Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/24/2012- The Development And Refinement Of Documents Laying The Foundations Of Liberty In Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for  Saturday November 24, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis read and discuss American founding documents that demonstrate the development and refinement of the  foundations for our liberty in law- The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Articles of Confederation. We then discuss some efforts to make a new constitutional convention and the many dangers that would accompany any such convention.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/22/2012- Documents Laying The Foundations Of Liberty In Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thanksgiving Thursday November 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis read and discuss American founding documents which lay the foundations for our liberty in law- The Mayflower Compact, The Plymouth Oath of  Allegiance and Fidelity (The Plymouth Agreement), and the Pennsylvania Act For Freedom of Conscience.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/20/2012- More Good News: Governor Kasich Moves To Enforce Ohio’s Constitutional Prohibition Against Socialized Medicine

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday November 20, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about Ohio Governor John Kasich’s decision to say “NO” to setting up mandated health care exchanges, a required mandate of Obamacare, that are forbidden by Ohio’s Constitution.

Article links- http://www.ohiolibertycoalition.org/governor-kasich-confirms-that-creation-of-ohios-obamacare-exchange-will-be-left-to-the-feds/

http://www.ohioconstitution.org/2012/11/16/1851-center-applauds-kasich-agreement-on-obamacare-exchange/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/17/2012- What a Secession From Rational Response Looks Like

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 17, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis attempt to explain  how blind emotion rather than a well thought out strategic campaign is behind the more than 600,000 signatures on secession petitions sent to, of all places, the White House.

Article links- http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/14/white-house-secede-petitions-reach-660000-signatures-50-state-participation/

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83859.html

http://www.examiner.com/article/secession-furor-could-pose-unintended-consequences-for-gun-owners

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/14/Confederacy-of-dunces

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgCbcT8eEU[/youtube]

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/16/2012- DID Get Fooled Again

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday November 16, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine how evangelicals got suckered again into supporting candidates that were antithetical to their stated principles and why this happened (yet again).

Article links- http://www.businessinsider.com/karl-rove-gop-money-civil-war-republicans-2012-11?fb_action_ids=406245369447008&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7b%22406245369447008%22%3A383064091774251%7d&action_type_map=%7b%22406245369447008%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7d&action_ref_map

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/mark-levin-lessons-learned-presidential-election-we-ought-nominate-conservative

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/15/2012- Placing Blame Where It Belongs

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday November 15, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a closer look at Republican party hack pundits trying to lay Romney’s defeat at the feet of conservatives and TEA party voters. We say not so fast. Blame the Republican party establishment who gave us yet another LOUSY candidate.

Article link- http://www.businessinsider.com/karl-rove-gop-money-civil-war-republicans-2012-11?fb_action_ids=406245369447008&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7b%22406245369447008%22%3A383064091774251%7d&action_type_map=%7b%22406245369447008%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7d&action_ref_map

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/14/2012- RINO’s, Party Hacks, Conservatives, And Critical Thinking About The Election

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday November 14, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis demonstrate how party hacks like Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted twist facts to make it look like conservatives cost Mitt Romney the presidency when it is really party hacks like Husted are the real cause.

Article link- http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/11/09/husted-wants-law-on-early-voting.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/13/2012- How Republicans Manhandling Of The Ron Paul Contingent May Have Cost Romney The Presidency

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday November 13, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis demonstrate that it is VERY possible that Republican party abuse of Ron Paul and his supporters during the primaries and convention cost the party bigwig’s anointed standard-bearer the presidency.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/12/2012- And If My Grandmother Had Wheels She’d Be A Wagon

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday November 12, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at the election results from a somewhat different perspective than most of the so-called “conservative” pundits and demonstrate what’s wrong with the idea that the Republicans need to “broaden the tent.”

Article links- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/11/333-000-Votes-in-4-Swing-States-Would-Have-Given-Romney-the-Presidency

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/10/2012- What Happened On November 6 And Why We Were Wrong About It

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 10, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a breakdown on the presidential election and discuss a number of issues peripheral to the election. We get a laugh from armchair pundits who apparently can’t add that think that third party votes cost Romney the election. We show why that’s total nonsense. We also explain how we got suckered by the polls into making incorrect predictions.

Article links- http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/08/15029606-boehner-obamacare-is-the-law-of-the-land?lite

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/conservative-leaders-gop-abandoned-conservatism

http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/boehner-mr-president-your-moment-we-re-ready-be-led

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/08/What-the-Breitbart-Judicial-Watch-Poll-Means

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV?id={7C6744B6-0AAE-4333-B324-F6F7E74FFC9C}&title=Ron-Paul-We-are-already-over-the-fiscal-cliff