Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Jim Jordan, on the money: House loss is GOP’s own fault
Rep. Jim Jordan, in a letter to Republican colleagues, wrote that the GOP has only itself to blame for the loss of the House to the Democrats. Somebody give that man a gold star. Published November 12, 2018
Science’s godless problem
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking made headlines from beyond the grave this October when, seven months after his death, his presumed last book was published bearing these words: "There is no God." And with that, the already wide gap separating science and religion, physical from spiritual, got a bit wider. What a shame. Published November 8, 2018
Watch how you walk — A.I.’s got you ID’d by gait
China has just employed new "gait recognition" technology that can identify individuals by their manner of walk. This is police surveillance taken to a whole new level of frightening. Whispers are that America's airports might make a decent testing ground to bring the artificial intelligence here. Published November 7, 2018
Democrats score points — but not big win
So Democrats flipped the House and won some points. But with the Senate firmly in Republicans' control, the left is hardly in a position to crow. What has to happen next is a return to proper politicking -- a laying aside of baseball bats and a call for quieter streets. Democrats, this is up to you to do. Published November 7, 2018
MSNBC, on Monday, day before election, airs ‘vote counts’ of Florida with Gillum beating DeSantis
MSNBC, a day before the elections -- on Monday evening, before polls even opened for on-site voting -- put up a graphic on screen, on air, that showed the "vote counts" of the Florida governor's race with Democrat Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis with a 49.4 percent to 48.8 percent lead. Can you say what the heck? Published November 6, 2018
Rush Limbaugh scorches in Missouri: ‘Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia’
Rush Limbaugh took to the stage in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to introduce President Donald Trump -- and in classic blunt and bold fashion, laid out the real case of why Democrats are so violent and angry these days. "The Democrats haven't even accepted that they lost the election in 2016," he said. Precisely. Published November 6, 2018
Civil discourse tough when media goes mad for money
CNN's go-to so-called conservative pundit Ana Navarro -- go-to only because she calls herself a conservative but hates Donald Trump with a passion, and that makes her a golden egg in the eyes of the left-leaning media -- called the president a "racist pig" on national television. Published November 6, 2018
Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity — all 3 at 1 rally
President Donald Trump is due to deliver a rally speech in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Monday -- and appearing at the scene with him will be radio legend Rush Limbaugh and Fox News favorite Sean Hannity. Talk about a trio of star power politicking. Published November 5, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh’s lying accusers should be thrown in jail
Forty interviews later and investigators have found nothing -- nil, zilch, nada, zero -- substantiating the sexual harassment and assault claims made by women against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. These accusers, these lying accusers -- send 'em to jail. That's where they belong. Published November 5, 2018
Pray for peace, but be prepared for war
Martin Luther King Jr. said in his December 1964 Nobel Lecture that the further humankind goes in terms of material gain, the further humankind drifts on spiritual matters. Wise words. Relevant words for these times. Published November 3, 2018
Hondurans in caravan file ridiculous suit against Donald Trump
A dozen migrants heading toward the United States with intent to storm across its borders -- a la "we have a right to be here!" -- kicked off a lawsuit against President Donald Trump this week, alleging he's violating their Fifth Amendment due process rights. Really. Published November 2, 2018
Borders used to be borders for Democrats, too
Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton -- all these then-Senate Democrats voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006 authorizing, in the words of the legislation, "operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States." Published November 2, 2018
A.I. to stop religious wars misses mark with premises
Oxford University researchers have devised what they say is a new artificial intelligence program that will help predict and possibly prevent religious violence around the world. It's based on psychological programming that starts with the premise that all people are naturally peaceful. And that's where the software goes wrong. Published November 1, 2018
It’s not words, it’s morals
It used to be that sticks and stones would break bones, but names would never hurt. Apparently, to the left, though, words are worse than ISIS. Published November 1, 2018
Paul Ryan’s disingenuous denouncement of Donald Trump
Speaker Paul D. Ryan came out in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's widely reported claim to be in the works on an executive order to halt Anchor Baby Syndrome and said, hey you can't do that, followed quickly by this: Republicans got this. Except really, they don't. They haven't, despite the opportunities that have presented. Published October 31, 2018
Consumer confidence soars — and all the Democrats go, gulp
Consumer confidence just hit an 18-year high, from 135.3 in September to 137.9 in October. And all the campaigning Democrats go, gulp. Published October 30, 2018
Hey Barack Obama, Donald Trump’s got your pen and phone
With one quick flick of the writing hand wrist, President Donald Trump could very well put an end to one of America's most contentious, most divisive immigration practices -- anchor babies. Well, well, well, it's like the era of Barack Obama coming to bite Democrats in the butt, now isn't it? Published October 30, 2018
Lester Holt’s whiteface, Jimmy Kimmel’s blackface — it’s all good for liberals
Megyn Kelly came under fire by her NBC bosses for saying that blackface, during her growing up years, was barely a blink on the politically correct radar during Halloween time, and for questioning why a white woman who darkened her face while wearing a Diana Ross costume was assumed to be racist. But it's OK for NBC's nighttime anchor Lester Holt to wear a whiteface to mimic British pop star Susan Boyle? Published October 30, 2018
Sam’s Club paves path to A.I.-driven, human-free shopping
Shopping minus the cashiers -- minus the humans, even. That's where retail is headed, in large part due to the Walmart-owned Sam's Club opening of a new technologically savvy store that offers shoppers the option to check out without having to stand in line, without having to engage in human contact, without even having to remember what they came into the shop to buy. Published October 30, 2018
McDonald’s murderous shooter stopped by armed dad
A dad with a gun put a stop to a shooter who opened fire and injured several -- including the father and one of his sons -- inside a McDonald's restaurant in Alabama. Once again: The Second Amendment saves. Published October 29, 2018
