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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 7, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do our best to explain why purported “conservatives” suddenly begin to espouse more “nuanced” positions that often directly contradict what they said to voters during the primary season.
Article links- Eric Cantor claims amnesty for illegal immigrants is “biblical”
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 24, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American.  The presenter is Pastor David Whitney, Head Instructor of the Institute On The Constitution. The subject is the Federal land grab and asks questions about the constitutionality and the moral implications of federal land seizure.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 17, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss how people get pulled in and exploited by political parties in general and the Republican Party especially. We ask the question “when will the split in the Whig Republican Party happen?”
Article Links-Â Former Republican national chairman fearful…of Republicans
The Chamber of Commerce Says “Amnesty For Illegals Or Else” To Republican Main Stream Leaders
The War Over What The Republican Party Platform Actually Means
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 26, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the the current economic crisis. This is a follow-up to the show we presented on April 12, 2014. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.
There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 12, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the basics of Christian economics. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.
There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 15, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the recent surrender of the House of Representatives, engineered by House Speaker John Boehner, on the issue of the debt ceiling. We talk about what it means to the average tax payer, what the depth of the problem is and how badly Speaker Boehner botched the whole issue with a “clean debt ceiling,” surrendering everything and getting nothing in return.
Article links- Boehner’s surrenders have allowed an additional $2.7 trillion in the debt in 2 years
How Boehner decided to surrender
Pelosi warns Democrats not to gloat since that would embarrass Boehner
President Obama declares total victory on the budget
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 1, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the State of the Union and what the President should have said. We also go into some detail about what the President did not say.
Article links- Al Gore, “global warming,” and “fertility management”
Same-sex marriage push in Ohio
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 11, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about what we might expect over the next year. Our lack of short-term optimism is only tempered by our long-term optimism for the future.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 23, 2013. Chuck Michaelis interviews Dr. Sacha Walicord, pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon, OH, who is also a PhD in economics, a trained commercial pilot, has a law degree (JD), and is a hockey referee, about the current debt situation in the United States. Dr. Walicord explains why Laurence Kotlikoff’s contention that the true national debt is several times higher than the figures published, over $200 trillion.
Dr. Walicord explains why simply balancing the budget cannot fix our current economic problems and further explains what it means to our wallets and our liberty. We also discuss what is really at the base of these issues.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 23, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis give a report on their recent testimony on Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 5 which is an application to Congress to call a new constitutional convention purportedly to pass a balanced budget amendment. We detail Barry’s testimony regarding the true size of the federal debt and the true facts regarding what a balanced budget amendment would do to reduce that debt- nothing. We explain the faulty logic behind the balanced budget amendment. We also analyze the overall worldwide economic picture in order to bolster our points on this issue. To add insult to injury we discuss Rep. Paul Ryan’s pledge to do nothing to control spending by promising that no government shutdown will occur in January. And, yes, we tie it all together.
Article links- What’s a negative deposit rate, anyway?
European banks contemplate going to a negative deposit rate
Paul Ryan says there will not be a January shutdown
Dr. Laurence Kotlikoff shows what the true debt burden of the federal government is