Cheryl K. Chumley

Saudi Arabia’s new city, Neom, a mecca for robots

Saudi Arabia, at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, announced the construction of a new city called Neom that will probably be populated more by robots than humans. Welcome to the 21st century. Urban planning, 2017 style.

October 24, 2017

Donald Trump rips Bob Corker in hilarious ‘dog catcher’ tweet

Score one for President Donald Trump. In the latest in the ongoing public tiff between Trump and Sen. Bob Corker, the president tweeted Tuesday: "Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts. ..."

October 24, 2017

Mitch McConnell under the gun, as 56 percent say: Go

Senate Majority Mitch McConnell should resign his leadership post, say 56 percent of Republicans in a new Harvard-Harris poll. That's all?

October 24, 2017

Bill O’Reilly’s odd ‘mad at God’ remark

Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News host who's in the midst of what you'd call Reputation Hell, said on a recent episode of his "No Spin News" show that he's angry with God for all the suffering he's been suffering. That's a bit of a ratcheting from his previous blaming of biased media -- in particular, The New York Times, which he described as wanting to take him down and destroy his career.

October 24, 2017

Maxine Waters’ remark is Secret Service worthy

If Maxine Waters wore a Republican hat -- if Donald Trump wore a Democratic one -- the Secret Service would already be in overdrive right now, busily getting to the root of remarks she made publicly that could be taken as calls for violence against the president.

October 24, 2017

Bowe Bergdahl suggests Taliban treated him better than U.S.

Bowe Bergdahl, the Army deserter who left his base in Afghanistan to hang instead with Taliban members -- for five years -- suggested he received better treatment from his captors than the United States. What? Ship him back to the Taliban then.

October 23, 2017

Jimmy Carter — gasp! — defends Donald Trump

Jimmy Carter -- yes, that Jimmy Carter, the Habitat for Humanity hammering former president who could never be confused, by any stretch of the imagination, as the slightest bit conservative -- actually offered up words of defense for Donald Trump. Check the skies for flying pigs.

October 23, 2017

Mark Cuban: Make up your mind — or shhh

Celebrity "Shark Tank" show's Mark Cuban said he is "seriously considering" running for the White House in 2020, Donald Trump be danged. Now there's a race that should be interesting to watch. If it ever happens, of course. Which is may, or may not, or could, or very well won't, apparently depending on the time of day, record of interview, and heat of the moment. In other words: Make up your mind already. Or shhhh.

October 23, 2017

Donald Trump’s conservative critics missing forest for trees

Donald Trump is president. Some in the Republican Party can't get over that fact. But they should. Who else but Donald Trump could take this much political heat, and still fight for what matters most -- the spirit of America?

October 21, 2017

‘Run like you’re being chased by a rapist’ track coach fired — but why?

Ken Miller, 76, a Bronx Science High School cross-country coach, was just fired for telling his female runners to "run like you're being chased by a rapist." But why? What's wrong with what he said? Oughtn't young girls run from their would-be rapists?

October 20, 2017

Nancy Pelosi, Chelsea Handler: How low can you go

How low can you go -- that's the line that comes to mind while reading of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's recent sit-down with Chelsea Handler. Yes, that Chelsea Handler -- the one who's known 'round comedy circles as never-too-busy-to-go-vulgar.

October 20, 2017

George W. Bush, Barack Obama, John McCain, three peas in a cowards’ pod

Once upon a time, there was a moral concept that taught if you had a problem with somebody, you went to that person directly and spoke of that matter in private -- you didn't throw darts at public walls. Then came Sen. John McCain. And in speedy order, then came George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

October 20, 2017

Chris Long, NFLer, shows how it’s done

Hey NFL kneelers: This is how you do it. This is how you fight a cause -- press an agenda -- push a platform. Effectively, that is. Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long's foundation announced this week that the NFLer's final ten paychecks in 2017 would be given to charity.

October 19, 2017

George Will high-fives elitism, paints Donald Trump as idiot

George Will, so-called voice of the conservatives -- but really, spokesman for the elites in the Republican Party -- slammed President Donald Trump on national television as an idiot. And he did it in that quasi-clever English style of feigning compliment while poking sarcastic fun. Gotta love the English sense of humor, right?

October 19, 2017

Quebec’s smart ban on burqa-wearers from public services

President Donald Trump may be fighting off accusations -- unfounded and ridiculous -- that his travel ban on terror hotspot tourists is actually a Muslim ban. But in Quebec, it's much, much closer to the real thing, Lawmakers there just passed a bill barring those who wear face coverings -- yes, like the niqab, like the burqa -- from accessing public services.

October 19, 2017

NFL missed golden opportunity

Commissioner Roger Goodell emerged from a meeting with NFL players and owners and announced, indirectly, that it was still A-OK to kneel for the national anthem. "We did not ask for that," he said, in answer to a question about whether the league would demand players stand. And in so doing, the NFL has missed a golden opportunity to soothe and calm tensions.

October 19, 2017

John McCain unleashes — unfairly — on Fox’s Peter Doocy

Sen. John McCain -- ya gotta quit. Seriously, sorry for the brain cancer and all. But the fact that you're still a sitting senator means you're open to constituent accountability -- and criticism. And this latest unhinged blasting of Peter Doocy of Fox News is truly unwarranted.

October 18, 2017

United Airlines officers fired for on-plane manhandling — but it’s not enough

Officers involved in a widely reported April manhandling of a United Airlines passenger they forcibly removed were just fired by Chicago Department of Aviation administrators. But the two who lost their jobs were not named. Why not?

October 18, 2017

Russia tables turn, roping Clinton, Obama, Holder, not Trump

The tables have turned and what was once the media's favorite message -- President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the election -- has now grown silent. Apparently, it's Bill and Hillary Clinton who've been doing the behind-scenes and suspicious dealings with Russia all along. Oh, and perhaps others in the Barack Obama administration, too.

October 18, 2017

John McCain, of all people, blasts at nationalism

You'd think Sen. John McCain, who in part platformed his North Vietnam prisoner-of-war status into a long-running and lucrative political career, would understand better than the average bear the importance of an America First, Other Countries Second mentality -- you know, the kind ushered in nationwide by President Donald Trump. But he doesn't.

October 17, 2017