Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Wedding cake makers can deny gays: California judge
Three words that rarely go together -- "sanity" and "California court" -- and yet a judge in the Golden State just ruled in favor of a Christian cake baker who didn't want to put her creative talents to work for a marrying same-sex couple. Published February 7, 2018
Doritos’ chick chips the ultimate in ridiculous
Doritos has determined that its chips' market needs a new model, one that's particular to those of the female persuasion, and so food engineers employed by the company have come up with a less messy, less noisy, less crunchy alternative. Chips for chicks. Sure, it has a certain ring to it. But is this truly a market need? Who knew this was even a true market want? Published February 5, 2018
John McCain shoots down wall funding in new DACA deal
Sen. John McCain is reportedly joining with Democratic colleague Christopher Coons to introduce legislation that gives Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals' illegals a path to citizenship, but denies President Donald Trump his funding to build a wall. McCain giving the Democrats what they want at the expense of the Republicans -- now there's something you don't see every day, right? Not. Published February 5, 2018
Donald Trump has Christians and evangelicals — get over it
Quit putting evangelicals into a box. If anything could sum up a proper response to all the media gaggles going on about Christians and evangelicals and their continued support of President Donald Trump it's this: Stop trying to stuff Jesus believers into a tight little box. Published February 3, 2018
Ann Coulter, NBC’s fun idea of a rape victim
One of NBC's latest "Law & Order: SVU" episodes showed a horrific rape of a conservative pundit who coincidentally happened to look like Ann Coulter, who coincidentally happened to talk about "liberal snowflakes" in a speech, who coincidentally happened to talk about deporting so-called "Dreamers." If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, right? It's fun to rape conservatives -- that seems to be NBC's messaging on this one. Published February 2, 2018
Vermont school fuels racism with Black Lives Matter flag-raising
A school in Vermont raised the Black Lives Matter flag in honor of Black History Month. This school is fueling, not soothing or solving, racism. Talk about special interest. Only 18 of the 350 or so students who attend are even black. Published February 2, 2018
Donald Trump’s ‘Dreamer’ deal puts the squeeze on Democrats
President Donald Trump told a listening State of the Union country that part of his border and immigration plan included a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegals currently in America. And Trump-voting conservatives may be angry. But fact is, the announcement put the border issue squarely in the Democrats' court. The left will either have to concede on other key border control matters -- or admit hypocrisy. Published February 1, 2018
Frank Luntz, former Trump hater: ‘I owe Donald Trump an apology’
Pollster Frank Luntz isn't exactly known around political town as a fawning admirer of President Donald Trump. In fact, the two engaged in a somewhat nasty public spat in 2015, with the latter accusing the former of using his polling position to "shake him down" and derail his presidential aspirations. But now, post-State of the Union, 2018? It's a smiley new world. Published January 31, 2018
Nancy Pelosi wins State of Union award for ‘Most Dour Face’
President Donald Trump delivered what most hailed as a very strong State of the Union speech that hit the high points, addressed the low points and soothed and smoothed over the partisan points -- and through it all, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi managed to maintain a scowl. Bluntly put, the woman looked pissed. Published January 31, 2018
Chris Christie, ABC debut: ‘Mueller is not someone to be trifled with’
Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and failed presidential candidate, has a new gig as a paid political contributor for ABC News. And in his first television appearance in this new role, he sent a subtle warning President Donald Trump's way that went like this: Don't testify before special counsel Robert Mueller -- the guy's dangerous. Published January 30, 2018
Democrats’ war on words
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand went on "The View" on ABC and told the watching world that the phrase "chain migration" was a "racist slur." It's not a racist slur. It's a couple of words that describe an immigration reality. Saying "chain migration" is racist is akin to calling "educational tool" discriminatory, or "scientific theory" misogynist. It is what it is. Published January 30, 2018
State of the Union boycotts are divisive, dumb
President Donald Trump's State of the Union is just hours away -- and that means, in the eyes of the left, let the protesting begin. A growing list of Democrats have announced they won't be attending this all-so-important presidential address. But why not? Published January 30, 2018
Millennials, 63 percent, say Donald Trump blows, and they can do better
Sixty-three percent of millennials think America's headed in the wrong direction, 63 percent think President Donald Trump is doing a poor job of leading -- that he pretty much blows as commander-in-chief -- and 61 percent say Congress is doing a pretty crappy job, too. Meanwhile, the majority of 'em think they can do better at politics, and change the country for the good. Published January 29, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. grabs last Grammy laugh
Hillary Clinton made a cameo performance at the 60th annual Grammy Awards -- but it wasn't to hand out any award. No. Clinton was there -- by video, actually -- to bash President Donald Trump. But Don Trump Jr. actually grabbed the last laugh, via Twitter. Published January 29, 2018
Doomsday Clock scream of ‘danger!’ falls flat on anti-Trump face
Much has just been made in the media about the figurative ticking time bomb that's about to blow up the world -- the one that arrived when the Doomsday Clock reset its hands to two minutes before midnight.But let's not read too much into it. One of the clock setters' biggest concerns seems to be President Donald Trump's rhetoric. Published January 27, 2018
Hillary Clinton rallies ‘b—ches supporting b—ches’ in odd video
Hillary Clinton wants all the feminists of the world to know she is thankful for their support. Well and good. But it's the way she does it that's a -- well, it's freaking odd, that's what it is. Published January 27, 2018
Facebook quizzed to dish on Russia-Trump collusion
Democratic members of Congress recently turned to Facebook, Twitter, Google to find evidence -- anything, please anything! -- that could tie President Donald Trump to Russia and allow them to make the legal case that he, or his campaign teammates, colluded to steal the election from Hillary Clinton, it's been revealed. Title this one: When Big Government Meets Big Brother. Published January 26, 2018
George Soros, man of failed prophecies, predicts Donald Trump ‘danger’ to soon ‘disappear’
George Soros, the billionaire who likes to paint himself as a philanthropist to poor people but who really has a much more selfish and self-interested history of manipulating currencies to his benefit, slammed President Donald Trump and his administration during a speech in Davos as dangerous -- and then added this snark: But at least this White House won't be around that long, he said. Read it and laugh. Soros isn't exactly known for his prophetic powers. Published January 26, 2018
Porn-ster in the Pentagon: Ari Chivukula, ‘Queer Church’ co-founder, a DOD digi-tech
A guy named Ari Chivukula works at the Pentagon as a digital services expert. His employment wouldn't be an eye-opener in the least except that while serving in this Department of Defense capacity, Chivuluka also maintains his position as co-founder of "Queer Church," a title that puts him, as his LinkedIn page described, right smack in the pits of the porn industry. Published January 25, 2018
Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ message in Davos — gotta love it
This is why President Donald Trump's base will not abandon him, no matter how many calls to impeach rattle the mainstream media -- no matter how many Russia collusion and obstruction allegations surface: The bold commander-in-chief is taking an "America First" message to Davos. Published January 25, 2018
