Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
George Floyd doesn’t a ‘systemic racism’ make
George Floyd, by video accounts, died a horrific, even murderously minded death at the hands of an uncaring police officer who locked his black victim against the pavement for several painful minutes, knee on neck, as the life seeped from his body. But that doesn't mean all police hate blacks. Published June 4, 2020
Drew Brees takes patriotic, righteous — lonely — stand for America
Drew Brees needs support. It's the last chance to save a U.S. pastime from devolving into a pot of anti-American vitriol where police are painted as enemies, the country is painted as inherently racist, the Constitution is pounded as unjust, and the game -- remember the game? -- is just another platform to air political grievances. Published June 4, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts and his tortured church logic
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. had a chance to make a stand for America's founding, for America's notions of limited government, for the concept of rights in this country coming from God, not government -- and he blew it. Big time. Published June 4, 2020
Democrats love the violence
The violence taking place on America's streets right now, and for the past few days, wouldn't be -- that's to say, there wouldn't be any -- except for one small teeny-weeny bitty bit of fact: Democrats want it. Democrats love the chaos. Horrible as it seems, the riots are being used by Democrats as a crisis that shouldn't be put to waste. Published June 3, 2020
Democrats, on coronavirus vaccine, emerge as sheep
A new poll from ABC News/Washington Post found 71% of Americans would either definitely or probably take a vaccine against the coronavirus -- but that group is comprised mostly of Democrats. By and large, conservatives, Republicans and Christians said they'd refuse. The takeaway? Baa-baa. Democrats are sheep. Published June 3, 2020
George Floyd a powder keg for pent-up COVID-19 angst
Social protests on behalf of George Floyd have escalated to the point of riotous. This is what happens when video surfaces showing cavalier police abusing a suspect to the point of death. But this is also what happens when you shut down schools, shut down sports and lock an entire nation of youth in their homes for months on end. Published June 2, 2020
Face mask frenzy a boon for Antifa types
America's youth have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, in New York City, in Washington, D.C., and more, setting fires, burning businesses, looting stores, tossing Molotov cocktails and fighting police. And they're doing it with the aid and assistance of mandated, recommended or acceptably worn facial coverings. Published June 1, 2020
Executive orders are ruining the country
Enough with the executive orders already. They're killing the Constitution; destroying the rule of law; upsetting the already delicate balance among legislative, executive and judicial branches; and seriously, setting the nation's course down a path of political and cultural upheaval. They're turning the Constitution into a mockery. Published May 30, 2020
Valerie Jarrett tips COVID-19 crisis end game as nationwide ‘vote-by-mail’
Valerie Jarrett, former White House whisperer in the Barack Obama administration, said on MSNBC that "vote-by-mail" should be the way to go in each and every state for elections this November. And forever after, for that matter. And with that, the left tipped its hat to its "never let a crisis go to waste" COVID-19 end game. Published May 29, 2020
COVID-19 kills 3 kids, flu kills 176 kids: Any questions?
President Donald Trump has called for the nation's schools to open this fall; the left, predictably enough, has fought back, characterizing such a viewpoint as mad -- mad! -- in the face of COVID-19 risks to children. But Trump's right. Keeping schools closed any longer would be all politics, all fear-fueled nonsense, zero science. Published May 28, 2020
U.S. coronavirus death toll a minuscule 0.03% of American population
Look at recent headlines and it's as if COVID-19 were sweeping across the nation as some sort of grisly ghost of death, leaving piles of bodies in the morgues, piles of bodies in the nursing homes, piles of bodies in the hospitals -- even piles of bodies in the streets. But do the math and the truth is far less earth-shattering. Published May 28, 2020
COVID-19 immunity clause sets dangerous stage for citizens
The government has exempted itself and all its willing COVID-19 product-developing partners from any sort of liability for mistakes, misconceptions, misunderstandings about proper usage -- from anything that could come back to bite. In other words, for the little guy, the private citizen: There's no means of suing. Published May 28, 2020
Anthony Fauci as skilled a politician as they come
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House's coronavirus task force, said in a recent Senate panel that when it comes to giving COVID-19 direction, he's all medicine and science, all the time -- zero politics, zero economics. What a crock of crock. Published May 27, 2020
Ralph Northam and his banana republic face mask mandate
Gov. Ralph Northam issued an order from his governor's mansion in Virginia requiring individuals to wear face masks as a condition of entering any enclosed space. But boy, what a monkey-like, banana republic gymnastic jump over rule of law he did. And if not rule of law -- certainly, spirit of law. Published May 27, 2020
CDC, Democrats, leftists go full-steam communist on contact tracing
Beware the contact tracing. The government wants it believed contact tracing is nothing but a simple friendly means of making sure Americans are protected from COVID-19, both now and in the future. But really, it's a frightening tracking and surveillance program that gives government near-total control of citizens. Published May 26, 2020
Tough love for Donald Trump on COVID-19
On MAGA, on America First principles, Trump hasn't disappointed. Then came the coronavirus. And the mighty Trump has stumbled, taking with him an entire nation of suffering Americans -- minus the hand-rubbing gleeful Democrats using COVID-19 to best political advantage, of course. America needs Trump to be Trump. Published May 23, 2020
Anthony Fauci and his not-so-true claim about ‘safe’ COVID-19 vaccine
Anthony Fauci told NPR in a one-on-one interview that it was "conceivable" America could start to produce for consumer use a "safe" and "effective" vaccine for the coronavirus by year's end. That's absurd. Absurd and false. Americans concerned about their health should consider staying away from this shot. Published May 22, 2020
Mississippi church burning a disgusting, dangerous act of COVID-19 fear
A Mississippi church fighting to reopen amid COVID-19 crackdowns has been burned to the ground, an apparent product of arson. A message found by investigators at the scene read, "Bet you stay home now you hypokrits." This is what happens when a population is driven by fear, not reason. Published May 22, 2020
Coronavirus overkill, as stats, new facts belie panic
The more Americans learn about the science and medical expertise behind the shut-down, the more it becomes evident: the scientists and medical experts hardly deserve the platform they've been given. They're "experts," with an asterisk. Published May 21, 2020
COVID-19 is just the beginning
A memo from the Pentagon that was just leaked warns that Department of Defense officials have been quietly working on the assumption that COVID-19 could be a factor on America's economy and political fronts until, get this, well into 2021. Yawn. No kidding. You don't say. Published May 21, 2020
