Category Archives: The Vote

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/27/2016- Does God Care About Your Political Choices?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 27, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about God, His providence, culture, your vote, and how a Christian worldview can help us understand how the pieces fit together and what to do about it.

Article links- Federal Transgender Bathroom Access Guidelines Blocked by Judge

Supreme Court Blocks Order Allowing Transgender Student Restroom Choice

David Gushee reviewed and refuted

The Church has been warned

 

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/20/2016- Poll Shifts, Third Parties, And Who Benefits From Them

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 20, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine poll numbers, talk about the numbers and how third party candidates are affecting the standing of the major party candidates. We also discuss the GOP establishment being open about abandoning the standard bearer of the Republican party and why that is happening and what it portends.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/13/2016- The Mess We’re In And How We Got Here

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 13, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis break down the Wisconsin primary win of Paul Ryan and what it indicates. We also discuss who failed Republican presidential candidate donors are giving to now and what that means. The Clinton Foundation emails are also analyzed as is the Justice Department’s failure to indict Hillary Clinton for what the FBI admits are illegal acts.

Article links- Donors for Bush, Kasich and Christie Are Turning to Clinton More Than to Trump

Julian Assange Suggests Seth Rich Was Wikileaks DNC Source!

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/23/2016- Republican Convention Follies

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 23, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the conventions and the political insanity that is just really commencing. We spend some time talking about the potential vice-presidential candidates and also discuss John Kasich’s political suicide by not attending the Republican convention.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/9/2016- Private Email Server Scandal- Incompetence, Deliberate Obfuscation Or Treason

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 9, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about the Democrat party presidential nominee and her decision to use an unsecured email server to conduct US State Department business, why she did so and why it was criminal.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/2/2016- Christians Play Charlie Brown To Republicans Playing Lucy With A Football…Again

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 2, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss how easy it seems to be to pull the wool over the eyes of Christians involved in the political process and try to explain why that is

Article link- Donald Trump baits the hook with a meaningless gesture. Christians take the bait, as usual

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/25/2016- Gun Grabbers Expose The Truth About Their Plan To Ban Private Ownership of Guns

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 25, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine a number of things constitutional. Started out with a discussion of the appointment of Merrick Garland to the US Supreme court and the pivotal importance of the late Antonin Scalia to a true interpretation of the Constitution, including the 2nd amendment to it.

Article links- Chelsea Clinton on the death of Antonin Scalia and what it means to gun grabbers

Chicago journalist sets out to prove the “ease” of buying an AR-15 (the current “boogey man” weapon of gun grabbers) and instead proves that background checks are effective in stopping those with violence in their backgrounds from buying one

Progressive outlet accidentally proves liberal states have more “mass” shootings

“Comedian” embarrasses himself with a “satire” which is a tour de force of logical fallacy, not to mention not funny

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/16/2016- Sovereignty, Convention Delegates, And The Republican National Convention

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 16, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze some of the machinations of the various candidates to gather convention delegates by using the rules vs those candidates who cry about “unfair” treatment under well-established and publicized party rules.

Article links- Facts behind the Colorado RNC delegate choice

Utah fights back on setting its own delegate selection criteria

DC delegate explains why she is a free agent at the Republican National Convention but doesn’t really grasp the stakes of voting

DC Republican party delegates strategize

 

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/9/2016- God, Politicians And The Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 9, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine current events surrounding the current election period (the silly season) and how God’s hand is evident in it. We also use the upcoming conventions as a jumping off point to discuss conventions in general and their functions and power specifically.

Article links- The Youtube of the Glenn Beck program is now removed

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 3/5/2016- Crystal Ball Gazing On The Republican Convention

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 5, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin to look down the road to the July Republican convention. We begin to count the corpses of the dead presidential campaigns and attempt to do quick post-mortems on the remains.

Article links- Mitt Romney says “Knowing what I know now…”