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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

Latest "Bold & Blunt" Podcast Episodes

Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

California mudslides, storm waters, sweep away entire homes

Powerful wind and rainstorms pummeled parts of Northern California, dropping nine inches of rain and causing enough flooding and mudslides so that entire house were swept away and destroyed.

December 12, 2014

Islamic State terrorists behead 4 Christian kids for sticking with Jesus

Islamic State terrorists in Iraq beheaded four Christian kids who refused to renounce their faith and become Muslim.

December 12, 2014

Queen Elizabeth’s garden found to be growing ‘magic mushrooms’

Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, how does your garden grow? Apparently — with hallucinogenic mushrooms, more commonly called "magic mushrooms," garden watchers found.

December 12, 2014

Noam Chomsky: ‘Ronald Reagan was an extreme racist — though he denied it’

Noam Chomsky, author and political theorist, called the United States a "very racist society" and then slammed one of its most beloved presidents, Ronald Reagan, as a prime example of a very racist man during an interview on GRITtv about Ferguson-related issues and race relations.

December 11, 2014

Dick Cheney slammed as ‘war criminal’ by POLITICO editor

Michael Hirsch, a national editor for Politico Magazine, slammed Dick Cheney in a tweet, calling the former vice president a "war criminal" while referencing a colleague's article about post-Sept. 11 waterboarding.

December 11, 2014

Americans drowning in debt — and 18 percent say they’ll die that way

One in five U.S. adults are so depressed about debt — not to mention drowning in it — that they think they're going to die still owing their creditors.

December 11, 2014

Al Gore gets lyrical, recites Chinese poetry at U.N. climate conference

Former Vice President Al Gore pulled out all the stops Wednesday at the U.N. climate conference in Peru, reciting lines from poets from three different countries — Spain, China and the United States.

December 11, 2014

Dimitri Diatchenko, actor, charged with killing ex-girlfriend’s rabbit — and eating it

Los Angeles television and video game actor Dimitri Diatchenko, 46, was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit, cooking it and eating half of it, and sending her photographs of the process with a threat to do the same to her.

December 11, 2014

Michael Steel, John Boehner’s spokesman, caught on hot mic cursing at reporters

House Speaker John Boehner's spokesman Michael Steel was captured on a hot mic slamming reporters for what he characterized as their "horse[expletive]" phrasing of questions.

December 11, 2014

Russell Simmons, hip-hop star, argues ‘sensitivity training’ of police is key to fight black crime

Hip-hop star Russell Simmons said to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly during a nationally televised segment that the best way to combat the crime rate in black communities around the nation was to mandate that police undergo "sensitivity training," he said.

December 11, 2014

Angela Merkel OKs rule to make big companies hire 30 percent women supervisors

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her stamp of approval to a Cabinet measure that orders leading companies in the country to reserve about a third of their supervisory board slots for women.

December 11, 2014

Islamic State puts James Foley’s body up for sale for $1M

Islamic State terrorists couldn't strike ransom deals with the United States to trade hostages for money — so their newest revenue drive has them attempting to sell the body of James Foley, one of their beheaded victims.

December 11, 2014

Daniel Pantaleo, officer who took down Eric Garner: I ‘never used a chokehold’

Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer who was captured on video wrapping his arms around Eric Garner's neck to subdue him in a street arrest, told internal investigators that he didn't actually use a chokehold — he used a "takedown" maneuver.

December 11, 2014

Teresa Sullivan, University of Virginia head, on petition hit list for firing

Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia — the campus at the heart of the Rolling Stone magazine debacle over its since-debunked rape claim piece — has become the target of a Change.org petition that calls for her immediate firing.

December 11, 2014

Timothy Poole, sexual predator, wins $3M in Florida Lottery

A man listed as a sexual predator on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website has won $3 million in the state's lottery.

December 11, 2014

Michigan police shock drivers with wrapped gifts, not tickets

Talk about a Christmas gift. Police in Lowell, Michigan, turned on their flashing lights, pulled over drivers — and offered wrapped presents.

December 10, 2014

Dennis Rodman on Vladimir Putin: ‘You know, he’s actually cool’

Former NBA great Dennis Rodman, who's frequently referred to North Korean despot Kim Jong-un as a personal friend, returned from a recent trip to Russia filled with praise for another leader with disreputable roots — the former KGB's Vladimir Putin.

December 10, 2014

Ellie Kaiser, Utah girl, booted from serving on charity because she wore pants

A Utah high-schooler who wanted to volunteer at a local Salt Lake City charity was told to go home — that she wasn't allowed to wear pants.

December 10, 2014

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers teammates wear ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts for warmups

Kobe Bryant and several of his Los Angeles Lakers' teammates donned "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts for pregame warmups against the Sacramento Kings — the latest athletes to take public stances in the case of Eric Garner, a New York suspect who died an hour or so after a policeman put him in a chokehold.

December 10, 2014

Adam Everett Livix, Texan, arrested in Israel for bomb plot on Muslim holy sites

Adam Everett Livix, a 30-year-old Texas man, was arrested by Israeli authorities over allegations he plotted to bomb several Muslim holy sites.

December 10, 2014

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Cheryl K. Chumley

Latest "Bold & Blunt" Podcast Episodes

Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

California mudslides, storm waters, sweep away entire homes

Islamic State terrorists behead 4 Christian kids for sticking with Jesus

Queen Elizabeth’s garden found to be growing ‘magic mushrooms’

Noam Chomsky: ‘Ronald Reagan was an extreme racist — though he denied it’

Dick Cheney slammed as ‘war criminal’ by POLITICO editor

Americans drowning in debt — and 18 percent say they’ll die that way

Al Gore gets lyrical, recites Chinese poetry at U.N. climate conference

Dimitri Diatchenko, actor, charged with killing ex-girlfriend’s rabbit — and eating it

Michael Steel, John Boehner’s spokesman, caught on hot mic cursing at reporters

Russell Simmons, hip-hop star, argues ‘sensitivity training’ of police is key to fight black crime

Angela Merkel OKs rule to make big companies hire 30 percent women supervisors

Islamic State puts James Foley’s body up for sale for $1M

Daniel Pantaleo, officer who took down Eric Garner: I ‘never used a chokehold’

Teresa Sullivan, University of Virginia head, on petition hit list for firing

Timothy Poole, sexual predator, wins $3M in Florida Lottery

Michigan police shock drivers with wrapped gifts, not tickets

Dennis Rodman on Vladimir Putin: ‘You know, he’s actually cool’

Ellie Kaiser, Utah girl, booted from serving on charity because she wore pants

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers teammates wear ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts for warmups

Adam Everett Livix, Texan, arrested in Israel for bomb plot on Muslim holy sites