Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
American Airlines throws face mask hissy fit
An American Airlines plane headed to London was more than hour into its flight when its pilot decided to turn around and head back to the departure point, Miami, because a female passenger declined to wear a face mask. What a petty, unnecessary move. Published January 21, 2022
Joe Biden, divider-in-chief: only 16 percent say he’s united America
Joe Biden, at his first presidential press conference in God knows how long, said that his administration has united the country. Good thing he also said he doesn't believe in polls. Only 16% of surveyed Americans think he's united the nation. Published January 20, 2022
Biden: Mask-less, hypocritical, incoherent, odd
President Biden took to the White House podium for a rare press conference, sporting an even rarer look -- a face absent a mask. And then he went on to say he's united the country, did a terrific job in Afghanistan and is not -- not! no matter what people say -- not Sen. Bernie Sanders. Published January 20, 2022
Biden face mask giveaway a tax-paid treat for China
President Biden is planning to give away 400 million N95 face masks to the American people as a means of fighting the spread of the coronavirus and its variants. That's "give" in quotation marks, of course. The federal government does not "give" anything away. Taxpayers do. Published January 19, 2022
Biden radicalism sends Democrat voters fleeing
In 2021, roughly 49 percent of Americans claimed allegiance to the Democratic Party, while about 40 percent leaned Republican. Fast-forward a few months and the picture has quite changed: 47 percent say they're Republican; 42 percent, Democrat. Seismic, meet shift. Published January 18, 2022
Democrats, socialists silent as billionaires reap $5 trillion COVID-19 windfall
The world's wealthiest -- the billionaires' club -- added another $5 trillion to their bottom lines during the coronavirus pandemic, even as the gap between rich and poor grew even wider. Ding, ding, ding -- are you there, Democrats? Where have all the social justice warriors gone? Published January 17, 2022
Supreme Court vaccine rulings fail to recognize God-given rights
The Supreme Court, in a moment of supreme lucidity, slapped down Joe Biden's presidential attempt to use a federal agency to bend private companies' to his executive will, via OSHA. That's great. But the split rulings fail to recognize a core American principle: God-given rights. Published January 15, 2022
America wins when Joe Biden loses
President Joe Biden has had a very bad week. That means America, at least the part of America that still believes in individual liberties and the Constitution, have had a very good week. Published January 14, 2022
Who is Ray Epps? Who is John Galt?
Who is Ray Epps? -- Sen. Ted Cruz asked. Who is John Galt? -- might as well have been the FBI's Jill Sanborn's answer. That's like saying, a la Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged"-like, "Who knows?" or "Why ask me -- how would I know?" A simple yes or no should suffice. Published January 13, 2022
Dr. Fauci tips hubris hat with ‘moron’ slam of senator
Dr. Anthony Fauci was captured in a hot mic moment calling Sen. Roger Marshall a "moron" because he didn't like being questioned about his COVID-tied financial disclosures. This says all Americans need to know about Fauci. Arrogant, disrespectful, condescending to the core. Published January 12, 2022
Donald Trump keeps on winning with minorities
If Donald Trump were to face off against Joe Biden today, minorities by a wide margin would choose Trump, according to a survey conducted by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports. That's astonishing -- right? No. Only to those who get their news from CNN et al. Published January 11, 2022
Michelle Obama enters politics with vengeance, bent on revenge
Former first lady Michelle Obama is partnering her foundation with 30 other groups to register a million new voters before the midterms. It's go time for the left. Her entry into election politicking guarantees this fight over the Electoral College is the Dems' signature campaign issue this year. Published January 11, 2022
COVID-19 stats finally take turn to truth
Massachusetts announced that hospitals in the state will start to distinguish between patients who are admitted because of COVID-19 versus patients who happen to test positive for COVID-19, but have been admitted for some other health ailment. Wow. Truth-telling. What an idea. Published January 10, 2022
Supreme peril: Future of liberty hangs in SCOTUS hands with COVID-19 vaccine cases
The U.S. Supreme Court is due, in essence, to decide whether Joe Biden's presidential dictates on COVID-19 vaccines meet the smell test of the Constitution. They don't. But the fact the nation needs the high court to tell this only underscores the intense peril Americans now face. Published January 8, 2022
FDA and its flimsy COVID-19 FOIA dodge falls flat with federal judge
The FDA was just told by a federal judge that no, it can't take 75 years to release documents showing the process of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine licensing approval -- that it has to cough up the data within eight months. That's a significant win for open-government advocates. Published January 7, 2022
Save the kids, quit the college
Nowadays, parents are better off keeping Johnny in the basement playing video games for another year. Better to rot their minds with gaming than socialist-Marxist-globalist propaganda and COVID-19-tied protocols that teach them solely to fear and obey. Published January 6, 2022
Dear Ralph Northam: Don’t let the door hit you
Northern Virginia was hit by the worst snowstorms in -- well, maybe ever, this week, leaving thousands of residents without power or heat, as temperatures dropped to below freezing, and thousands more struggling to stay alive in their stalled or otherwise stopped vehicles on Interstate 95 and the alternate north-south Route 1. And where were the Democrats? Where was Virginia's illustrious Democratic governor, Ralph Northam? Good question. Published January 6, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is textbook hypocritical socialist
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez serves a constituency that's been among the most consistently clamped in the nation when it comes to civil rights, civil liberties and civil freedoms, due to political power-grabs based on drummed-up COVID-19 fears. But does she hold herself to these same strict anti-constitutional crackdowns? Nope. Published January 5, 2022
China has a point about sissy men
The Chinese Communist Party has just kicked off a cultural campaign to make sure men are dressing and behaving like men and that the effeminate look won't cripple President Xi Jinping's push to become the leading world power. America could take a memo. Published January 4, 2022
Joe Biden has really sucky poll numbers
If President Joe Biden had any ambitions to ring in the new year with newfound favorability among Americans, he can put that dream back in the box. His most recent poll numbers show he trails Donald Trump in a fictional matchup by almost five points. How low can Joe go. Published January 3, 2022
