Published October 3, 2017
Hillary Clinton — this is why you lost
The nation mourned, the law enforcement investigated, the president and his White House prayed -- and Hillary Clinton called for gun control and attacks on the National Rifle Association. Published October 2, 2017
ISIS — absent proof — claims Las Vegas committed by one of theirs
ISIS terrorists sent out a message on Monday saying the shooter in the Las Vegas massacre had converted to Islam some months back, and had committed the shootings as a "soldier" of its terror circle. Published October 2, 2017
Donald Trump strikes right spiritual note: ‘Act of pure evil’
President Donald Trump struck a heavy and most appropriate spiritual note during delivery of remarks at the White House about the horror that unfolded overnight in Las Vegas. Published October 2, 2017
John Kasich — make like a Nike shoe and just do it, leave the GOP
Ohio Gov. John Kasich hinted during a CNN interview that he might consider leaving the Republican Party, if party members couldn't get it together and fix what ails. Good. Go. Make like a Nike shoe and just do it. Published October 2, 2017
ISIS had threatened Las Vegas in May
Authorities say they still don't know the motives behind a massacre in Las Vegas that left dozens of Mandalay Bay-area country concert-goers killed and another 500-plus injured. But back in May, ISIS actually sent out a propaganda video threatening Las Vegas. Published October 2, 2017
Marilou Danley, Mandalay Bay person of interest, ‘proud mom & grandma’
At least 50 are dead and another 400 or so wounded after a shooter set up shop in a hotel across the street from a country music concert at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino in Las Vegas, and began firing at men, women and children attending the event. Radical Islam? Racial tensions? We don't know. Published October 2, 2017
National anthem supplanted by national anger
The worst part of this whole NFL fiasco is that the Star Spangled Banner is supposed to unify, not divide, but that anger has crept onto the fields and stolen even this small show of national peace. Published September 30, 2017
Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, lays down law, says players will stand
It's looking like the NBA may be the place to be. Basketball players stand for the national anthem, said the NBA's commissioner, Adam Silver. Published September 29, 2017
Sanctuary city crackdown sends much-needed message: Stay home
Immigration agents have arrested hundreds of illegals in sanctuary cities around the nation, and the message this sends the world of would-be illegals is this: Stay home. Published September 29, 2017
Professors propose ‘privileged identity’ training for traveling whites
A couple of Canadian professors say white students shouldn't travel abroad without first receiving training on their "privileged identity." So whites can't go near blacks without receiving instruction in the proper ways to behave? Somehow, that suggestion seems -- well, racist. Published September 28, 2017
Democrat Al Green’s la-la logic: ‘Impeachment does not require a crime’
File this one under Crazy Democrats. Rep. Al Green, yes a Democrat, actually said during an interview on SiriusXM that the president doesn't actually have to commit any type of crime in order to be impeached. That explains a lot, actually. Published September 28, 2017
Kathy Griffin blasts Donald Trump for ‘human rights violations’ over bloody head flap
Kathy Griffin actually come out and accused the president of "human rights violations" for -- at root -- not finding the photo of his faked bloody head funny. Published September 28, 2017
Pope Francis, a man of thee not me
Pope Francis has once again trotted into political territory, calling on the masses to not just feed and clothe but also open border doors and shelter strangers from lands far and away. His words? European nations, all the developed nations, need to welcome more migrants. Well, isn't that special. Now what about Vatican City? Published September 28, 2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg tosses gender card: Sexism gave Trump win
No doubt sexism played a role in handing Donald Trump the White House this past November -- at least, that's the word according to Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Hillary Clinton's new bestie. Published September 27, 2017
Roy Moore win — a movement that has elites shaking
Roy Moore just beat Luther Strange in the Republican runoff for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, by roughly 10 percentage points. And now both Democrats and the establishment wing of the Republicans are shaking in their boots -- or at least, they ought to be. Published September 27, 2017
NFL ratings fall as fans make clear: Quit the politics
So NFL players have a right to kneel during the national anthem -- true. But NFL fans have a right to buy or not buy tickets, and watch or not watch games. And it's the latter that's speaking loudly now. Soon enough, fans -- not spoiled players -- will win this political brouhaha. Published September 27, 2017
Megyn Kelly misses mark with squirm-worthy feminist ‘Today’ segment
Megyn Kelly is multi-talented and, for the most part, pretty awesome. But this recent segment she did on her new NBC "Today" show just has to go. Published September 26, 2017
Interior’s astonishing deep state: 30 percent ‘not loyal to the flag’
Ryan Zinke, secretary of the Interior Department, said that almost a third of his agency's employees aren't exactly President Donald Trump supporters -- or fans of the American flag, for that matter. Holy cow. Why are they still there? Talk about a deep state. Published September 26, 2017
