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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Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

North Carolina girl, 8, chides Senate candidates: Play nice

A North Carolina girl, 8, obviously fed up with hate-based politics and negative campaigning took to pen and paper to vent her frustrations and fired off a letter to her state's two Senate candidates telling them, basically, to play nice. Published October 31, 2014

Michelle Obama lends voice for robo-calls for California candidate

First lady Michelle Obama has loaned out her voice to the Democratic Party in the state of California, cutting an audio to send out last-minute recorded calls to drum up votes for Rep. Mike Honda's re-election. Published October 31, 2014

Oklahoma Christian man arrested in near-beheading of warlock

A self-proclaimed Christian man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the near-beheading of a 19-year-old acquaintance with whom he had previously argued -- over witchcraft. Published October 31, 2014

Charlie Rangel on GOP: They ‘believe slavery isn’t over’

Rep. Charlie Rangel tossed out the race card and said publicly this week that many Republicans are haters who think slavery is still alive and well. Published October 31, 2014

SUV strikes train in Illinois, killing 3 family members

Three family members were killed when the SUV they were riding in slammed into a freight train at a railroad crossing in Illinois. Published October 31, 2014

Boys, 13 and 11, sue Malaysia Airlines over death of parents in Flight 370

Two Malaysian boys, ages 13 and 11, have launched a lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines and the government over the death of their parents in the horrific March 8 plane crash of Flight 370. Published October 31, 2014

Michael Jordan opines on Obama’s golf game: ‘He’s a hack’

Basketball legend Michael Jordan was asked in an interview with Ahmad Rashad to name his dream team golfing foursome — and President Obama definitely didn't make the cut. Published October 30, 2014

Mystery drones soar over French nuclear plants

The operator of France's nuclear facilities said some mystery drones have been flying over seven of the 19 system plants in recent weeks and that police have been notified. Published October 30, 2014

Hillary Clinton takes on women’s issues for Bruce Braley

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone where Bruce Braley couldn't in the Iowa Senate race, taking on the so-called war on women for the Democrat as his Republican opponent Joni Ernst continues to outpace him in the polls. Published October 30, 2014

Palestinian’s Mahmoud Abbas: Israel’s mosque closure ‘declaration of war’

Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas has denounced Israel's closure of a mosque in East Jerusalem as "tantamount to a declaration of war." Published October 30, 2014

Chris Christie battles heckler over Superstorm Sandy: ‘Sit down and shut up’

Chris Christie, New Jersey's blunt-talking governor, didn't stand on patient ceremony with a press conference heckler, telling the Superstorm Sandy critic to sit down and keep his opinions to himself. Published October 30, 2014

Liberia’s men of God predicted Ebola death toll as God’s punishment for gays

As far back as July, religious and spiritual leaders meeting in Monrovia predicted that the Ebola crisis would only worsen if affected nations didn't take immediate steps to stave off what they concluded was a punishment from God for homosexuality. Published October 30, 2014

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay’ — it’s gift from God

Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook announced he was gay in a Bloomberg Businessweek column published Thursday. Published October 30, 2014

White House decrees for-profit colleges can’t let students get in massive debt

The White House issued new rules Thursday saying that for-profit schools are actually in charge of limiting the amount of debt that students take on to participate in career-training programs — rather than the students themselves. Published October 30, 2014

Wendy Davis’ campaign coffers running dry as Election Day nears in Texas

Wendy Davis still has a few days to go before the election, but the Texas gubernatorial hopeful is almost out of money — at least in comparison to her Republican counterpart. Published October 30, 2014

Lindsey Graham caught on tape: ‘Sorry the government’s so [expletive] up’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the favored candidate in his upcoming race against Brad Hutto, was captured by audio making jokes about Baptists, white men and even the government, dropping the f-bomb while apologizing to a behind-closed-door crowd about the state of the federal system. Published October 30, 2014

Eric Holder: I’m sorry about the subpoena to Fox News reporter

Attorney General Eric Holder said in a somewhat shocker of a statement — given the White House's reputed animosity with Fox News — that in the end, he wished he had handled the subpoena for the cable outlet's journalist, James Rosen, a bit differently. Published October 30, 2014