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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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CDC information on how prevent the spread of germs and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is illumination in the directory kiosk at a quiet Union Station in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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.

May 26, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, and White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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.

May 23, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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.

May 22, 2020
In this photo provided by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office embers smolder on the remains of the First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Miss., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday, May 21, 2020 condemned the church fire that's being investigated as an arson. The church burned about a month after it filed a lawsuit challenging city restrictions on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Major Kelly McMillen/Marshall County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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.

May 22, 2020
In this Thursday, Apri 2, 2020 photo, drive- up customer, Renee Chaney, a home care nurse, stopped for a sample of Twin Creeks Distillery hand-sanitizer in Rocky Mount, Va., made with the recommendations of the CDC's recipe. They smell like the booze they produce; but, essential oils can be added to change the scent. (Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Roanoke Times via AP)

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.

May 21, 2020
A barber shop remains closed because of the coronavirus outbreak Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Seattle. Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced $10 million in grants to small businesses in industries particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. They include restaurants, hair salons, fitness studios and theaters. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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.

May 21, 2020
This April 12, 2016, file photo shows the Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Microsoft debuts supercomputer to create human-like A.I.

Microsoft announced it has built a new supercomputer that will be used to train artificial intelligence models -- meaning, develop new technology with human-like capacity. Making humans out of machines: it's been the dream of the mad A.I. scientists from day one.

May 20, 2020
In this April 6, 2020, file photo, equipment and supplies sit staged near a roadwork construction project in Seattle where ramps off of the Highway 520 floating bridge meet Montlake Boulevard that has been shut down due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus. The $2 trillion federal stimulus package enacted in March included billions of dollars for public transit systems, publicly owned commercial airports and Amtrak passenger train service, but earmarked nothing for state highways and bridges. Many of those projects across the country have been put on hold because of a sharp drop in fuel taxes, tolls and user fees since the coronarvirus-related shutdowns suspended much of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Coronavirus debt enslaving America’s youth

COVID-19 has proven costly -- and not just medically speaking. The debt America is pushing on to the coming generations is unsustainable, nearing the point of enslavement. These trillions of dollars, after all, do not grow on trees.

May 19, 2020
This April 12, 2020, file photo shows choir member Gregory Bloch, standing a distance from his three colleagues, rehearsing before a livestreamed Easter service at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Churches, quit waiting for government permission

Why are churches waiting for government permission? Show some gumption. If the concern is the coronavirus -- well, perhaps that's a failure of faith. For that, read Numbers, about Moses and the snake. But if the concern is the government, to include police -- well, perhaps that's a failure to put God first. That's a failure of fear.

May 18, 2020
Marc Perrone, international president of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, talks with Kevin Smartt, CEO of Kwik Chek Convenience Stores, before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic" on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)

Tea Party Patriots’ 20% pay cut for Congress a grand old COVID-19 scheme

If American workers have to be out of work, furloughed, stuck at home, all due to the coronavirus crisis -- then so, too, should members of Congress: That's the line of logic being pushed by the Tea Party Patriots. And it's good logic, too. Public servants shouldn't be allowed special rights, above and beyond those of their employers.

May 15, 2020
In this April 7, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Rand Paul delivers a magnificent reality smack to Anthony Fauci

Sen. Rand Paul delivered a much-needed, long overdue reality check to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's COVID-19 whisperer, reminding the NIAID director that hey now, hey guy, you're just a guy, and your expertise on viruses shouldn't be taken as expertise on politics, government, economics, policy or the running of a nation.

May 14, 2020
In this Friday, April 17, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, walks from the podium after speaking about the new coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington. Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Fauci, have placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the virus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Anthony Fauci needs to get off national stage

Enough of Dr. Anthony Fauci. In widely reported remarks, Fauci, in an email to The New York Times that he was going to tell senators, in his upcoming hearing on the coronavirus that, basically: If America doesn't listen to me, people will die. Fauci, the prophet scientist?

May 12, 2020
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., points to guests in the balcony as he takes his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, before President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

H.R. 6666 a devil of a COVID-19 government surveillance plot

A House resolution from Illinois Democrat Rep. Bobby Rush that would put Big Government in charge of tracking citizens' movements as they relate to COVID-19 mitigation efforts -- even sending health bureaucrats to "individuals' residences," "as necessary," as the legislation states -- has a most apt number: 6666.

May 12, 2020
Adams Sq. Baptist Church Pastor Kris Casey waves an American flag after opening his church doors for Sunday service on May 3, 2020 in Worcester, Mass. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP)

Pastor fights ‘tyranny’ of COVID-19 church crackdowns

A pastor in Worcester, Massachusetts, has been fined $300, has been issued a criminal complaint by city officials and has been put on notice that he may very well serve time behind bars -- all for the "crime" of defying the governor's 10-person limit order and holding normal Sunday worship services. You go, pastor.

May 11, 2020
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., about the coronavirus response, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

COVID-19 puts spotlight on science — but scientists often lie

We can beat COVID-19 -- just trust the science, we're told. Trust in the scientists, we're told. Well and good. Fine and dandy. But fact is, scientists often lie. Science isn't always the beacon toward truth. It's not just frequently flawed; it's frequently deceptive. And purposely so.

May 9, 2020
In this March 19, 2020 photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens to a question during a news conference in Chicago. Amid an unprecedented public health crisis, the nation’s governors are trying to get what they need from the federal government – and fast. But often that means navigating the disorienting politics of dealing with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Illinois governor a mind-boggling blot to religious freedom

The governor of Illinois -- the Democratic governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker -- made an astonishing announcement just recently that went like this: Due to Covid-19, churches may have to remain closed for a year. A year. Dear Churches of America: This is why you don't cave to government -- ever. Give an inch, government takes a mile.

May 8, 2020
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco provides update on the Perris triple homicide investigation during a news conference at the Riverside County Sheriff's Perris station on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Three adult males bodies were found yesterday at the Perris Valley Cemetery. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)

Southern California sheriff takes heroic stand for citizen freedom

A sheriff in Southern California, Chad Bianco of Riverside County, told local supervisors earlier this week that he wouldn't enforce stay-at-home orders because, get this, he thinks citizens can think for themselves. Move over, doctors. Step aside, nurses. Bianco is much more a real hero -- not just someone doing his job

May 8, 2020
May Day protesters gather outside the offices of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Friday, May 1, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

New York COVID-19 numbers make clear it’s time to reopen America

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in recent televised press conference that the majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state came from the stay-at-home set, not the out-and-about set -- meaning, once again, the government's projections, predictions, forecasts and conclusions on the coronavirus were, gasp, wrong.

May 7, 2020