Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Michele Bachmann votes no on ‘radical feminist’ museum near National Mall
Rep. Michele Bachmann was only one of two female congressional members — the other was Rep. Vicky Hartzler — to vote no on a proposal to build a new women's history museum near the National Mall. Published May 8, 2014
Michelle Obama’s hashtag help sign for Nigerian girls irks Twitter critics
First lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new weapon in the White House's effort to secure the release of more than 200 girls kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria — a Twitter hashtag and a photograph of herself holding a sign and wearing a sad face. Published May 8, 2014
Jesus statue on Montana ski hill sparks state fight with atheists
Montana's attorney general is digging in and says the state will not back down in a fight with atheists that's winding through the courts over a 6-foot-tall Jesus statue that has stood at the Whitefish Mountain Resort for decades. Published May 8, 2014
Ted Cruz releases 76-item list of ‘lawless’ Obama actions
Sen. Ted Cruz released a list that details 76 different ways President Obama and his administration have committed "lawless" actions: "The Legal Limit Report No. 4: The Obama Administration's Abuse of Power." Published May 8, 2014
UConn sorority suspended for making pledges act ‘like animals,’ ‘like bacon’
A sorority at UConn, Kappa Kappa Gamma, was given notice of suspension over hazing incidents that included vast amounts of alcohol and what campus administrators deemed was the humiliating treatment of pledges. Published May 8, 2014
HUD sets sights on uncovering housing discrimination against LGBTs
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will research whether members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are being discriminated against when seeking to rent apartments. Published May 7, 2014
Indicted Rep. Michael Grimm: I’m ‘one of the luckiest members of Congress’
New York Rep. Michael Grimm may be facing federal indictment — but he's feeling lucky. Published May 7, 2014
Nude ‘Virgin Mother’ statue with blood-red flesh sparks outrage on Long Island
A nude bronze statue of a pregnant woman that stands 33-feet high has Long Island villagers up in arms, even though the artist claims the structure is a rendering of "The Virgin Mother." Published May 7, 2014
U.C. professor orders ‘Ted Cruz-supporting tea [expletive]’ from class, student says
A University of California Santa Barbara student has just come forward and said her professor of black studies made it more than clear on opening day of class: No Ted Cruz-type supporters allowed. Published May 7, 2014
Nats skipper Matt Williams gives real-time radio relay of hit-and-run accident
Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams was in the middle of giving his weekly interview on a local sports radio show — apparently, while he was driving — when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. Published May 7, 2014
Feds can’t charge fees to hikers in national parks, judge rules
The U.S. Forest Service was wrong for charging fees to four park visitors who wanted to hike publicly owned land in Southern California but not use the park facilities, a U.S. District Court Judge has ruled. Published May 7, 2014
Trey Gowdy threatened with harm; Capitol Police kick off ‘active, open investigation’
Capitol Hill police are investigating emailed threats to Rep. Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina congressman tabbed to head a special panel to probe the White House's response to the Benghazi terrorist attacks. Published May 7, 2014
Lynne Cheney: Hillary Clinton prodded Monica Lewinsky essay to light
Lynne Cheney said it's more likely than not that Hillary Clinton herself was the prodding force behind Monica Lewinsky telling her side of the Bill Clinton affair in a penned Vanity Fair essay. Published May 7, 2014
NFL Roger Goodell’s ‘#AskCommish’ Q&A takes turn to the comical
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's good intentions no doubt ran awry this week, after he took to Twitter to address serious fan questions via a proffered "#AskCommish" handle -- and found that many weren't quite so somber as he would have liked. Published May 7, 2014
MSNBC faces Hispanic fire for on-air ‘abominable’ Cinco de Mayo stunt
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts was forced to issue a quick apology for an on-air Cinco de Mayo segment that featured a sombrero-wearing, tequila-swilling correspondent — a stunt seen by at least one Hispanic group as downright discriminatory. Published May 7, 2014
Fed investigator accuses EPA top dogs of running ‘rogue enforcement’ unit
The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency is due to testify before a House oversight committee on Wednesday and tell congressional members: The EPA has gone rogue and has been operating a secret enforcement unit. Published May 7, 2014
FBI agent arrested in Pakistan for weapons charge at airport
An FBI agent who tried to board a Pakistan International Airlines flight in Karachi was detained by airport police and taken to court, accused of violating the country's anti-terrorism laws. Published May 7, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, en route to U.S. rehab, turns back to Canada and now MIA
Rob Ford, the crack-smoking Toronto mayor who was poised to cross into the United States to enter a Chicago rehabilitation facility for his alcohol problem, curiously turned from the border, went back into Canada — and has now gone missing. Published May 7, 2014
Clay Aiken’s race for Congress down to wire: 40.9 percent to 39.5 percent
Clay Aiken, the North Carolinian "American Idol"-turned-congressional hopeful, was still waiting Wednesday for the final results of his primary against fellow Democrat Keith Crisco. Published May 7, 2014
Michael Jordan, former NBA star: ‘I was against all white people’
Michael Jordan of NBA fame said in a new book, "Michael Jordan: The Life," written by sportswriter Roland Lazenby, that his path to basketball stardom was anything but easy -- and that along the way, he was actually a racist. Published May 7, 2014
