Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Joe Biden’s defenders are wrong
Joe Biden has a lot of friends who've been busily explaining away his too touchy-feely behaviors lately as little misunderstandings -- that the former vice president is simply affectionate, more like a favorite family "uncle" of the effervescent variety than creepy or predatory. These defenders are wrong. Do they not have eyes to see? Published April 4, 2019
California hospital’s crazy secret filming of women giving birth
A hospital in La Mesa, California, said it wanted to catch a drug thief in the act of stealing, and that's why it put cameras in delivery rooms that secretly filmed dozens of women as they gave birth -- as they were in the throes of their most vulnerable and exposed moments of life. What a tragic violation of privacies. Published April 3, 2019
Lara Logan, ex-CBSer, slams Media Matters for ‘propaganda’
Lara Logan, former CBS correspondent, took to Fox & Friends to say that Media Matters is the "most powerful propaganda organization in this country." This is the same Logan who just courageously spoke publicly and critically about the left-leaning bias of the mainstream media. Hat tip, and hat tip once again. Published April 2, 2019
Freedom, in the hands of an algorithm
The European Court of Human Rights, in 2016, found that artificial intelligence could predict the outcomes of cases heard by human judges with a 79 percent accuracy rating. Great. But perhaps the better lead would be this: A.I. used in the European Court of Human Rights failed to accurately predict outcomes in 21 percent of the cases. Published April 2, 2019
Thomas Jefferson statue fight about seizing government
Hofstra University students have called for campus authorities to cart off a statue of Thomas Jefferson, saying the Founding Father was a slaveowner and therefore racist and therefore ought not be honored in the public sphere. Guess the Declaration of Independence he wrote ought to go then, too -- yes? Published April 2, 2019
Twitter’s ‘Unplanned’ censor ‘error’ a sign of immoral times
A true-life movie of a former Planned Parenthood executive who changed her views of abortion and jumped into the pro-life camp was just released to both box office fanfare and Twitter shunning. It's a real left-right moment. A real showdown of left-right ideologies in culture and politics. Published April 2, 2019
Kellyanne Conway’s well-deserved slap at Chris Wallace: ‘What are you, Oprah?’
Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, gave a swift and saucy response to Fox News' Chris Wallace when he asked about the state of her marriage to vocal anti-President Donald Trumper George Conway, snapping off the one-liner, "What are you, Oprah?" It was a deserved slap-down. Published April 1, 2019
Joe Biden’s presidential aspirations go bust
Joe Biden probably wasn't going to be the Democratic Party's pick for president because of his age -- he's too old. The Dems are being taken over by youthful, progressives and socialists. And of course he hasn't yet declared -- but all signs were pointing in that direction. Then came Lucy Flores. Thud went his chances. Published April 1, 2019
Environmentalism done right
Against the backdrop of the Green New Deal and hand-wringing predictions of total global devastation within 12 years comes this, from the organization 4ocean -- a way to do environmentalism that doesn't rely on Big Government, U.N. treaties, shrieking politicians selling emission cut-backs, or taxpayer dollars. Imagine that. Published March 30, 2019
Denim panties, the jeer of the fashion world
What genius conceived this? Denim panties, high-cut with pockets, are now selling for $470 per pair, thanks be the Parisian fashionista brand, Y/Project. Let's hope this look dies a quick death. Published March 29, 2019
Southern Poverty Law Center, lefties’ favorite silencing tool, falls to race, sex scandals
The Southern Poverty Law Center has made big bucks over the years by labeling conservative organizations tools of hate and extremism. Now the finger-pointing has turned inward. Published March 29, 2019
Jussie Smollett’s circle closes as Donald Trump sends in FBI, DOJ
Almost everyone thinks Jussie Smollett was handed a Get Out Of Jail free card after prosecutors slapped him only with the $10,000 he paid in bail and 16 hours of community service, but let go the whole false reporting of a hate crime thing. Even while claiming they had an airtight case against him. But his circle may be closing. Published March 28, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, queen of annoying
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is about as annoying as they come. Given her socialist bent, it's already too much to expect Ocasio-Cortez to stay within the constitutional bounds with all her legislative goals. But it'd be nice if she could tone down the rants, rein in the hand-flinging. Published March 28, 2019
Barbara Bush in ‘Matriarch’ faults Donald Trump for heart attack
Barbara Bush, former first lady, placed the blame for her 2016 "heart attack" -- or, more to medical truth, her health scare stemming from congestive heart failure -- on, get this: Donald Trump. Oh boy. And Jussie Smollett is innocent. Published March 27, 2019
Mike Lee’s precious put-down of Green New Deal — and AOC’s hat-tip to despair
Sen. Mike Lee's shoot-down of the ridiculously bureaucratic and bloated Green New Deal? Classic. And nobody knows it better than its leading sponsor, the socialist-minded Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose smart-mouth reply to Lee tips to her growing awareness that she's simply bitten off more than she could chew. Published March 27, 2019
Barack Obama’s protective shield seems to be shattering
Now that the whole Russia collusion thing against President Donald Trump has been proven a media-hyped fallacy, politically savvy eyes are turning toward former President Barack Obama and wondering: What about all that sneaky surveillance stuff? What about all that Team Obama titillation? These are good questions. They demand answers. Published March 26, 2019
Donald Trump, fresh off Mueller win, pivots to boot Obamacare
President Donald Trump, fresh off massive political and public relations' wins with Robert Mueller's special counsel "No Collusion" report has now set his sights on a new target, the one called Obamacare. Call it -- gasp! go the Democrats -- another campaign pledge about to be honored. Published March 26, 2019
For Kate Steinle, the knife to the back twists harder
The suit that Kate Steinle's parents brought against San Francisco, alleging the city was negligent for failing to keep in jail the illegal immigrant who shot their daughter was tossed from court, deemed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to have little merit. And the knife to Steinle's back twists a little harder. Published March 26, 2019
Socialism is rooted in godlessness
In America, freedom and faith go hand in hand. Big Government cannot survive when the people don't rely completely on it for answers. Socialism crumbles in the face of self-reliance, in the insistence on independence, in the demand for recognition that individual rights come from God. Published March 26, 2019
Donald Trump’s historic Golan Heights slam dunk
President Donald Trump, in a widely televised joint press conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, signed a proclamation recognizing the Jewish state's rights to the Golan Heights. This is as globally significant as when Trump bucked United Nations' tide and formally declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Published March 25, 2019
