Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Proctor & Gamble angers with neo-Nazi code on detergent package
The detergent company Proctor & Gamble has mistakenly placed a neo-Nazi code on promotional packages for one of its chemical washing powders — and sent them off to German markets, where shoppers are now outraged. Published May 9, 2014
North Korea’s screed: Obama is ‘a crossbreed’ with ‘figure of a monkey’
The White House has rallied in condemnation of a North Korean publication that took its racist views of President Obama to the 10th degree, calling him — once translated into English — a "clown," a "dirty fellow" and someone who ought to go live with the monkeys. Published May 9, 2014
Donald Sterling-like voice captured on new audio: ‘I’m not a racist’
A new recording has surfaced containing a voice that's purported to be of beleaguered Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling denying he's a racist. Published May 9, 2014
California moves to let gay men cite selves as ‘mother’ on birth records; lesbians as ‘father’
In California, it may soon be legal for gay men to list themselves as "mother" on birth certificates, and similarly, for lesbians to cite themselves as "father." Published May 9, 2014
‘Noah’ way! Movie blocked in China, banned by Muslim nations
Production company Paramount Pictures tried hard to cast its "Noah" movie in a secular light, stressing its "environmental message" over biblical truths — but apparently, censors in China weren't buying it. Published May 9, 2014
Even Al Qaeda decries Nigerian schoolgirl kidnappings, as 276 still go missing
Even al Qaeda has come out in opposition to the kidnappings of hundreds of Nigerian school girls, saying their abduction and planned sale into slavery does not honor Islam. Published May 9, 2014
Bill Clinton shocks with quip on Goldman Sachs CEO: ‘Slit his throat’
Bill Clinton may have been joking, but his advice to former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on what to do about banking bailout opponent Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein shocked just the same: The former president suggested taking him to a dark alley and killing him. Published May 9, 2014
Most admired first ladies: Barbara Bush, tied with Hillary Clinton
Americans told pollsters that Hillary Clinton reigns supreme as a top first lady — and Michelle Obama isn't far behind. Published May 9, 2014
Fake Mandela memorial sign interpreter freed from psych ward to cut app ad
The fake sign language interpreter for the deaf who put on a baffling yet humorous performance at the memorial service of former South African President Nelson Mandela — right on stage next to U.S. President Obama — has been set free from his psychiatric ward confines for a day to help an Israeli company cut a commercial. Published May 9, 2014
China’s new secret air force weapon: Monkeys
The People's Liberation Army Air Force has spent time and money training macaques — a form of monkey with a shorter tail — to clear the base of nesting birds, and in so doing, keep troops healthy and from harm's way, the PLA website reported. Published May 9, 2014
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on presidency: ‘I’m listening’
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he's been fielding a lot of advice and suggestions about a presidential run in 2016, and he's mulling it over — he just may make a play for it, he said. Published May 9, 2014
GOP senators push for federal ban on post-20 week abortions
Senate Republicans under the pressing of South Carolina's Lindsey Graham are using the one-year anniversary of the Kermit Gosnell abortion atrocity to press for new federal bans on the procedure, post 20 weeks. Published May 9, 2014
Golf ball-size hail to hit from Texas to Illinois: ‘Leave your car in the garage’
Golf ball-sized hail is predicted to hit in areas from Texas to Illinois on Friday, prompting at least one leading meteorologist to warn drivers: You might want to stay home and shelter your vehicle. Published May 9, 2014
Texas teen suspended for sitting during Pledge of Allegiance
A sophomore at a Texas high school was given a two-day in-school suspension for refusing to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag — something he said he does to protest the National Security Agency's spy tactics. Published May 9, 2014
Tax cheat Silvio Berlusconi begins service to Alzheimer’s patients
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, found guilty of tax fraud, began the first few hours of his community service sentence to help Alzheimer's patients on Friday. Published May 9, 2014
Louie Gohmert: Today’s climate change was 1970’s global freezing
Rep. Louie Gohmert scoffed at the recent climate change alarmism that's emanated from the White House, saying that it was only a few short years ago that today's heated rhetoric about global warming had instead focused on the opposite — global cooling. Published May 8, 2014
‘Granny Rambo’ fights off armed Detroit attackers with .45 cal gun
A Detroit grandmother has earned the family nickname of Granny Rambo after she grabbed her .45 caliber handgun — licensed and permitted — and used it to fight off two armed men who approached her in her driveway. Published May 8, 2014
Julia Roberts shocks with funeral-side admiration of sister’s drug overdose
Julia Roberts sent some shock waves through the memorial proceedings for her half-sister — Nancy Motes, who died of a drug overdose — with a reported expression of admiration for how she died, one source at the gathering told the Daily Mail. Published May 8, 2014
NSA confounds with gibberish tweet: ‘tpfccdlfdtte’
The National Security Agency's recent tweet sent the Twitter world into puzzle-solving mode, as readers wondered: What's with the "tpfcclfdtte?" Published May 8, 2014
Oops: SWAT team swarms and storms — but hits wrong family
A SWAT team on a mission to root out illegal drugs, cash and guns raided a Kalamazoo, Mich., home — only their target had moved away long ago. Published May 8, 2014
