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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

Syrian President Assad ‘confident of victory’

Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that his military would prevail despite the tries of rebels and pressure from the international community.

August 1, 2013

Oprah Winfrey: Americans know ‘diddly-squat’ about civil rights era

Oprah Winfrey said Americans by and large know "diddly-squat" about the history of the civil rights movement. The talk show queen and media mogul made her comments during the promotion of her new film, "The Butler," about a black man who serves in that capacity through seven administrations at the White House.

August 1, 2013

The joke’s on us: Rolling Stone sales double with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on magazine cover

Bolstering the age-old mantra that even bad publicity is good, Rolling Stones magazine has seen sales of its latest edition double — the one that pictures Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in rockstar mode on its cover.

August 1, 2013

Bill to cut Iran’s oil exports by 1 million barrels a day sails through House

The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed a bill with near unanimity, 400-20, to crack down further on Iran for its nuclear program and cut the country's oil exports by 1 million barrels per day over the next year.

August 1, 2013

San Diego’s new policy: Mayor Bob Filner can’t meet in private with women

San Diego Democratic Mayor Bob Filner, who faces sexual harassment charges from eight women, is now banned by a new provision from meeting with any female behind closed doors or in private — and one MSNBC host questioned whether that's discrimination.

August 1, 2013

Uruguay poised to legalize, regulate marijuana market

Uruguay's push to legalize marijuana is about halfway there, as one side of the country's congress voted in favor of the proposal just minutes before midnight on Wednesday.

August 1, 2013

NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden granted asylum in Russia, leaves airport

Edward Snowden, the man at the heart of the National Security Agency information leak, was granted asylum from Russia Thursday and finally left the airport.

August 1, 2013

Pro-gun, Pa. police chief suspended after video rant against John Kerry, U.N.

A police chief in eastern Pennsylvania with strong gun rights views who was captured on video ranting against Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.N. arms treaty was placed on 30 days suspension without pay — though city officials rushed to say the punishment wasn't for his remarks.

August 1, 2013

Japan Deputy PM says sorry — didn’t mean to say Tokyo could learn from Nazis

Japan Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, who's been featured in international headlines for various public gaffes over the last few months, is now saying sorry for his most recent controversial charge — that Tokyo could actually learn a lot from Nazi Germany.

August 1, 2013

Ariel Castro’s sister: People will see he’s ‘not the monster that everyone thinks’

Ariel Castro, the Ohio man who abducted three Cleveland-area women and kept them in his home for nearly a decade — and who pleaded guilty to 937 counts of murder, kidnapping and rape — will have a chance to show his "other side" in court sentencing on Thursday, his sister said.

August 1, 2013

Gay couples rush to marry under Minnesota’s new law

Dozens of gay couples rushed to Minneapolis City Hall early Thursday morning, lining the streets to take advantage of the state's new same-sex marriage law.

August 1, 2013

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘He’s a terrorist’

MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews had harsh words of criticism for Sen. Ted Cruz during his Wednesday evening broadcast, saying the tea party favorite was guilty of political terrorism and outright labeling him a terrorist.

August 1, 2013

Lightning strike sends 12 soldiers in Colorado to hospital

Twelve soldiers at Fort Carson in Colorado were struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon, and at least one is still in critical condition.

August 1, 2013

1,700 firefighters battle flames in Washington and Oregon as hundreds flee homes

More than 1,000 firefighters on Thursday were still fighting 200 square miles of blazes that were sweeping across Washington and Oregon, sending hundreds of homeowners fleeing.

August 1, 2013

Egypt tells police: Take ‘necessary measures’ to end protests

Leading Egyptian government authorities told police on Wednesday to take whatever steps were necessary to end the days-long sit-ins and protests that have marked Cairo since former President Mohammed Morsi was ousted, in early July.

July 31, 2013

Inmate shoots cop at Boston hospital in struggle over gun

A prisoner being transported to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on Wednesday for specialty treatment wrested a gun away from the sheriff who was escorting him, and shot him in the leg.

July 31, 2013

Egyptian cleric on Islamic law: If you beat your wife, just don’t touch her face

An Egyptian cleric appearing on a recent religious television show on Iqra TV Europe/Africa told a woman who sent in a question from Norway: It's okay for Muslim husbands to beat wives, so long as they don't touch the face.

July 31, 2013

Waffle House robber in Atlanta stymied by gun-wielding customer

An armed man attempting a late-night robbery at a Waffle House eatery in Atlanta was surprised when some quick-thinking customers with weapons of their own intervened.

July 31, 2013

Government can grab GPS phone data at will, court rules

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that the federal government may grab GPS data from telephone carriers without a warrant, the New York Times reported.

July 31, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: GOP wants to rid base of tea party

Radio host Rush Limbaugh, in a rare television appearance Tuesday with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, said it's clear the Republican Party wants nothing to do with tea partiers.

July 31, 2013

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Cheryl K. Chumley

Latest "Bold & Blunt" Podcast Episodes

Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

Syrian President Assad ‘confident of victory’

Oprah Winfrey: Americans know ‘diddly-squat’ about civil rights era

The joke’s on us: Rolling Stone sales double with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on magazine cover

Bill to cut Iran’s oil exports by 1 million barrels a day sails through House

San Diego’s new policy: Mayor Bob Filner can’t meet in private with women

Uruguay poised to legalize, regulate marijuana market

NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden granted asylum in Russia, leaves airport

Pro-gun, Pa. police chief suspended after video rant against John Kerry, U.N.

Japan Deputy PM says sorry — didn’t mean to say Tokyo could learn from Nazis

Ariel Castro’s sister: People will see he’s ‘not the monster that everyone thinks’

Gay couples rush to marry under Minnesota’s new law

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘He’s a terrorist’

Lightning strike sends 12 soldiers in Colorado to hospital

1,700 firefighters battle flames in Washington and Oregon as hundreds flee homes

Egypt tells police: Take ‘necessary measures’ to end protests

Inmate shoots cop at Boston hospital in struggle over gun

Egyptian cleric on Islamic law: If you beat your wife, just don’t touch her face

Waffle House robber in Atlanta stymied by gun-wielding customer

Government can grab GPS phone data at will, court rules

Rush Limbaugh: GOP wants to rid base of tea party