Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Gun control’s snaky sneak into omnibus
Lawmakers in the Republican-led Congress managed to sneak into the $1.3 trillion omnibus that's due for passage this week a measure that strengthens background checks on gun buyers. And what's worse -- what's the bigger 'diss to voters and the constitutional process -- is that the gun control provision is one and the same as a bill that previously stalled in Congress. Published March 22, 2018
Republicans’ $1.3 trillion ‘pass it to read it’ boondoggle
Republicans, following months of negotiations, finally came up with an omnibus spending bill, and in a word, it "sucks." It's 2,232 pages of $1.3 trillion taxpayer expenditures. And lawmakers only have until Friday to pass it, or face yet another shutdown. Published March 22, 2018
Google’s $300 million fight against fake — err, conservative — news
Google just kicked off a new initiative to fight what it regards as fake news. But the lofty goals described by company executives are very likely code for the greater one: kicking off and keeping out the conservative voices. Published March 22, 2018
Donald Trump hits the heartbeat, tells GOP go ‘further right’
President Donald Trump told Republicans during a recent party fundraising dinner that the way to win big at the ballot box was to go right -- politically speaking, that is. In other words, he cautioned: Don't cave on the conservative principle. He's absolutely correct. Published March 21, 2018
Gregory Salcido, anti-military teacher, fired — and good riddance
A teacher with the El Rancho Unified School District in Southern California named Gregory Salcido was fired after Board of Education members decided his anti-military comments caught on tape were so vicious that they -- as well as he -- didn't belong in the classroom. Apparently, the good guys do win once in a while. Published March 21, 2018
Mike Pompeo’s Jesus-loving reputation brings strength
Mike Pompeo, secretary of state nominee, is sparking some worry among the high-brow crowd because he believes in Jesus and thinks Christianity is the way to go. Let the nail-biters gnash and gnaw. This is what makes America great, and what will continue to keep America great -- the fight of the faithful to bring biblical principles out of the pews and into public life. Published March 21, 2018
Americans, by and large, believe they’re being watched
The majority of Americans nowadays believe they're being watched by their own government. Give it a generation, and that finding will read like this: The majority of Americans now believe it's OK for their government to watch them. And then the police state will be complete. Published March 20, 2018
Uber notes ‘sad news’ of killing lady with driverless car
Uber, on the heels of learning one of its cars that was operating in driverless mode had mowed down a pedestrian and killed her, sent out a tweet that in essence said: Hey, we're thinking of ya. Sorry for the killing -- almost, anyway. But don't worry. We've got researchers on the scene. Published March 20, 2018
Privacy pitfalls of artificial intelligence-fueled health care hard to ignore
Artificial intelligence may provide a world of convenience when it comes to suggesting which purchases an Amazon user might want to next make, or what song titles a Pandora listener might also enjoy clicking. But when it comes to AI in the health field, America should tread carefully. The pitfalls, particularly in the area of personal privacies, could very well outweigh the benefits. Published March 20, 2018
Marco Rubio on wrong side of Andrew McCabe firing
Sen. Marco Rubio said during an NBC "Meet the Press" appearance that the truth-challenged ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe should have been allowed to retire, peacefully and pension-ready, rather than face the firing squad of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. And that right there is what's wrong with the political class in Washington, D.C. Published March 19, 2018
Jim Carrey’s attack on Sarah Huckabee Sanders exposes misogyny of left
The left always likes to boast how much it loves the women -- loves the Women's Rights, the equal rights, the gender equality and such -- while simultaneously condemning the right as a bunch of flaming misogynists. Yet time after time, it's those on the left who offer up the least flattering characterization of women. Jim Carrey's the latest. Published March 19, 2018
Student anti-gun walkouts — a get out of class free card
Honestly, if school were a Monopoly game, National School Walkout day could very well have been the class equivalent of the Get Out of Jail Free card. Published March 17, 2018
Joe Scarborough crows Donald Trump ‘doomed to fail’
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough unleashed a scathing commentary against President Donald Trump in a Washington Post opinion piece, calling out the Republican as pretty much a political aberration, "doomed to fail." Hmm. Can you say President Hillary Clinton? No, we can't, either. Published March 16, 2018
Bill Gates: ‘I don’t agree with the America first rhetoric’
Bill Gates, whose private fortune was planted and sown in the garden called Capitalism -- the particular brand of America's economy, dontcha know -- just came out swinging about President Donald Trump's "America first" mantra. The billionaire, it appears, doesn't agree. He thinks Trump's signature mantra unfairly cuts into foreign aid budgets and that the way to greatness is paved with more and larger taxpayer handouts. Published March 15, 2018
Ahmed Mohamed, ‘Clock Boy,’ shut down again, hopefully for good
Ahmed Mohamed, better known as "Clock Boy" -- better known as the tool by which Barack Obama was able to advance his narrative of an anti-Muslim America -- just lost yet another of his family's court cases. And for the love of God, please let this be the last. Published March 15, 2018
Illegals die fleeing ICE, leaving 6 orphaned — and no, it’s not Donald Trump’s fault
Here's yet one more reason to crack down on borders and keep out those who aren't supposed to be in-country at all: Children become orphans. A man and a woman, believed to be illegals, were killed in a car crash while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Published March 15, 2018
America’s love affair with Israel grows under Donald Trump
The left likes to try to sell the line that the Palestinian Authority loves the Israelis, welcomes peace and wants nothing more than a harmonious agreement that allows both peoples to live side-by-side, in perpetual prosperity -- oh yes, and that President Donald Trump's announced move of the U.S. Embassy to Israel from Tel Avid to Jerusalem kills that plan. But apparently, the line isn't selling. Published March 15, 2018
Joy Behar apology shows Christian, conservative strength in numbers
Joy Behar has finally apologized. It took a month, but she finally did it. And you know why? Because viewers, up in arms about her anti-Christian comment, rallied and protested. Lesson learned? Yes, Christians and conservatives: You do have a voice. Published March 14, 2018
Beverly Hills’ best: Mexican-flag wavers demanding impeachment
The best and brightest that Beverly Hills has to offer went on full display just recently, as President Donald Trump touched down in Los Angeles for a Republican event. And by that, it's meant: Angry protesters waving Mexican flags and demanding impeachment took to the streets and waved around anti-Trump signs. Published March 14, 2018
Edward Snowden: CIA’s Gina Haspel guilty on ‘torture’
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who started a whistleblowing nightmare for America's government, reacted with swift outrage to President Donald Trump's pick for Mike Pompeo's CIA replacement. On Twitter, Snowden wrote of Gina Haspel: "The new CIA director was a key part of the torture program." Published March 13, 2018
