Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Tony Blair’s Christmas card mocked as ‘the stuff of nightmares’
Tony Blair, former prime minister of England, took some brutal social media hits for his tweeted husband-wife photo Christmas card that showed him in an awkwardly strained pose. Published December 3, 2014
Andrew Napolitano: America ‘dangerously close to a police state’
Judge Andrew Napolitano, author and frequent news pundit, said in a recent interview on "The Glenn Beck Program" that America was spiraling very close to a "police state," due in large part to the entrenched bureaucracy on Capitol Hill the last decade. Published December 3, 2014
David Clarke, black Milwaukee sheriff: Eric Holder has ‘disgusted’ me
Attorney General Eric Holder is guilty of race-bait tactics in his response to Ferguson, said Milwaukee's widely quoted and tough-talking black sheriff, David Clarke, in a recent nationally televised interview. Published December 3, 2014
Walter Jones, N.C. lawmaker, laments: ‘Nobody wants to talk even about impeachment’
North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones lamented that many of his Republican colleagues in Congress outright flee the idea of impeaching President Obama — that the Founding Fathers put the safeguard in the Constitution for a reason and that simply weighing the option is only doing due diligence. Published December 3, 2014
Daniel Pantaleo-Eric Garner police killing case hits grand jury
With Ferguson as a backdrop, the case of Daniel Pantaleo -- the white New York police officer who killed black suspect Eric Garner with a chokehold -- heads to the grand jury on Wednesday. Published December 3, 2014
Iranian ambassador’s Yemen home rocked by car bomb; 2 killed
A huge car bomb that was set off right outside the home of the newly minted Iranian ambassador in Yemen rocked the city streets of Sanaa early Wednesday morning, killing at least two and wrecking several nearby buildings. Published December 3, 2014
Charles Barkley doubles down on Ferguson: ‘We as black people, we have a lot of crooks’
Charles Barkley of NBA fame said he's not backtracking on his earlier characterization of Ferguson violent rioters and looters as "scumbags" — and moreover, the grand jury was quite right in not indicting policeman Darren Wilson. Published December 3, 2014
Tennessee school buses crash, killing 3: ‘This is an unspeakable tragedy’
Two school buses collided while traveling a Tennessee highway, killing three and injuring 23. Among the killed were two children. Published December 3, 2014
Indianapolis council OKs ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ signs on dais
The City-County Council in Indianapolis shot down a proposal from one of their own to ban signs from their dais that read "Hands up, don't shoot," the now nationally known phrase of the Ferguson protest movement. Published December 3, 2014
Bobby Keys, saxophone king, mourned by the Rolling Stones: ‘Largest pal in the world’
The Rolling Stones sent out a mournful message about the death of saxophone legend Bobby Keys, who played since age 15 with some of the greatest in the music industry, calling him the "largest pal in the world" and saying he'll be sorely missed. Published December 3, 2014
Detroit jails, schools, government go dark in mass power failure
Detroit's schools, jails and government buildings were plunged into darkness Tuesday in a massive power failure that spread across the city for at least two hours. Published December 2, 2014
NRA-backed ‘stand your ground’ gun law gets Florida Supreme Court scrutiny
A Florida gun law that's backed by the National Rifle Association — the "stand your ground" right to self-defense — heads to the state's Supreme Court for a case-related review on Tuesday. Published December 2, 2014
Beverly Hills tranquility shattered by bank robbery, gunfire on Rodeo Drive
The posh shopping and touristy atmosphere of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was shattered Monday as police shot a person inside a hotel lobby shortly after responding to a robbery at a nearby bank. Published December 2, 2014
‘Fake’ Army Ranger could face criminal charges
A man accused of donning an Army uniform and posing as a decorated Ranger during a Black Friday shopping trip to a Philadelphia mall -- and whose confrontation with a military official was recorded on a video that's since gone viral -- could possibly face criminal charges. Published December 2, 2014
Bill Cosby resigns from trustee post at Temple University
Bill Cosby has resigned his post with the Board of Trustees at Temple University, his alma mater. Published December 2, 2014
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s wife, suspected son arrested in Lebanon
The wife and suspected son of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were arrested in Lebanon, a military spokesman said. Published December 2, 2014
Hells Angels clear Wal-Mart of bikes in buy-out for children’s charity
Members of the biker group Hells Angels took to one Wal-Mart store in Fresno, California, on Black Friday to buy out the entire stock of bicycles for a charity drive for needy children. Published December 2, 2014
Bill O’Reilly: There is no ‘plague of white cops acting violently against blacks’
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said during a recent broadcast that many protesters rallying around the Ferguson theme — the "Hands up, don't shoot" attitude and gesture that suggest police unfairly target black victims — are basing their outrage on false views. Published December 2, 2014
Marcia Fudge, Congressional Black Caucus chair, on Ferguson: ‘Another slap in our face’
Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus took to the House floor to give impassioned speeches about Ferguson, the common theme being the grand jury was wrong, former Officer Darren Wilson should have been charged, and white police officers unfairly target blacks. Published December 2, 2014
Ferguson fever spreads as students nationwide walk out of classes in protest
From Harvard to high school, students across the nation took part in a mass protest for Ferguson, walking out of classes and staging "die-ins" and demanding the powers-that-be put in place some real reforms in police departments' policies. Published December 2, 2014
