Category Archives: Public Policy Radar

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 11/14/2012- 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 11/10/2012- 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

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/7/2012- Frodo Lives!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday November 7, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an interview with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in which he likens his lonely fight to return to constitutional originalism to Frodo’s quest in the Lord Of The Rings.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/scalia-restoring-constitution-i-dont-know-im-optimistic

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/5/2012- Twas The Night Before Election

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday November 5, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the non-stop nature of modern presidential campaigning and talk about the deeper implications of a radio ad being run by the Faith and Freedom coalition, Ralph Reed’s PAC.

Article links- http://ffcoalition.com/blog/2012-10-24/ffc-runs-gotv-radio-spot-swing-states

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/2/2012- The Obama Campaign’s Use Of Surrogates On Controversial Issues Is No Fluke

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday November 2, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent interview with the infamous Sandra Fluke regarding her peculiar choice of areas of activism and find that, like an iceberg, the largest and most damaging section of her agenda is under the surface.

Article links- http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/28/sandra-fluke-free-birth-control-will-help-career-women-candidates-shed-barriers-of-unwanted-children-video/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/1/2012- Homeland Security Is Co-Opting Local Law Enforcement

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday November 1, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis report on a recent Presidential Executive Order creating a supposed “partnership” between Homeland Security and local law enforcement that is a “partnership” in the same way that the Mob has “partnerships.” It’s a rather one-sided deal.

Article links- http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/29/obama-executive-order-expands-homeland-security-reach-into-local-law-enforcement/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/10/26/executive-order-establishing-white-house-homeland-security-partnership-c

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/31/2012- Watch Out! Big Sis May Be Following You On Twitter!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday October 31, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent edict from Homeland Security Grand Poobah, Janet Napolitano (Big Sis) that children must be trained from kindergarten on to become government snitches.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/secret-service-asks-americans-report-tweets-concern-you

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/06/justice/obama-threat-arrest/index.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/30/2012- Bless Me, What ARE They Teaching In Those Schools?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday October 30, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent edict from Homeland Security Grand Poobah, Janet Napolitano (Big Sis) that children must be trained from kindergarten on to become government snitches.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dhs-cybersecurity-education-begins-kindergarten

http://www.dhs.gov/blog/2012/10/26/inspiring-next-generation-cyber-professionals

http://csrc.nist.gov/nice/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/23/2012- Pretzel Logic, The 14th Amendment, And The Defense Of Marriage Act

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday October 23, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue and expand their critical analysis of a recent federal court decision which finds that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, an exercise of Congress’ power to enforce Article IV of the Constitution, is unconstitutional. Huh?

Article links- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/religious-implications-of-ny-federal-appeals-court-striking-down-doma/2012/10/19/f2b2f006-1a0b-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_blog.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/doma-defense-of-marriage-act_n_1980197.html

http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-judge-overturns-doma-stepping-pressure-supreme-195800574.html