Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Left will have to soften or self-destruct
The left has overreached on gun control -- on using the Parkland, Florida, shooting horror as a crisis political tool -- and the only way out is to walk back the tough talk and soften on anti-Second Amendment and anti-free speech rhetoric, or self-destruct. Published April 3, 2018
Larry Elder’s brilliant expose of David Hogg-Laura Ingraham hullabaloo hypocrisy
It's been several days since Fox News host Laura Ingraham offered an apology to student gun control activist David Hogg for characterizing him as whiney on Twitter. And it's been a couple of days since Hogg told Ingraham, via national television, sorry, your apology is unacceptable -- and now you must denounce your employer or face the continued wrath of calls for advertiser boycott. Well, the battle lines have been drawn anew. Published April 2, 2018
New York Magazine sideswipes Donald Trump with pig snout portrayal
No, really, New York Magazine, tell us how you feel. The April 2 edition of the magazine shows the broadly smiling face of President Donald Trump with a massive pig snout as a nose. Cue "Twilight Zone" music and imagine, if you will, a magazine cover of the broadly smiling Barack Obama with a huge pig nose. Is that OK? Just a sidebar to consider. Published April 2, 2018
Yes, there is a hell — and thank God for that
Yes, indeed, there is a hell, a place where unrepentant souls go for eternal suffering. And really, thank God for that -- because without a hell, there'd be no heaven. Published March 31, 2018
Army basic training, lame for years, finally poised to toughen
The Army is reportedly mulling a toughening of basic training standards so recruits are better equipped to face the rigors of combat. This is a good idea -- an about time idea, in fact. Published March 30, 2018
Fear factor or not, the robotic dentists are coming
A new survey says dental patients, by and large, don't want to see a white-coated robot wielding a drill any time soon -- but they will take a 'bot before human for certain procedures, particularly if it saves them money. A robot as dentist? Hmm. Not a bad idea -- unless, of course, you're one of the bazillions of the world who absolutely fears the dentist chair. Published March 30, 2018
Donald Trump’s rising popularity only confounding to elites
President Donald Trump's approval numbers have just jumped. And it's not that difficult to see why. This is the direct fallout of positive White House economic moves coupled with rebound resistance to the overreach of the media and political left to paint Trump as all that ails the world. Published March 29, 2018
#ProLifeWalkout a tit for tat to the left
Move over left. And be silent and accommodating -- at least as accommodating as for the "March For Our Lives" walk-outs. A #ProlifeWalkout, started by a 17-year-old California student named Brandon Gillespie, is now set for April 11 at spots around the nation. Published March 29, 2018
Sorry, ‘Senadora’ Dianne Feinstein, sorry CAIR: Trump’s census switch not ‘white supremacist’
What a hullabaloo President Donald Trump's decision to add a citizenship question back to the census survey has created. And why? Simply this: Because the left knows that illegals might fear filling out the census if they have to check off illegal on the citizenship box. And that means fewer dollars for Democratic leaning communities -- as well as possibly, fewer Democratic voices in Congress. Published March 28, 2018
Democrats, 39 percent, do indeed want to repeal Second Amendment
Fully 21 percent of Americans and 39 percent of Democrats think a repeal of the Second Amendment is sane. That's according to a poll taken back in February by the Economist/YouGov. Founding Fathers warned that an uneducated citizenry would never be able to maintain a republic. Well, here we are. Published March 28, 2018
Planned Parenthood affiliate hits new low with tweet at Disney crowd
The Planned Parenthood of Keystone in Pennsylvania, put up a tweet -- and rapidly deleted it -- that called for Disney movie makers to include a princess character who's had an abortion. It takes a twisted mind to go this low. And the $1.3 trillion omnibus just passed by Republicans funded this vicious agency? Published March 28, 2018
John Paul Stevens, ex-SCOTUS justice, shocks with call to repeal 2nd Amendment
File this under Holy Cow -- a former justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is actually out and about calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment. Who? None other than John Paul Stevens, who served from 1975 to 2010. Published March 27, 2018
Jimmy Carter’s distaste for John Bolton a good sign
So former President Jimmy Carter can't stand John Bolton as national security adviser -- and that's supposed to be a concern? Listen up. Any member of government who deals with foreign policy who receives a thumbs-down from Carter is golden. It's only when Carter approves that we should worry. Published March 27, 2018
Children should be seen and not heard
Decades ago, the prevailing attitude -- the oft-expressed attitude -- of parents toward their little ones was that children should be seen and not heard. Harsh and humbling as that sounds, fact is, we could use a bit more of this adult-driven 'tude today. Published March 27, 2018
America, Israel should quit ‘sham’ U.N. Human Rights Council
It's high time America and Israel quit the "sham" United Nations Human Rights Council. Published March 26, 2018
Artificial intelligence taking over real estate — but what about the cookies?
Title this, Real Estate Agent: What Job Not to Seek as a Career. That's because artificial intelligence is steadily creeping into the sector, replacing humans with machines that allow buyers a faster, cheaper and -- some would argue -- stress-free way of finding that perfect home. Published March 26, 2018
Stormy Daniels, the ‘news cycle America deserves’
Perhaps the best tweet from all of the twitterings that tore up Twitter during and after the already-infamous Stormy Daniels sex tell-all on "60 Minutes" on CBS went, in part, like this: "This is the news cycle America deserves." Published March 26, 2018
The D.C. swamp is alive, well and flush with $1.3 trillion
Congress, led by Republicans, passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill to keep the government operational through the end of the fiscal year, September 30. And on this, the only clear winners are the swamp creatures slinking about Capitol Hill, the ones who pretend at fighting for the good for the country while robbing all that's truly good for the country. Published March 24, 2018
Roseanne Barr to Jimmy Kimmel: Yeah, I voted Trump ‘cause left went nuts’
Roseanne Barr told Jimmy Kimmel on a recent "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" segment that yes, indeed, she voted for Donald Trump for president -- and she did so because the left went so far left that it left even liberals like her buzzing. It's such fun when liberals turn on their own, even when the tone is joking. Published March 23, 2018
John Bolton, a real ‘America First’ kinda guy
John Bolton has been criticized as a hawk, condemned by the left for shrugging in the face of overseas' threats and countering warlike talk with warlike talk. But that makes him a perfect fit for Trump's team. Published March 23, 2018
