Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Franklin Graham: Obama ‘only knows Islam, and he has given a pass to Islam’
The Rev. Franklin Graham said to a Fox News audience that President Obama is seriously understating the Islam tie to recent acts of terrorism around the world — but no wonder, he "only knows Islam." Published February 18, 2015
Islamic State escalates fight with Egypt, kidnaps 35 Egyptian nationals
Terrorists in Libyan areas controlled by Ansar Al-Shariah and the Islamic State kidnapped at least 35 Egyptian nationals — many of whom are farm workers — in response to Egypt's launch of airstrikes against terror-tied targets. Published February 18, 2015
Joe Biden sparks social media with ‘creepy uncle’ grab of Ashton Carter’s wife
Vice President Joseph R. Biden has once again raised the eyebrows of social media commentators, who saw his beckoning of Stephanie Carter — the wife of the new defense secretary, Ashton Carter — and subsequent grab of her shoulders and close-eared whisper as little more than America's "creepy uncle" at work. Published February 18, 2015
Marie Harf doubles down on jobs-for-terrorists: Maybe view ‘too nuanced’ for some
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf doubled down on her claim that the long-term solution for dealing with Islamic State terrorists was to help them with economic opportunities — help them get jobs — saying that those who criticized that notion were perhaps not smart enough to understand. Published February 18, 2015
Eric Holder slams Fox for pressing radical Islam label: Nothing ‘gained by saying that’
Attorney General Eric Holder turned a critical eye to Fox News for pressing the administration to refer to ongoing terrorism attacks with the Islam label, saying that nothing could be "gained by saying that" and that the media outlet was simply stirring a pot that didn't need to be stirred. Published February 18, 2015
Carnegie Mellon sends out 800 false acceptance letters: ‘This was an error’
Carnegie Mellon University's Master of Science in Computer Science Program mistakenly sent out 800 false letters of acceptance, telling prospective students "you're in," and then shortly after yanking that message — "no, we're sorry, you're out." Published February 18, 2015
Sarah Palin on Tina Fey: ‘Have I helped her career, or has she helped mine?’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said comedian Tina Fey may mock her endlessly on "Saturday Night Live," but that doesn't mean the two aren't friends. Published February 17, 2015
St. Paul Pioneer Press criticizes Obama with expletive, then tones it down
A Minnesota newspaper that slammed President Obama with an expletive for shooting a self-mocking video to promote Obamacare — and using a "selfie stick" to encourage enrollments — has now backtracked, admitting it went too far. Published February 17, 2015
California teen, 17, dies during game of Russian roulette
A 17-year-old California teen shot and killed himself Monday during a game of Russian roulette. Published February 17, 2015
Osama bin Laden operatives forced to sign Mafia oath of loyalty: documents
Osama bin Laden required his followers to sign an oath of allegiance — Mafia-style — to him and his terror network, according to documents found in his hideout house and recently released in court. Published February 17, 2015
Islamic State terrorists burn to death 45 people in Iraqi town
Terrorists with the Islamic State have burned to death 45 people from the town of al-Baghdadi in the western portion of Iraq, a local police official said Tuesday. Published February 17, 2015
Chris Matthews: U.S. is being ‘morally humiliated’ by Islamic State
Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, said the recent Islamic State beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt is the latest in a line of terrorist assaults that have left America in a state of humiliation. Published February 17, 2015
Apple gives green light to marijuana app, Massroots
Apple has reversed course and decided to allow a marijuana app to be included among its store offerings. Published February 17, 2015
Glenn Beck: World War III coming — ‘we must humble ourselves’ to God
Glenn Beck, a favorite of the tea party movement, warned fans and followers that the beheading of the 21 Coptic Christians by Islamic State terrorists was just the biblical "beginnings of sorrows" and that the solution to the coming troubles was to adopt a "humble" attitude and turn back to God. Published February 17, 2015
Michael Bloomberg: More police patrol minority areas? Yes, ‘that’s where the real crime is’
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was captured on audio admitting that police by and large focus their patrols on minority neighborhoods because "that's where all the crime is," he said during a recent address at the Aspen Institute. Published February 17, 2015
Philadelphia fights fire, ice as Boston battles snow: ‘This is historic’
Snowy conditions and sub-zero wind chill factors hit spots north hard in the last 24 hours, leaving firefighters in Philadelphia battling a three-story blaze on a building that houses the Locust Medical Center — that was then encased in ice — while residents in Boston dug out from yet another double-digit-inch dump of snow. Published February 17, 2015
Tony Perkins, Family Research Council: Let’s give targeted Christians a ‘safe haven’
Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, said the United States ought to give refugee status to the thousands of Christians who are being targeted by Islamic State terrorists. Published February 17, 2015
Marie Harf, State Department, on Islamic State: ‘Can’t win by killing them’
Marie Harf, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said America can't win against the Islamic State "by killing them" and ought instead to focus on addressing what she claimed was the root problem — their poor economy — and help them get jobs. Published February 17, 2015
Copenhagen police evacuate cafe over suspicious envelope
Police in Copenhagen on Tuesday ordered citizens in and near a downtown cafe to leave the area after finding a suspicious envelope. Published February 17, 2015
Ben Carson: ‘No such thing as a politically correct war’
Former neurosurgeon and noted conservative activist Ben Carson took to Fox News airwaves to suggest that President Obama ought to take stronger reins in the war against terrorism and particularly, in the battle against the Islamic State. Published February 16, 2015
