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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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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke greets a crowd outside Cargo Coffee on East Washington Avenue during a stop in Madison, Wis., Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Amber Arnold)/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Beto O’Rourke pretends he can’t recall ‘born’ to run remark

Last week's Beto O'Rourke made national news for telling a "Variety Fair" writer he was simply "born" to run for the high White House office -- that he was "just born to be in it." This week's Beto O'Rourke can't remember making that statement. Would the real Beto O'Rourke -- i.e., Robert Francis O'Rourke -- please stand up?

March 18, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., gathers the pens she used to sign H.J. Res 46, a disapproval resolution that blocks President Trump's National Emergency declaration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. However, the resolution is expected to be vetoed by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats’ far-left lurch a loser for all America

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been cowed by farther-than-far-left loud-mouthed youths. And make no mistake about it: This bodes badly for all of America -- particularly conservatives, particularly limited government types.

March 16, 2019
This combination photo shows Fox News host Jeanine Pirro at the HBO Documentary Series premiere of "THE JINX: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" in New York on Jan. 28, 2015, left, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at a rally outside the Capitol in Washington on March 8, 2019. Omar thanked Fox News on Monday, March 11, for condemning comments made on the network by Pirro centering on the freshman Democrats wearing of a traditional Muslim head covering. Pirro questioned whether Omars wearing a hijab indicated her adherence to Sharia law. (AP Photo)

Hijab hijinks on the high P.C. seas

Judge Jeanine Pirro of Fox News was just ripped across the media world for wondering aloud, on television, if a Muslim lawmaker who wears a hijab might be doing so in order to comply with the Koran, and if so, to what extent sharia law might one day supplant the Constitution as the governing compass. But why the backlash?

March 14, 2019
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 file photo, former Democratic Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke laughs during a live interview with Oprah Winfrey on a Times Square stage at "SuperSoul Conversations," in New York. O'Rourkesent a text message Wednesday to El Paso TV station KTSM saying he's running for the Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Beto O’Rourke’s bare-footed feign at greatness

Robert Francis O'Rourke -- better known as Beto, his stage name for the political theater -- announced he was running for president because, in his words, he was just "born" to run -- "just born to be in it," simply "born" and bred for the highest office of the world.

March 14, 2019
In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion activists march outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, during the March for Life in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Seattle-area church fights forced funding of abortions

Attorneys for the nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom just filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cedar Park Assembly of God over a Washington state mandate passed a year ago, via Senate Bill 6219, requiring employers who provide maternity care in their group insurance plans to also cover elective abortions. Talk about bullying the believers.

March 12, 2019
In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens to a question as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mark Zuckerberg’s mind-reading madness

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, is trying to build a "brain-computer interface" -- or, in layman's, technology that can read your mind. No keyboard needed. Does anybody outside of the techno-geek crowd believe this is a good idea?

March 12, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arrives for the world premiere of "Knock Down the House" at the Paramount Theatre during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW: Americans leave jobless ‘to die’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that while the looming robotic culture is something to embrace, the flip side is dire because, after all, this country is a society that simply leaves its jobless "to die." Hmm. Wonder where all those millions taxpayers sent to food stamps and housing assistance and basic living aid went through the years.

March 11, 2019
In this July 26, 2016, file photo, former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Eric Holder: The best reason to vote Republican in 2020

Eric Holder, with his call for a Democratic president to add seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, just gave Republicans one of the best political talking points for the coming elections. Why? He basically told America that if Democrats win the White House, we'll un-Americanly manipulate the courts so conservatives will be stifled for decades to comes.

March 9, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks to the chamber Thursday, March 7, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the House was preparing to vote on a resolution to speak out against, as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said, "anti-Semitism, anti-Islamophobia, anti-white supremacy and all the forms that it takes," an action sparked by remarks from Omar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Stupid House resolution on ‘anti-Semitism’ is just so stupid

So the House, under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's leadership, responded to anti-Semitic comments made by a member of the Democratic Party by passing a resolution condemning hate. How stupid. We needed a winnowing stick. A nun's ruler, even. Instead, we got a vanilla ice cream cone. A silly document that says, in essence, hate is bad.

March 8, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks to the chamber Thursday, March 7, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the House was preparing to vote on a resolution to speak out against, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "anti-Semitism, anti-Islamophobia, anti-white supremacy and all the forms that it takes," an action sparked by remarks from Omar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ilhan Omar steps in anti-Semitic mud once again

Rep. Ilhan Omar, fresh off a week of self-imposed controversy, has now stepped in it once again. When Meghan McCain of "The View" got a bit emotional while pointing out the "scary" long-term implications of Omar's anti-Semitic views, the lawmaker retweeted a message that pretty much went like this: Oh, knock it off, willya?

March 8, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

America’s money-trail ‘allegiance’ to the Muslim world

Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar has made international headlines by suggesting, slyly and without naming names, that America's historic support of Israel is tantamount to American lawmakers' "allegiance" to a foreign nation. As if. Follow the money trail, and it seems America's more in "allegiance" with the Muslim-dominated countries.

March 7, 2019
Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman waves to members of the media as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Joe Lieberman warns Democrats off Ilhan Omar

Joe Lieberman, former senator and vice presidential nominee, offered some stern words to the Democrats rallying around Rep. Ilhan Omar right now that went like this: Tread carefully. Rallying about anti-Semitism could come back to bite. You don't say. But to Democrats -- apparently, even anti-Semitic comments are worthy of defense.

March 7, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through an underground tunnel at the Capitol as top House Democrats plan to offer a measure that condemns anti-Semitism in the wake of controversial remarks by the freshman congresswoman, in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar said last week that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans, Omar has refused to apologize. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Anti-Semitism within America’s gates

Just as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her socialist principles warn of a shocking, trending direction of America's domestic politics, Rep. Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitic statements serve as a harbinger of what could be coming down the pike for U.S. foreign policy.

March 7, 2019
In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, Geraldo Rivera participates in "The Celebrity Apprentice" panel at the NBC 2015 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Geraldo Rivera defends socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘She’s me’ in my youth

Geraldo Rivera, in a heated debate on Fox News, defended Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by saying she was a too-easy target of the ideological right and that conservatives should just leave her alone because "she has heart" and socialism "is so yesterday" and mean old Americans were killing the dreams of all these youthful idealists.

March 6, 2019
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 **

Black journalists demand CNN submit to ‘civil rights audit’

CNN, land of the liberals, where diversity and tolerance supposedly reign, has been accused of keeping out blacks from its upper-media ranks -- the level that reports directly to company President Jeff Zucker -- and placed on a "special media monitoring list" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

March 6, 2019