Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
The Associated Press fires freelancer for anti-Trump post
The Associated Press, in a near-unprecedented move for a mainstream news outlet, fired a freelance journalist it employed after it was discovered she posted anti-Donald Trump remarks on her Facebook page in 2016 -- and then sneaked into a closed Republican event and reported negatively on Kellyanne Conway. Published May 25, 2017
Donald Trump budget blasted as kid-killing — seriously?
Democrats, party of the breathless, have apparently sent out the mad dogs to rip up President Donald Trump's budget plan. And boy, have they ever ripped. Published May 25, 2017
Katy Perry’s delusional hug-a-terrorist approach
Katy Perry, pop star-turned-Hillary Clinton-gal-Friday-turned-anti-Trumpeteer, offered up the bubble of all bubble responses to the terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that left adults and kids alike dead and injured -- and it went something like this: All we need is love. Published May 24, 2017
John Brennan’s Russian-Trump testimony big nothingburger
John Brennan, former CIA director, said during congressional testimony this week that Russian officials most definitely tried to interfere in America's 2016 elections, and that he was concerned they may have recruited some of President Donald Trump's aides to help with the sabotage. More conjecture, suggestion and innuendo, once again. Nothing factual to show that Trump worked with Russia to steal the election. Published May 24, 2017
Melania Trump’s hand and the media’s nutty obsession
My goodness, Melania Trump's hand has certainly taken over the media cycle these past 24 hours or so, hasn't it? Published May 24, 2017
Milo erupts on Ariana as ‘too stupid,’ too ‘pro-Islam’
Milo Yiannopoulos, conservative writer, went on a rant against Ariana Grande on his Facebook account, calling out the pop star for her naive views of Islam. But the slam is perhaps a bit unfair. After all, Grande isn't the policy-maker for open borders and red-carpet roll-outs to migrants from terror hot spots. Published May 23, 2017
Indonesia, land of ‘moderate Islam,’ canes gay men 83 times
Muslim authorities in the Indonesia province of Aceh inflicted an 83-caning punishment on two men, age 20 and 23, for the crime of being gay. This, despite the fact Indonesia is generally known as a land of "moderate Islam." Published May 23, 2017
Trump budget a good step in pro-taxpayer direction
President Donald Trump is proposing in his "New Foundation for American Greatness" plan some of the largest cuts to government programs the country's seen in a decade, including a provision that will reign in debt and cut spending by $3.6 trillion over the next ten years. Of course, the left is already crying. Published May 23, 2017
The Associated Press outed for anti-Trump piece from leftwing activist
Another day, another media hit on President Donald Trump, it seems. Published May 23, 2017
ISIS, radical Islam rear at Ariana Grande concert
Twenty-two people were killed and another 59 injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May is calling an "appalling terrorist attack" at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena. And it wasn't long after that ISIS, surprise, surprise, claimed responsibility. Published May 23, 2017
Democrat logic: It’s fun to threaten Republicans
Most people, when they want their congressional members to hear their dissenting voices, send a letter, drop an email, leave a voicemail. Democrats? They threaten violence. Published May 23, 2017
Joe Biden, to run or not run? That is the — yawning — question
Joe Biden, former vice president, spent the better part of campaign season 2016 dodging in and out of the "yay" and "nay" camps on running for the high White House office, before ultimately falling into the latter category. And now, it seems, he's at it again. Published May 22, 2017
F-bombing Trump — the left’s new weapon of choice
Democrats with eyebrow-raising frequency have found a new tool to express their absolute distaste with President Donald Trump: Dropping the F-bomb whenever and wherever possible, in connection with his name. Published May 22, 2017
Iran laughably rips Donald Trump for spreading ‘Iranophobia’
Iran, reacting to President Donald Trump's speech at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, called out the commander-in-chief for his blunt rhetoric and accused him of harming Tehran's reputation in the Middle East. Consider this your Monday morning laugh. You're welcome. Published May 22, 2017
Notre Dame snowflakes exit, stage right, for Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence's graduation ceremony speech at Notre Dame caused quite a few students -- offended students, apparently -- to exit, stage right, and leave the event. America, meet the graduating class of 2017 -- too weak to listen to countering views. Published May 22, 2017
The art of the Trump take-down
Taking down President Donald Trump has become an art of late -- a national past-time, like going to a baseball game, or barbecuing on the Fourth of July. Published May 20, 2017
Jason Chaffetz’s right: Where’s the memo, James Comey?
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, in a Thursday "Good Morning America" interview, wondered aloud where the now-famous James Comey memos were -- and whether the fired FBI director really was going to release them for public viewing. These are good questions. The American public has a right to see the so-called evidence being used to take down President Donald Trump. Published May 18, 2017
James Comey: Higher-ups never asked for halt to FBI investigations
James Comey, just-fired FBI director, said in a Senate hearing earlier this month that he's never been asked by higher-ups to back off an investigation for political reasons, an interesting remark given the fact President Donald Trump's now being accused of that very thing. Published May 18, 2017
Tony Schwartz, ‘Art of the Deal’ co-author, backstabs Donald Trump
Tony Schwartz, the co-author of "The Art of the Deal," took to national television to speak about President Donald Trump's current state of mind. And what he said was hardly kind -- rather, it was more a betrayal of the Trump hand that fed. Published May 18, 2017
John McCain wildly proclaims ‘Watergate’ at Donald Trump’s door
Sen. John McCain, self-proclaimed Republican but not-so-secret Democrat, came out in full force against his own party's president, saying the many scandals rocking the White House lately are reaching "Watergate" proportions. Easy there, McCain. Let's reel back the rhetoric a bit and consider a more level-headed look at these so-called scandals. Published May 17, 2017
