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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. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at The Heritage Foundation about the U.S. withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council, in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Nikki Haley’s awesome U.N. ding: A human right ‘is not a political chit’

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a strong statement of support for America's withdrawal from the Human Rights Council at a Heritage Foundation press event, telling the listening audience that human rights, God-given rights, are not tools for trade, fodder for political bargaining and bantering.

July 19, 2018
In this July 11, 2018, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump takes his seat as he attends the multilateral meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Donald Trump’s would, wouldn’t, whatever — now let’s move on

President Donald Trump clarified in a press conference that he meant to say in Helsinki that he saw no "reason why it wouldn't" -- rather than "it would" -- be Russia that meddled in America's 2016 elections. And OK to that. Believe the man or not. Whatever. Either way -- let's move on, please.

July 19, 2018
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hugs an American flag after speaking at a rally Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 in Leesburg, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Irish bookie — seriously? — fuels ‘impeach Trump’ wave, post-Helsinki

The Washington Post just ran with a story with this headline: "Trump impeachment odds hit record after Helsinki, says Irish bookmaker." Seriously now? This is where the all-courts-press from the left to impeach President Donald Trump has headed -- to a bookie operation in Ireland named Paddy Power?

July 18, 2018
In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey is urging voters to support Democrats in November's midterm elections. Comey says on Twitter that the "Republican Congress has proven incapable of fulfilling the Founders' design that 'Ambition must ... counteract ambition.' " (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)

James Comey, candle in political wind, goes full court for Democrats

James Comey has finally come out of the closet. The once-upon-a-time registered Republican -- the guy who told Congress in July of 2016 that he had "been a registered Republican for most of my adult life" but am "not registered any longer" -- has finally shed his so-called conservative coating and called for all Americans of conscience to vote Democrat this November.

July 18, 2018
U.S. Marines salute the flag during the singing of the national anthem before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs in San Diego, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) ** FILE **

Marines, in dubious honor, win bragging rights as biggest binge drinkers

When it comes to alcohol consumption and military members, Marines take the cake, it seems. So goes a recent Department of Defense's Health Related Behaviors Survey that found that while about one-third of military personnel meet the criteria to be slapped with an alcohol problem, Marines, far and away, were worse.

July 17, 2018
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee joint hearing on "oversight of FBI and Department of Justice actions surrounding the 2016 election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 12. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Peter Strzok’s smirk a gold nugget for GOP

When Peter Strzok, shamed FBI agent, sat before Congress with his smirky, smug expression and gave smirky, smug answers to valid questions voters wanted answered, seriously now, was there anyone in America, save the anti-President Donald Trumpers and hard-core leftists, who didn't want to slap his face?

July 17, 2018
In a Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, file photo, Franklin Graham greets guests as his father, the Rev. Billy Graham, lies in honor after a ceremony in the Capitol, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/Pool via AP, File)

Franklin Graham stands tall in face of LGBTQ-pressed censorship

The Rev. Franklin Graham is headed to the United Kingdom to preach on the spiritual pitfalls of "sex, drugs, money, even religion," but Blackpool bus company powers-who-be, facing pressure from LGBTQ activists, have pulled his advertisements about hoping in Jesus from their transit system.

July 16, 2018
In this image from video provided by House Television, House Speaker Paul Ryan stands at the podium as he brings the House into session Wednesday night, June 22, 2016, in Washington. Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Ryan when he attempted to restore order as their protest stretched into the night. The sit-in was well into its 10th hour, with Democrats camped out on the floor stopping legislative business in the House, when Ryan stepped to the podium to gavel the House into session and hold votes on routine business. Angry Democrats chanted No bill, no break! and waved pieces of paper with the names of gun victims, continuing their protest in the well of the House even as the House voted on a previously scheduled and unrelated measure to overturn an Obama veto. (House Television via AP)

‘Divisive’ label a badge of honor for today’s conservatives

The left, whenever confronted with a hard truth about its vicious self, likes to run screaming toward the exit signs, calling out conservatives for so-called "divisive" rhetoric and over-the-top partisanship. But being called "divisive," for those of conservative ilk, anyway, should actually be regarded as a badge of honor these days.

July 7, 2018
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney emerged in 2016 as a leading voice of anti-Trump Republicans. Mr. Trump's endorsement of Mr. Romney in his Senate bid in Utah has baffled attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Associated Press)

Republicans need to stop eating their own

It's safe to say President Donald Trump has his share of detractors and critics. But what's so puzzling to the conservatives of America -- the ones who don't party-hearty with politicos in the cesspool of Washington, D.C., that is -- are the detractors from within the ranks of Trump's own GOP.

July 6, 2018
In this June 23, 2018, photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivers the keynote address to the Nevada Democratic Convention in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

Donald Trump slays in Montana: Pocahontas, take a DNA

President Donald Trump, during his speech in Great Falls, Montana, floated the idea of paying $1 million to charity if Sen. Elizabeth Warren would only take a DNA test to prove her so-called Native American heritage. Warren tried to fight back -- but it had all the defensive air of a fish out of water, flopping and floundering for air.

July 6, 2018
This undated file photo shows John Hancock's signature on the Declaration of Independence, which was formally signed by 56 members of Congress beginning Aug. 2, 1776. National Public Radio marked Independence Day on July 4th, 2017, by tweeting the entire declaration, but it seems some Twitter users didn’t recognize what they were reading. Some of the founders’ criticisms of King George III were met with angry responses from supporters of President Donald Trump, who seemed to believe the tweets were a reference to the current president. Others were under the impression NPR was trying to provoke Trump with the tweets. (AP Photo, File)

Happy Fourth — the wolves are inside the gate

Where once upon a time Americans as a whole fought to cast off the chains of dictatorial governance, today's youth -- ignorant, willfully blind or unconcerned about historical truths -- are busily engaged in putting us back in bondage.

July 3, 2018
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Gov. David Ige talks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Hawaii's first public hydrogen fueling station in Honolulu. U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii plans to challenge Gov. David Ige in the gubernatorial race. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, file)

Hawaii puts ocean life before people

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is poised to sign into law a ban on popularly used sunscreens out of concerns the chemicals used within the product -- chemicals that have been deemed safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration for decades -- may harm coral reefs.Leave it to environmentalists to put ocean life before people.

July 2, 2018
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., talk during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup session to vote on new federal judges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees the light, says no to abolishing ICE

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, took to ABC's "This Week" to tell the watching television audience that no, Immigration and Customs Enforcement should not be abolished and those who are calling for such ought to step to the back of the room and be quiet. Finally. A Democrat with a little bit of sense.

July 2, 2018
FILE - In this March 13, 2009 file photo, students protest the shooting of an unarmed Grand Valley State University student in the "Free Speech Zone" at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. Some colleges provide so-called "free speech zones" as the only place where people can protest and distribute fliers. A student filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, against Los Angeles Pierce College, charging the community college violated his First Amendment rights in November 2016 when campus officials barred him from passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution because he wasn't in the free speech zone and because he hadn't applied to use it. (Hollyn Johnson/Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)

The thin line between denouncing speech and regulating it

A lot's been said in recent times about the dangers of fiery rhetoric, and how extreme expressions can fuel aggression and violence, leading to injuries and even death. But let's take a time-out and think where all this talk could lead. This is a tale of caution, particularly for conservatives, the keepers of the constitutional gate.

June 30, 2018