Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel pushing more gun control
Yes, this is probably the way to go -- when criminals holding illegally owned firearms shoot and kill and pour blood into the city streets, the way to make the community safer is to rip guns out of the hands of legal and permitted owners. That sounds about right. You go, Chicago. Published April 25, 2017
Texas Democrats go on hunger strike to save sanctuary city
Democrats, standing firm wth the party of lawlessness, have decided in Texas to oppose a proposed anti-sanctuary city bill by -- sigh -- staging a hunger strike. They're like Gandhi, only not. Published April 25, 2017
100 days of the GOP eating its own
It's rounding on 100 days of the President Donald Trump administration -- and surprise, surprise, it's not just Democrats who are pointing wild fingers at the White House for this and that, for what have you and what not. criticizing, condemning and generally crying about how things are progressing. It's Republicans, almost as much. Published April 25, 2017
Anti-Semitic incidents rise by 86 percent in U.S.
It's not a good time to be a Jew in America, it seems. Between 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the country rose by 86 percent. Published April 24, 2017
Sean Hannity, Fox star, vows legal action against ‘serial harasser’
Over the weekend, another woman, Debbie Schlussel, came forward to accuse another Fox News host -- Sean Hannity -- of sexual harassment. Insert collective groan here. Hannity is denying. And moreover, he's vowing to sue. Published April 24, 2017
Scientists stunned: Antarctica’s not as cold as it should be
Scientists, already stunned at climate change, the holes in the ozone, and the fact that people persist in driving even though they're told cars pollute the air, have gotten even stunnier in recent days. Published April 24, 2017
North Korea must be dealt with
North Korea, long a thorn in the side of America -- a thorn that sharpened considerably under the "strategic patience"-slash-do-nothing leadership of Barack Obama -- has seized a third American citizen. And the regime must be dealt an aggressive blow. Published April 24, 2017
Hey, Christian killers: Let my people go
Every hour, around the world, a Christian's killed for the simple reason of worshipping Jesus. And America's response? It should go like this: Hey Christian killers, let my people go. Published April 22, 2017
Obama heads to Chicago to agitate against Trump
Steel yourselves. Barack Obama's about to emerge from the shadows -- and first stop, University of Chicago. Make no mistake about it. This is about teaching the upcoming generation, loud as it already is about all topics that offend, to get even louder, even Leftist Prouder, and to -- here's the gist -- use that Leftist Loud and Proud persona to tackle the problem of President Donald Trump. Published April 21, 2017
The New York Times admits wrongdoing? Why, yes — yes indeed
Did The New York Times just admit wrongdoing? Why yes, yes indeed, the newspaper, through its sports editor, sent an email to The Washington Post taking responsibility for a recent tweet that appeared to show how much the New England Patriots hated President Donald Trump in comparison to Barack Obama -- only the tweet was highly inaccurate. Published April 21, 2017
Scientists go all woman-ey and gear for anti-Trump protests
Scientists -- and granted, that term is used most loosely in this context -- have taken a page from the leftist woman's playbook on How to Defeat Donald Trump in Six Easy Protest Steps and, upset at the president's climate change views, scheduled some mean marches for the streets of Washington, D.C. Published April 21, 2017
Paris terror shows Marine Le Pen, like Donald Trump, is right
A terror attack in Paris -- now there's a phrase we've been seeing quite a bit of in recent times -- could be the final straw for France citizens, the one that drives Marine Le Pen across the finish line. Why? She's right. France needs quick border control and a halt to immigration. Published April 21, 2017
Mike Huckabee, man of the anti-Comcast people
Apparently, having a "former presidential candidate" or "former governor" next to your name doesn't get you any better Comcast cable service than the average no-name Joe. Just ask Mike Huckabee. Published April 20, 2017
Squirt gun plus zero tolerance takes out another student
These school no-tolerance policies have just sucked up another youthful non-offender into the mix. A 16-year-old Alabama girl, caught by teachers carrying a water gun, was tossed from school for an entire year. Published April 20, 2017
George Soros and his shady $4.8 million U.S. taxpayer deal
George Soros, the self-declared billionaire philanthropist who amuses himself by capsizing and upsetting national economies and by pressing all-things-progressive in politics, has a curious expenditure of taxpayer cash in the amount of $4.8 million. Curiously enough, the money's been sent to Macedonia -- a country that leans conservative, in direct contrast to Soros' own personal political interests. Published April 20, 2017
Gretchen Carlson, ex-Fox-er, presses Congress to fight for women, victims
Gretchen Carlson, one of the many now-former Fox News talents to come forward in recent months to speak of sexual harassment at the cable giant, is now pressing Congress to get in the employee rights game by passing a bill that would make it easier for workplace victims of criminal behaviors to come forward and sue -- without having to use the corporation's forced arbitration clause. Published April 20, 2017
Ann Coulter, Milo, Rice and the loss of free-thinking at colleges
The latest college cave to petulant student demands involves Ann Coulter and Berkeley, and the cancellation of the conservative firebrand's speech over fears of violence. Hey, Berkeley, how about sending out the cops to deal with the law-breakers -- rather than squelching the free speech of the innocent? Published April 20, 2017
Charity keeps America free
President Donald Trump's senior advisers, deep in the weeds of tax reform, are reportedly looking at ways to save the middle class by placing more financial responsibilities on the shoulders of the wealthy -- and part of the plan being discussed is to limit the level of deductions charitable organizations can take. This is the wrong way to go. Published April 20, 2017
Seattle shocker as council doles tax bucks to help illegals fight deportation
Now this is an impeachable offense -- if city council members could be subjected to such treatment, that is. Seattle City Council members have given the OK for $1 million of taxpayer dollars so illegals can hire attorneys and tap into legal services that will -- get this -- help them fight their deportations. Published April 19, 2017
‘Allahu akbar’ screaming man charged with hate crime in murders
A black man who was arrested for fatally shooting three white men in Freson, California, and then shouting "allahu akbar" before surrendering to police, is believed by authorities to have been a racist, not a terrorist. Maybe. But he didn't shout "allahu akbar" for nothing. Published April 19, 2017
