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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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"Unplanned" endured a potential hit earlier this year, when it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board. The film has no nudity, violence or mature language, but the board insisted that several abortion scenes warranted the rating. (unplannedfilm.com)

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.

April 2, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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.

April 1, 2019
This 2008 photo provided by NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center shows debris in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii. A study released by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, June 30, 2014, estimated the total amount of floating plastic debris in open ocean at 7,000 to 35,000 tons. The results of the study showed fewer very small pieces than expected. (AP Photo/NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)

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.

March 30, 2019
Y/Project's denim panties, sold on Ssense's site. (Image: https://www.ssense.com/en-us/women/product/y-project/navy-denim-panties/3458529)

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.

March 29, 2019
In this image released by Fox, Bryshere Gray, from left, Jussie Smollett, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard appear in a scene from "Empire." Smollett’s career faced mortality after he was arrested and accused of lying about being targeted in a January hate crime attack, and the case’s abrupt dismissal hasn’t guaranteed the actor’s path to professional redemption. (Chuck Hodes/FOX via AP) ** FILE **

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.

March 28, 2019
In this Feb. 27, 2019, photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens to questioning of Michael Cohen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez and several of her allies were accused this week by a conservative group of improperly masking political spending during the 2018 campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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.

March 28, 2019
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, leaves a Republican lunch meeting and heads to the chamber where he voted to reject President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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.

March 27, 2019
In this April 3, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama leaves after Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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.

March 26, 2019
Attorney General William Barr speaks to President Donald Trump before he signs the first veto of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. Trump issued the first veto, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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.

March 26, 2019
In this July 7, 2015, file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. Garcia Zarate, a homeless undocumented immigrant acquitted of killing Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier, was scheduled to be sentenced on a lesser gun charge Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

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.

March 26, 2019
The monument of German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx is painted with German national colors as an advertisement for the upcoming soccer World Cup tournament in Brazil, in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa,Jan Woitas) ** FILE **

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.

March 26, 2019
President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Presiden

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.

March 25, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, of California, speaks after hearing Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, testify before a closed-door session of the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff, with egg on his face

Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, responded to special counsel Robert Mueller's report of "Not Guilty" on collusion for President Donald Trump by saying on early morning Fox News television: And now House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff must resign. She has a point. At the least, he owes a huge apology.

March 25, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Greek Independence Day, Monday, March 18, 2019, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Media miss: Muslim doctor says Donald Trump ‘beloved’ by Muslims

The left-leaners in the media have trying their dang-dest to make sure this White House is blamed for the murderous atrocities that just took place in New Zealand -- so it's no wonder they largely missed it when a Muslim doctor went on CNN and told a watching world: Hey, President Donald Trump is no Islamophobe.

March 19, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller has been pursuing several leads on Russia collusion in his investigation of the 2016 presidential election. His probe began two years ago. (Associated Press)

‘Witch hunt’ is right, 50 percent of Americans now say

A new poll -- or, depending on who's doing the reporting, a stunning new poll, anastonishing new poll, an incredulous new poll -- shows 50 percent of Americans think Robert Mueller's investigation of President Donald Trump is a witch hunt. Well, duh. Expect that percentage to increase as each nuthing-burger week goes by, too.

March 19, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mike Pompeo open to political future: ‘The Lord will’ guide me

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a recent visit to his home state of Kansas, sparked talk about his political future, which some see in the Senate, others in the governor's mansion, and still others -- himself included -- unsure. He's put it in God's hands. And that right there is what makes him such a great candidate for political office. This nation needs a course correction back to godlier times -- back to Judeo-Christian principles.

March 18, 2019