Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
‘Red flag’ laws bring loads of problems
President Donald Trump, along with several notables in the Republican Party -- including Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas -- have floated so-called "red flag" laws as a means of stopping mass shootings in the United States, saying that if we can keep the mentally ill from buying and owning firearms, well then, that should curb much of the violence. On the surface, this sounds like common sense. But caveat: Who decides who's mentally unfit? Published August 6, 2019
Donald Trump is now the ‘dark sorcery of racial hatred,’ too
MSNBC's Chris Hayes just called out Donald Trump out for his "dark sorcery of racial hatred" and the "well of evil" he promotes with his rhetoric. And then the cameras panned to Marianne Williamson as she stirred a large black cauldron of smokey concoction while chanting, "Begone, oh dark psychic force of collectivized hatred!" Published August 6, 2019
Why shooters shoot
Democrats would have it believed -- fervently wish and hope and dream that it could be believed -- that every time a horrendous shooting takes place in this country, it's due to the existence of the Second Amendment. But the reasons for the shootings have little to do with the guns themselves and everything to do with evil. Published August 6, 2019
Walmart weirdly under the gun to stop selling guns
Walmart, the site of an El Paso, Texas, shooting that left at least 21 dead, is now facing concerted pressure to stop selling firearms -- a la Dick's Sporting Goods. It makes no sense. But on social media, it's a plea that sounds good -- that sounds caring and compassionate and as if people are Doing Something to stop the killing. Published August 5, 2019
Gun-carry rights must be strengthened, expanded
What's needed are more right-to-carry laws in schools, in churches, in government buildings -- in all the areas those with intent to harm are well aware are currently Gun Free Zones, i.e. Sitting Duck Zones, in the minds of the would-be killers. Published August 5, 2019
Democrats, in a field of 24, still have nobody
If anything can be gleaned from watching the Democrats debate, it's this: President Donald Trump doesn't have much to worry about when it comes to his reelection. Bluntly, you know you've got a candidate problem when, in a field of 24, the perceived best chance of beating Trump is -- Michelle Obama. The one who's not running. Published August 3, 2019
Michael Savage, banned from U.K., makes new case for entry
Radio giant Michael Savage, who's been outright banned from the United Kingdom for 10-plus years, sent, through his attorney, an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to reverse course and toss out the ban. And indeed Johnson should. It's high time these ridiculous claims leveled in 2009 against Savage -- an icon of American media, a friend to the cause of the patriot -- be removed. Published August 2, 2019
Joe Biden’s ‘Joe30330.com’ nightmare
By now, everybody knows of Joe Biden's latest gaffe -- that of botching his own debate closer, the part where he's supposed to plug his presidential run, the part where he told a listening CNN audience that "if you agree with me, go to Joe 30330 and help me in this fight." Text much, guy? Published August 1, 2019
Environmental hypocrisy of Google Camp elites
Google Camp is hosting several high-brow celebrity names and Hollywood types at an event in Sicily, Italy, to talk about the travesties of climate change. But the bigger, albeit shush-shush, hush-hush-now, news deals with the travel arrangements for these bigwigs. Apparently, according to Italian media, they arrived on private jets. Published August 1, 2019
Marianne Williamson’s ‘granola whacky’ ‘dark psychic force’ warnings
Note to Marianne Williamson: Calling out President Donald Trump as a "dark psychic force," for example, probably isn't the best phrase to utter when one is already regarded, by even those on the left, by even, say, comedian Sarah Silverman, as "granola whacky." Published July 31, 2019
John Delaney’s Democratic debate moment
John Delaney, the ex-congressman from Maryland, the past co-founder of Health Care Financial Partners, the current presidential candidate in a field of two dozen, did the impossible in the recent CNN-televised debate: He managed to emerge as a Not A Loon. Not A Loons are very special breeds of Democrats -- nearly extinct. Published July 31, 2019
‘Christian’ group — and that’s ‘Christian’ in quotes — warns of faith-based nationalism
Christians Against Christian Nationalism, a movement driven by church leaders, just put pen to paper to warn Americans that "Christian nationalism" is becoming a concern because, in their words, it often serves as a cover for "white supremacy and racial subjugation." Sounds dire. Until you peer past the curtain, that is. Published July 30, 2019
Americans at long last awakening to dangers, darkness of Big Tech
A new survey from Pew Research shows that the number of Americans who view Big Tech through star-studded eyes has fallen the last four years -- by 21%, no less. It's about time. Published July 30, 2019
Siri’s secret sneak peek of your ‘sexual encounters’
File this under "Yet Another Reason To Keep Siri Voice Assistant Out Of Your Home." A whistleblower who works for Apple, the maker of Siri, said the voice assistant can accidentally activate during the most private of times -- like when people are discussing sensitive business or medical matters. Or cutting drug deals. Or having sex. Published July 30, 2019
Democrats and the art of the parse
There must be a special place in hell for politicians and political operatives who dance and spin and pirouette around truth with such expert movement that only trained polygraph examiners and skilled behavioral analysts can discern the fact from the fiction. And mark these words: That place is going to be filled with Democrats. Published July 29, 2019
Pete Buttigieg scrambles for his ‘in’ with black voters
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has had a polling problem with blacks since he announced his run for the presidency months ago -- with recent numbers from CNN showing him at zero percent with this community. Zero. But now he think he's found his "in." Published July 29, 2019
Democrats do love their subpoenas
Democrats took over the House in November and between then and now, they've been busily issuing what seems, by best count, to be beaucoup subpoenas for anyone and everyone who wears an "R" pin or dons a "MAGA" cap. And their relatives. Ah, well. Hope does spring eternal, doesn't it? Published July 27, 2019
CNN’s ‘Jewish pigs’ problem
CNN has just accepted the resignation -- code for "resign or we'll fire you" -- of photo editor Mohammed Elshamy over messages he posted on Twitter in 2011 that went, in part, like this: Die, all you "Jewish pigs." No doubt there'll be some sensitivity training coming 'round the mountain for CNN's remaining. Published July 26, 2019
Democrats: Deflated, deluded — but still not defeated
One after another Democrat has come forward and admitted Robert Mueller's Capitol Hill testimony wasn't all it was cracked up to be, and that the party, overall, had suffered a big red-faced blow from his bumblings and mumblings. And yet: The left still won't quit. Published July 26, 2019
Ilhan Omar, New York Times, partners in latest anti-Trump hit
Rep. Ilhan Omar took to the pages of The New York Times to trash-talk President Donald Trump and paint him as a certain racist, worthy only of tossing on the trash heap of politics and history. That's not really the story. The story here is why The New York Times would give her this voice. Published July 25, 2019
