Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 10/28/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a quick explanation of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of 95 theses to the Wittenburg church door on October 31, 1517 and what it became and why it’s still relevant. We warn that a vote on resolution SJR1 calling for a constitutional convention may be happening in the Ohio Senate. Barry gives a rundown on Ohio political musical chairs which is a “don’t miss.” We use this as a segue to discuss the US Senatorial chess board and the larger strategy at play. We finish up with an analysis of Uranium One and the 180 degree turn in the “Russian Election Collusion” meme.
Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 9/16/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by discussing solar flares and their effect on everything, not just communications, which we know about due to problems from last week’s show. Next we discuss yet another hearing on a new constitutional convention and my testimony in opposition to that.
Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/8/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the Ohio budget follies and the overrides of gubernatorial vetoes. That segues into the developing race to replace John Kasich and grandstanding by the potential candidates. Grandstanding always has unintended consequences and that leads to a deeper discussion of pharmaceutical marketing issues.
Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/1/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the Ohio legislature’s sudden reckoning with the budget that they created by giving a tax and spend RINO governor everything he wanted so he could be elected president and get them all Washington DC appointments. We discuss the Kansas budget issue and work to debunk the socialist argument that lower taxes caused the problem. We also discuss the Ohio Department of Health and their complete disconnect from reality in ignoring the homosexual community and the inherent danger of doing what they do while encouraging them to stop smoking…huh?
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 20, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a lawsuit brought by widely disparate political websites against the State of Ohio for passing a clearly unconstitutional law purportedly for the purpose of restricting online harassment but is ripe for abuse in prosecution of speech critical of government or members of the government.
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 29, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis interview Cyndy Rees of 3rd Rail Politics (www.3rdrailpolitics.com). Common Core, charter schools and lots and lots more.
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 8, 2017. There were some audio issues with this broadcast. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by recapping the Relationships Under Construction banquet and go into a discussion of Ohio’s attempt (yet again) to get the legislature to call for a new constitutional convention. We also discuss the attempt to repeal and “replace” Obamacare (the ACA).
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 4, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss John Kasich’s last budget as Ohio governor and his attempt to garner favor for a future run for national office by writing a book about “tolerance.” We also analyze reports of President Trump’s alleged threats to the President of Mexico that he would send troops to handle “bad hombres” and Democratic Vice-presidential candidate and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s call for riots in the streets
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 24, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis say “Merry Christmas!” We also discuss the Electoral College, and why John Kasich felt he had to sign the Campus Concealed Carry Bill.
Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 17, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss man-made global warming, the Electoral College, faithless electors, Russian “election tampering,” a call for a Constitutional Convention and pro bono faithless elector legal services from supporter Lawrence Lessig, and John Kasich’s veto of the Heartbeat Bill.
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