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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham right, speaks during a press conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seen left. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham bares anti-Trump teeth, blasts prez’s ‘dumbest idea’

Sen. Lindsey Graham bared some sharp teeth against President Donald Trump during a recent television news interview, calling out the commander-in-chief for his "dumbest idea" on working with Russia on cybersecurity. Why do Republicans -- make that, elitist, entrenched Republicans -- always have to jump to the forefront of criticizing and condemning this president on national TV?

July 10, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, waves along with Poland's President Andrzej Duda, as U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, left and Poland's first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, right, stand by, in Krasinski Square, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 6, 2017.(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Trump lassos spirit of America

President Donald Trump, from Poland, put to words what courses in spirit across America, and drives her greatness: the never-ending quest for freedom, not as a government grant, but as a God-given right.

July 8, 2017
Sarah Palin, political commentator and former governor of Alaska, walks on the sideline before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams, in Seattle, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund) ** FILE **

Bret Stephens rudely rips ‘rank-and-file conservatives’ as idiots

Bret Stephens, of New York Times fame, took pen to paper to shred the notion that Fox News' Sean Hannity deserved the William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence -- but along the way, managed to 'diss the entire class of conservatives who've emerged in recent years, post-Sarah Palin, and brand them as idiotic.

July 7, 2017
In this May 7, 2015, file photo, former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr speaks to media outside his lawyer Dennis Edney's home in Edmonton, Alberta. Khadr, who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, has received a multimillion-dollar payment from Canada's government after a court ruling said his rights were abused, a Canadian official said Thursday night, July 6, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada’s egregious multimillion dollar payout to American-killing jihadist

Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, was just given a multimillion dollar apology payout from Canada. What a face-slap to the widow and other family and friends of the now-deceased U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer.

July 7, 2017
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses climate change at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Brown, lawmakers, business groups and environmentalists are working to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, California’s landmark program aimed at slowing global warming. If a deal is inked, the Legislature can take a vote next Monday, July 10, before Democratic Assemblymen Jimmy Gomez heads to Congress on July 11 and takes a reliable vote for cap-and-trade with him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California charts sellout of America, Trump on climate

President Trump may be pulling out of the Paris climate change agreement to save America the fiscal heartache of complying with ridiculous emission controls. But California? The state, under the leadership of Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown, is reeling in the opposite direction.

July 6, 2017
CNN President Jeff Zucker attends the Turner Network 2017 Upfront presentation at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

CNN’s Jeff Zucker, playground bully, oddly blames Donald Trump

CNN's president, Jeff Zucker, responded to the fiasco surrounding his network this week with a jab President Donald Trump's way, asserting it's the White House chief who's the aggressor in this tiff -- that the news organization is the victim. Zucker's like the playground bully, trying to weasel out of blame.

July 6, 2017
In this July 5, 2017, photo United States U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, respond to Russia's statements, during United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, at U.N. headquarters.Having lost patience with China, the Trump administration is studying new steps to starve North Korea of cash for its nuclear program, including an option that would infuriate Beijing: sanctions on Chinese companies that help keep the North’s economy afloat. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.S. commander in South Korea rumbles of war

A combined statement from the top U.S. and South Korea military leaders said North Korea's aggressions may very well prove the match that lights a war -- and if so, they're ready and willing. Another empty threat?

July 6, 2017
An NYPD vehicle with a cracked window sits on the scene where a police officer was fatally shot in the Bronx section of New York, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Police said Officer Miosotis Familia died at a hospital early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

‘F—- Tha Police’ debuts amid poorly timed cop-killing

BET Networks just aired its first episode of "Tales," a television scripted take-off of NWA's "F--- Tha Police" musical hit. And the left cheered. But then a cop was shot in New York City, ambush-styel. And the left -- well, the left is left must be a bit puzzled how best to respond.

July 6, 2017
Protesters rally outside a Trump hotel to call for the impeachment of President Trump, Sunday July 2, 2017, in New York. A statement from the organizer's website said President Trump "has been in blatant violation of the Constitution" and that the House of Representatives has the power to impeach him. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The list of Democrats who aren’t crazy

Democrats, fueled by a hatred of President Donald Trump and a never-ending grief that their heir apparent Hillary Clinton lost the White House, have definitely gone off the deep end. But not all. Here's a list of those who've managed to remain level-headed.

July 5, 2017
A doctored video of Donald Trump attacking WWE chief Vince McMahon, with the CNN logo superimposed over Mr. McMahon’s face. (twitter.com/@realdonaldtrump) **FILE**

CNN’s ‘#CNNBlackMail’ hashtag of shame

CNN, already down in the dumps about skewed coverage that led to the departure of three network news staffers, is now walking a Twitter hall of shame with a hashtag that showcases the company as less than honorable -- #CNNBlackmail.

July 5, 2017
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, a spectator takes a photo of a United States flag as it is unveiled for the national anthem as part of Military Appreciation Day before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals in Atlanta. The anthem has been a standard part of U.S. sports games since World War II. Experts say Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs helped pave the way. The song became the official national anthem in 1931. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Fourth of July, Christian-warrior style

Let's not forget: The Fourth or July is about the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. And the greatness of the Declaration of Independence -- leading to the greatness of America -- is this: the recognition that certain rights come from God, not government.

July 4, 2017
This is an undated hand out photo of Charlie Gard provided by his family, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London. The parents of a terminally ill baby boy lost the final stage of their legal battle on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, to take him out of a British hospital to receive treatment in the U.S., after a European court agreed with previous rulings that the baby should be taken off life support. (Family of Charlie Gard via AP)

Charlie Gard makes Trump case for speedy Obamacare repeal

President Donald Trump has just scored some massive political capital by tweeting of America's willingness to help save little Charlie Gard from the evils of socialized health care -- in other words, from government-imposed decision that he must die.

July 3, 2017
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, center, waves as he walks with his wife Michelle, left, and daughter Malia, rear, upon arrival for a tour at Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Obama and his family wrapped up their five-day vacation on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and headed to the historic city of Yogyakarta on Wednesday during a nostalgic trip to the country where Obama lived for several years as a child. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

Barack Obama, pre-July 4th, rips Donald Trump-fueled ‘nationalism’

Barack Obama, never one to shy from ripping a Republican in the public eye, took occasion from his childhood hometown Jakarta to tear into President Donald Trump for too much patriotism. Call it Fourth of July celebrations, Obama style. America waves Ol' Glory; Obama beats the global drum.

July 3, 2017