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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com. 

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FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee joint hearing on "oversight of FBI and Department of Justice actions surrounding the 2016 election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 12. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Peter Strzok’s smirk a gold nugget for GOP

When Peter Strzok, shamed FBI agent, sat before Congress with his smirky, smug expression and gave smirky, smug answers to valid questions voters wanted answered, seriously now, was there anyone in America, save the anti-President Donald Trumpers and hard-core leftists, who didn't want to slap his face? Published July 17, 2018

In a Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, file photo, Franklin Graham greets guests as his father, the Rev. Billy Graham, lies in honor after a ceremony in the Capitol, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/Pool via AP, File)

Franklin Graham stands tall in face of LGBTQ-pressed censorship

The Rev. Franklin Graham is headed to the United Kingdom to preach on the spiritual pitfalls of "sex, drugs, money, even religion," but Blackpool bus company powers-who-be, facing pressure from LGBTQ activists, have pulled his advertisements about hoping in Jesus from their transit system. Published July 16, 2018

In this image from video provided by House Television, House Speaker Paul Ryan stands at the podium as he brings the House into session Wednesday night, June 22, 2016, in Washington. Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Ryan when he attempted to restore order as their protest stretched into the night. The sit-in was well into its 10th hour, with Democrats camped out on the floor stopping legislative business in the House, when Ryan stepped to the podium to gavel the House into session and hold votes on routine business. Angry Democrats chanted No bill, no break! and waved pieces of paper with the names of gun victims, continuing their protest in the well of the House even as the House voted on a previously scheduled and unrelated measure to overturn an Obama veto. (House Television via AP)

‘Divisive’ label a badge of honor for today’s conservatives

The left, whenever confronted with a hard truth about its vicious self, likes to run screaming toward the exit signs, calling out conservatives for so-called "divisive" rhetoric and over-the-top partisanship. But being called "divisive," for those of conservative ilk, anyway, should actually be regarded as a badge of honor these days. Published July 7, 2018

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney emerged in 2016 as a leading voice of anti-Trump Republicans. Mr. Trump's endorsement of Mr. Romney in his Senate bid in Utah has baffled attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Associated Press)

Republicans need to stop eating their own

It's safe to say President Donald Trump has his share of detractors and critics. But what's so puzzling to the conservatives of America -- the ones who don't party-hearty with politicos in the cesspool of Washington, D.C., that is -- are the detractors from within the ranks of Trump's own GOP. Published July 6, 2018

In this June 23, 2018, photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivers the keynote address to the Nevada Democratic Convention in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

Donald Trump slays in Montana: Pocahontas, take a DNA

President Donald Trump, during his speech in Great Falls, Montana, floated the idea of paying $1 million to charity if Sen. Elizabeth Warren would only take a DNA test to prove her so-called Native American heritage. Warren tried to fight back -- but it had all the defensive air of a fish out of water, flopping and floundering for air. Published July 6, 2018

President Donald Trump is presented by Brian Steorts, owner of Flags of Valor, an American flag made of wood, during a meeting with American business owners and their families in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Democrats hate America — and here are the numbers to prove it

Democrats hate America. That's one takeaway from a recent Gallup poll that shows only 32 percent of Dems are "extremely proud" to be an American, versus a substantially higher number of Republicans. Of course, that's a bit snarky. Published July 3, 2018

This undated file photo shows John Hancock's signature on the Declaration of Independence, which was formally signed by 56 members of Congress beginning Aug. 2, 1776. National Public Radio marked Independence Day on July 4th, 2017, by tweeting the entire declaration, but it seems some Twitter users didn’t recognize what they were reading. Some of the founders’ criticisms of King George III were met with angry responses from supporters of President Donald Trump, who seemed to believe the tweets were a reference to the current president. Others were under the impression NPR was trying to provoke Trump with the tweets. (AP Photo, File)

Happy Fourth — the wolves are inside the gate

Where once upon a time Americans as a whole fought to cast off the chains of dictatorial governance, today's youth -- ignorant, willfully blind or unconcerned about historical truths -- are busily engaged in putting us back in bondage. Published July 3, 2018

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Gov. David Ige talks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Hawaii's first public hydrogen fueling station in Honolulu. U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii plans to challenge Gov. David Ige in the gubernatorial race. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, file)

Hawaii puts ocean life before people

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is poised to sign into law a ban on popularly used sunscreens out of concerns the chemicals used within the product -- chemicals that have been deemed safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration for decades -- may harm coral reefs.Leave it to environmentalists to put ocean life before people. Published July 2, 2018

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., talk during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup session to vote on new federal judges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees the light, says no to abolishing ICE

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, took to ABC's "This Week" to tell the watching television audience that no, Immigration and Customs Enforcement should not be abolished and those who are calling for such ought to step to the back of the room and be quiet. Finally. A Democrat with a little bit of sense. Published July 2, 2018

FILE - In this March 13, 2009 file photo, students protest the shooting of an unarmed Grand Valley State University student in the "Free Speech Zone" at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. Some colleges provide so-called "free speech zones" as the only place where people can protest and distribute fliers. A student filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, against Los Angeles Pierce College, charging the community college violated his First Amendment rights in November 2016 when campus officials barred him from passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution because he wasn't in the free speech zone and because he hadn't applied to use it. (Hollyn Johnson/Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)

The thin line between denouncing speech and regulating it

A lot's been said in recent times about the dangers of fiery rhetoric, and how extreme expressions can fuel aggression and violence, leading to injuries and even death. But let's take a time-out and think where all this talk could lead. This is a tale of caution, particularly for conservatives, the keepers of the constitutional gate. Published June 30, 2018

Police block off the area around the home of a suspect who opened fire on a newspaper office in Maryland's capital earlier, in Laurel, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists at a newspaper in Maryland's capital Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said. A law enforcement official said the suspect has been identified as Jarrod W. Ramos. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman)

Jarrod Warren Ramos Twitter-harassed journalists for years, escaping censorship

Jarrod Warren Ramos reportedly ranted for years on Twitter against the staff of The Capital Gazette, sending out angry tweets, vicious messages with threatening undertones. So here's a question for the social media site that goes out of its way to boot conservatives: Why wasn't this guy similarly censored? Published June 29, 2018

A member of a group of clergy is arrested during a civil disobedience protest in front of a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Immigrant-rights advocates asked a federal judge to order the release of parents separated from their children at the border, as demonstrators decrying the Trump administration's immigration crackdown were arrested Tuesday at a rally ahead of a Los Angeles appearance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Border hypocrisies of the left

Attorney General Jeff Sessions called out critics of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" border policy on illegals as hypocrites, saying these same people who want to open America's doors wide are also going home, hunkering down and resting comfortably in their gated, walled and even armed-guarded communities. Bing. Go. Published June 28, 2018

Hillary Clinton gets pity party for Rick Lazio, but Elaine Chao? Left to fend

Remember when Hillary Clinton and all her supporters cried foul when her U.S. Senate foe, Rick Lazio, dared to cross the stage to confront her at her podium? Too bad the left won't cry the same foul when it's Elaine Chao, fighting off a horde of angry male anti-President Donald Trumpers. Published June 27, 2018

This May 6, 2018, file photo provided by the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Campaign shows candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, during a Bengali community outreach in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform, upset longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley on Tuesday in the Democratic congressional primary in New York. (Corey Torpie/Courtesy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Campaign via AP)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s socialism makes her enemy of America

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America -- a socialist -- and she just won a congressional primary in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez is by socialist nature an enemy of the American way of life. Published June 27, 2018