Category Archives: The Vote

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/17/2013- The Devil’s In The Details Of The IRS Scandal

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday May 17, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze an article that claims that the IRS targeted both conservative and liberal groups in its harassment efforts. We say “wait a minute” and show why the devil’s in the details.

Article link- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/irs-sent-same-letter-to-democrats-that-fed-tea-party-row.html?alcmpid=politics

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Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/16/2013- Republicans Take Conservatives For Idiots…Again

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday May 16, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent Ohio Republican Party fundraising email in which they allege that they are standing “shoulder to shoulder” with TEA Party groups that they have just chucked under the bus. And they wonder why they keep losing.

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/15/2013- Watching The IRS Cockroaches Scatter In The Light

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday May 15, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the events surrounding the IRS and its harassment of conservative and TEA Party groups

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/internal-irs-mandate-be-lookout-organizations-involved-educating-constitution-and-bill

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/12/IRS-scrutinized-groups-conservative

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/10/IRS-statement-partisan

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324715704578478851998004528.html?mod=rss_mobile_uber_feed

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/irs-sent-same-letter-to-democrats-that-fed-tea-party-row.html?alcmpid=politics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/1/2013- Why Definitions Are Important

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday May 1, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue our analysis of  the recent election of Matt Borges as Ohio Republican Party Chairman and a letter written by TEA Party candidate Tom Zawistowski who was predictably defeated. We find it interesting to see what happens when eyes and ears are suddenly opened to the political reality that Republicans only use conservatives to gain election and discard them when it comes time to live up to the promises

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/30/2013- Welcome Out Of The Party

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday April 30, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the recent election of Matt Borges as Ohio Republican Party Chairman and a letter written by TEA Party candidate Tom Zawistowski who was predictably defeated. We are somewhat taken aback by the people who really thought that the Republican Party would allow a TEA Party candidate to beat the hand-picked candidate of the country club elitist big-money liberal Republican leadership.

Article links- Tom Zawistowski’s open letter to the Republican Party

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/24/2013- The Basics Of Lame Duck Logic

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday April 24, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze an article supposedly written by former Congressman Gabrielle Giffords which attempts to build a case for new gun control legislation but in the end manages to be an example of how logical fallacy can moot your entire argument when people who read closely publish what they find. As Proverbs 18:17 says (ESV) The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

Article links- http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/04/a-lame-duck-squawks-but-why.php

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324493704578430771447679726.html?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb_h

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/23/2013- A Deeper Look At The Lame Duck Presidency

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday April 23, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look more deeply on the phenomena of the Lame Duck Presidency and what it means for the Obama administration and what it means for Ohio

Article links- http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/04/i_know_why_the_lame_duck_squawks.html

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100212724/barack-obama-cant-pass-gun-control-despite-90-per-cent-support-truly-he-is-a-lame-duck-president/

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/12/2013- How Wheelbarrows Full Of Money Overcome “Principled” Positions On Social Policy

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday April 12, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk analyze recent policy flip-flops by politicians like Paul Ryan and Rob Portman in light of evidence that HUGE sums of money changed hands during recent (and in anticipation of upcoming) national campaigns for Senate and especially for president. Bottom line? Follow the money!

Article links- http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/did-rob-portman-flip-flop-on-gay-marriage-for-campaign-cash

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=FA05276B-D459-41E9-BD57-6AFAF41FFA57

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/11/2013- Putting An Edge On Logical Absurdity

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday April 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss articles which demonstrate the logical absurdity of the end-point of the current gun-control “debate” (read propaganda onslaught) by examining efforts to enforce a ban on the sale of knives in Great Britain because they are the weapon of choice in gang attacks now.

Article links- http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/04/brits-shocked-at-easy-availability-of-knives.php

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4876601/Sun-investigation-girl-buys-knives-swords-and-machetes.html **WARNING- Some of the content of The Sun is inappropriate**

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/10/2013- The Second Amendment, Federal Databases, And “Mental Illness”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday April 10, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss what makes the claims, like those made recently by Vice-President Joe Biden that the idea that the federal government wants ALL of your personal information in a permanent federal database is “paranoid,” utter nonsense and propaganda. The ATF make it clear- they want exactly that type database.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/atf-seeks-massive-database-personal-info-assets-relatives-associates