Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Virgin Islands, poised for Irma, preps to seize guns, fight NRA
In the Virgin Islands -- the government's coming for your guns.Why? Hurricane Irma's on the way, and the governor thinks the National Guard, not you, ought to have them. Published September 6, 2017
Regnery’s New York Times shot heard ‘round the publishing world
Regnery, the nation's premier publisher of conservative books, has cut ties with The New York Times over long-simmering allegations the newspaper took a decided left-leaning slant in picking which books to feature on its best-seller lists. Published September 5, 2017
First Amendment on skids as free expression falls to fears of discrimination
A recent poll from Virginia Commonwealth University found that half of the state's residents think freedom of speech should play second fiddle to concerns of discrimination. Another way to put it: A growing number of U.S. citizens say censorship is a good thing. Published September 5, 2017
New York Times seeks readers who’ve stopped ‘supporting Trump’
The New York Times has a new feature on its opinion pages, and it's one that goes like this: "Did You Stop Supporting Trump? We Would Like to Hear From You." Funny, but if memory serves, the newspaper didn't put out a call to such masses when Barack Obama was president. Published September 5, 2017
Utah nurse vs. cop shows dangers of militarized police
A standoff between a Utah nurse and a local detective shows the slippery slope of awarding police departments military cast-off equipment -- and the aggressive mindset that can result. Published September 5, 2017
Nikki Haley puts foot down: ‘Enough is enough’; North Korea ‘begging for war’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley put out a blunt assessment of U.S.-North Korea relations that went like this: The regime is "begging for war," she said. Published September 5, 2017
Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham: Standing tall together for DACA
President Donald Trump is expected to put a halt to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but only after allowing Congress six months to create a replacement. And now RINOs are tripping all over themselves to join forces with the Democrats to save young illegals from deportation. Published September 5, 2017
Donald Trump’s poll showing: Candid, but non-‘presidential’ — but that’s all good
President Donald Trump, according to a new poll from Fox News, gets high marks when it comes to speaking his mind, decent marks for competency, and not-so-great marks for displaying a "presidential" manner. This is good news. Simply put: Who cares if America's top leader is perceived as cooperative and -- worse -- nice? Published September 2, 2017
Donald Trump, amid whispers of ‘hard time’ with John Kelly, tweets only praise
President Donald Trump, according to various media reports -- which, to be fair, always paint this White House as a stumbling block of inefficiency, infighting and chaos -- is having a tough time adjusting to his Chief of Staff John Kelly's way of doing business. Is this the media's way of suggesting Trump's about to fire another? Published September 1, 2017
Forget ‘Father’s Day’ — snowflakes seek ‘Special Person’s Day’
First came Mother's Day. Then came Father's Day. And now, if a so-called "early child activist" -- whatever that means -- has her way, Australians everywhere will sub out the "father's" for the phrase "special person's." Published September 1, 2017
Sheriff David Clarke a ‘fascist,’ New York mag slams
Sheriff David Clarke suddenly resigned his post as chief of Milwaukee County's law enforcement, ostensibly to take a job within President Donald Trump's administration. And New York magazine promptly wrote a piece slamming him as a "fascist." Published September 1, 2017
Texas high school dumps ‘Robert E. Lee’ name for ‘student safety’
A school in Texas has dropped the "Robert E. Lee" from its high school name out of concerns for "student safety," administrators said. Student safety -- ha. That's code for: We don't want antifa- and Black Lives Matter-type thugs storming the campus. Published August 31, 2017
Kamala Harris, potential presidential runner, pushes for single-payer
Kamala Harris, the California senator who first rose to national fame by over-aggressively interrogating Jeff Sessions during attorney general confirmation hearings and, second, by hinting at a 2020 presidential run, has found a new cause: Pressing for single-payer health care, a la socialist style. Published August 31, 2017
Donald Trump stutter-steps Obamacare, border for tax reform — yawn
President Donald Trump has turned political attention in recent days to tax reform, promising via Twitter to make the "so badly needed" cuts and changes that Americans want. Well and good. But what of Obamacare? Published August 31, 2017
Donald Trump’s OK to military gear for cops a cautious optimism, at best
President Donald Trump has announced that police may indeed scarf up surplus military equipment for local community law enforcement uses -- a reversal of restrictions put in place by Barack Obama back in 2015. This isn't, as the saying goes, necessarily cause for cheer. Published August 31, 2017
Warren Love, Republican lawmaker, suggests lynching for Confederate statue vandal
Title this: What not to do in politics. A Missouri Republican lawmaker, state Rep. Warren Love, for the Osceola district, suggested on Facebook that the vandal of a Confederate statue in Springfield National Cemetery ought to be lynched. Published August 31, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos speech set for Berkeley on Democratic chopping block
Once again, Milo is being muzzled. Published August 30, 2017
NAACP, like a rapist blames a victim, finger-points at Donald Trump
The interim president and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, said in a speech at the National Press Club that Americans could bank on the fact that more Charlottesville protests were a'coming, and a'coming fast -- and it's all President Donald Trump's fault. The logic strikes as eerily similar to a rapist's defense -- to blame the victim. Published August 30, 2017
Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley mayor, calls for ‘street gang’ label for antifa
The left finally seems to be catching on -- antifa, it appears, is not simply a peaceful product of the First Amendment. Published August 30, 2017
Bruce Rauner, betrayer of the Illinois GOP
There used to be a time when Republicans stood for certain non-negotiables -- free markets, lower taxes, limited governments and yes, law and order at the borders. Then came Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. Published August 29, 2017
