Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Ted Cruz like OJ? Twitter explodes at comparison
A correspondent for the New Yorker unwittingly unleashed a wave of fury on Twitter after he posted a derogatory profiling of Sen. Ted Cruz, likening the Texas tea party favorite to a celebrity athlete who beat murder charges. Published October 14, 2013
Popular sports supplement spiked with speed-like substance: report
A widely sold sports supplement both in the United States and abroad has been found to have been spiked with a chemical substance that's akin to methamphetamine — speed — and is based on an illegal designer drug that's used for recreation, scientists in South Korea and America found, USA Today reported. Published October 14, 2013
Leon Panetta: Military readiness ‘badly damaged’ by sequester
Remember sequester cuts? In all the brouhaha on Capitol Hill about the fate of Obamacare, the fate of the budget and continuing resolutions and the fate of government’s day-to-day operations, the fallout from mandated cost-cuts has fallen under the radar – but former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised the specter on Sunday. Published October 14, 2013
Hamas seeks to relocate leadership to Iran
The leader of Hamas is taking a select few of his followers to Tehran this week in what’s being billed as a reach-out to Iran for stronger support and for permission to relocate exiled ranks to the country. Published October 14, 2013
Alec Baldwin premieres on MSNBC: Police are ‘lazy,’ God picks my women
So Hollywood leftist Alec Baldwin kicked off his premiere news talk show on MSNBC this weekend — and his signature temper tantrum-type personality kicked in quickly, with put-downs of New York's police as lazy lawbreakers with racist tendencies. Published October 14, 2013
Sarah Palin to Cory Booker: ‘Don’t be measuring the drapes’ on Capitol Hill
Former Alaska Gov. and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin jumped into the New Jersey race for Senate this weekend, lending her voice and celebrity status to her fellow GOPer, Steve Lonegan, and telling his Democratic contender to slow down — the finish line is still a ways away. Published October 14, 2013
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani calls for open doors on education
Iran's new president sent a scathing message on Monday to those in his country who would seek to limit scientific inquiry and the pursuit of higher learning: Stop it. Published October 14, 2013
London police arrest 4 on terrorism charges
Armed law enforcement officers stormed three separate sites in downtown London late Sunday and took into custody four men on terrorism-related charges. Published October 14, 2013
TV propaganda? $500K grant to sneak pro-Obamacare messages in shows
A California foundation has given an entertainment group that in part helps television writers craft their scripts a $500,000 grant to sneak in pro-Obamacare messages in upcoming shows. Published October 11, 2013
Facebook gets rid of privacy search feature — as CEO ups personal privacies
Facebook users who think that they are safe from unwanted social contacts because of tools that keeps their name from appearing on searches ought to think again. The company announced it would no longer feature that control button. Published October 11, 2013
Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards named as target for bizarre bomb plot
Police have arrested a retired chemist from Connecticut after he allegedly admitted he was planning to blow up Keith Richards, the guitarist for the Rolling Stones, and apparently had a stockpile of explosives in his home. Published October 11, 2013
Al Gore, Twitter owner? Former vice president tried to buy company
Al Gore tried to buy Twitter in 2005 in hopes of tying it with his just-launched Current TV, a new book about the social media's inception and growth revealed. Published October 11, 2013
Sen. John McCain slams GOP — but says Republicans need to stick together
Sen. John McCain — who recently referred to three of his Capitol Hill colleagues as "wackos" — has now said he's learned a valuable lesson and advises against getting personal in politics. Published October 11, 2013
Marco Rubio, Debbie Wasserman Schultz trade fire over shutdown
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz lit up the political stage this week, in a contentious, angry exchange that began when the Democratic National Committee chair accused the GOP in general for the government shutdown and in specific, Mr. Rubio and fellow senator colleague Ted Cruz. Published October 11, 2013
Republicans demand HHS answer for Obamacare website glitches
Republicans on Capitol Hill are demanding that Health and Human Service head Kathleen Sebelius answer for the massive glitches that have shadowed the Obamacare rollout — even as the White House still tries to downplay the problems. Published October 11, 2013
White House signs bill to restore military death benefits
Just hours after claiming the bill wasn’t necessary, the White House has signed onto a measure that restores the $100,000 death benefit given to families of military members killed in action. Published October 11, 2013
Pope recalls papal medal for spelling error: It’s Jesus, not ‘Lesus’
The Holy See has called for the return of thousands of his special papal medals after discovering a spelling mistake: It’s not “Lesus.” It’s Jesus. Published October 11, 2013
Libya lit up, as car bomb explodes by Swedish Consulate
A car bomb exploded Friday right outside the Swedish Consulate in Benghazi, leaving the building in shambles, government authorities said. Published October 11, 2013
Republicans kick off $10M reach-out to Hispanic voters
Republicans on the hunt for Hispanic votes kicked off a $10 million campaign to court the bloc on Thursday, hoping to find the message that resonates before the next election cycle. Published October 11, 2013
‘Duck Dynasty’ Willie Robertson: Political office is a potential
Running for a political office is a potential – just not anytime soon, said one of the stars of the popular “Duck Dynasty” show, a Christian-based reality segment of one family’s rise to riches via an invention to aid hunters. Published October 11, 2013
