Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Colin Powell’s rip of Donald Trump falls on deaf ears
Colin Powell, who served in the lead spot at the State Department under George W. Bush, took a nationally televised opportunity on CNN and turned it into hit job on President Donald Trump. Again. Published October 8, 2018
Democrats could use a good party cleansing
Democrats, at one time, when JFK was president, for instance, may have been able to make a sensible case for serving as a party that puts its people first, its country at the forefront, and its compass fixed directly on helping the downtrodden and forgotten of society. But those days are long gone. Published October 6, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh protesters anti-American, tilting toward mental illness
It's one thing to exercise a First Amendment right to assemble and petition the government for redress -- to "peaceably" gather together for a protest, as the exact language of this particular Bill of Right specifies. It's another thing entirely to chase senators through the halls of Congress. Published October 5, 2018
Robot sex doll brothel slimes toward Texas
A brothel of robotic sex dolls set to open shop in Texas this month hit a snag after local authorities, fueled by a field of concerned petitioners, found a building inspection gig and put a temporary stop to KinkySDollS' plans. There's a blessing in disguise. Sometimes regulation really does work for good, yes? Published October 5, 2018
Gab, the conservative alternative to Twitter, now under censor attack
Gab is the conservative alternative to Twitter. But now Gab is being attacked for its free-thinking atmosphere and hit where it hurts the most: on its fiscal bottom line. Published October 4, 2018
Republicans in fine form — finally
Republicans, it must be said, are actually showing some bold stripes on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. And it's about time, wouldn't you say? Published October 4, 2018
Sons of America, beware
As President Donald Trump noted in recent comments about the runaway train called Supreme Court Nomination, it's "a very scary time for young men in America." Yes, it is. This is no joke. Published October 4, 2018
U.N. court, laughably, orders U.S. to dump sanctions
You had me at the headline."U.S. ordered to lift some Iran sanctions by International Court of Justice," blared NBC News, above its Associated Press story. Ordered is a pretty funny word, given U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's recent takedown of another global judicial body, just last month. Published October 3, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh backlash builds, as Democrats face voter troubles
Call it the Kavanaugh Effect -- but according to a new poll, Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp are facing a bit of a voter backlash over their reluctance to support Supreme Court judicial nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Published October 3, 2018
Alexa frightens with spontaneous remark: ‘All I see is people dying’
An Amazon virtual digital assistant owner in San Francisco was just creeped out when his Alexa announced, out of the blue, "Every time I close my eyes, all I see is people dying." Say what? Published October 3, 2018
Carol Christine Fair: A Georgetown professor who wants ‘miserable deaths’ to white male GOPers
The only question to consider after reading this commentary is this: Why is this woman still employed in a teaching position? Published October 2, 2018
Kamala Harris, in the Judiciary cloak room, with letter accusing Brett Kavanaugh of rape
Subtitle this: Thanks a lot, Sen. Jeff Flake, for handing the Democrats an extra week. Now, in the midst of the FBI investigation that Flake demanded go forth against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in exchange for his confirmation vote, Sen. Kamala Harris has tossed a letter out there for consideration that comes courtesy of a woman who says she was allegedly raped by the good judge and his friend after they drove her home from a party. Published October 2, 2018
Democrats in glass house as they toss stones at Brett Kavanaugh
Judge Brett Kavanaugh has a clean background -- a point which is most troubling for the Democrats, who are trying to make a case from Christine Blasey Ford's dotted, foggy memories that his supposed sexual assaulting past ought to halt his Supreme Court nomination in its path. Their problem is: The allegations don't match. Published October 2, 2018
Jeff Flake’s astonishing admission of no principles
Sen. Jeff Flake said in an interview on "60 Minutes" that if he were running for re-election, there'd be no way he would call for the FBI to investigate Judge Brett Kavanaugh. This is astonishing. What Flake is admitting, in essence, is that he is unprincipled. Published October 1, 2018
Facebook hack exposes 50 million accounts — and a host of technology question marks
Facebook just found -- or more to truth, just acknowledged -- a glitch in its security system that allowed hackers to take control of up to 50 million accounts. There's a case-in-point of why a technological world is a vulnerable world. Published September 28, 2018
Democrats are playing chess; Republicans, go fish
Brett Kavanaugh shouldn't have had to take such a hard and lonely stand. He shouldn't have been so far out on the Republican branch, absent his Republican support system. The fact that he was brings up a larger question, a problem within the Republican Party, and it's one that goes like this: What is the GOP so afraid of? Published September 28, 2018
Hillary Clinton does television’s ‘Murphy Brown’ — badly
Hillary Clinton, once the stuff of Democratic Party presidential dreams, has now stumbled into a new gig -- the world of television sitcoms, it seems. She made a surprise appearance on "Murphy Brown." And badly, by the way. Published September 28, 2018
Lindsey Graham, man of the hour
Sen. Lindsey Graham has stepped forward among the devious political forces trying to stymy and stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, and spoken truths that need telling. Published September 28, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford ‘terrified,’ as questions abound
Christine Blasey Ford has spoken -- and first impressions? Her voice is like a little girl's. Her professional credentials are extensive. And she's scared to death at the can of worms that's been opened. And her testimony still leaves question marks in Brett Kavanaugh supporters' minds. Published September 27, 2018
Ted Cruz restaurant confrontation backfires
The uncalled-for and inappropriate verbal attack on Sen. Ted Cruz and his wife at a D.C. restaurant has backfired, it seems, and now the owners of the establishment say they're getting death threats. This is not a 'hey-ho, that's what the left gets' moment. Nobody deserves death threats. But it is a wake-up call to the Democrats. Published September 27, 2018
