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Donald Trump: Steve Bannon “Has Lost His Mind”

January 3, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Donald Trump: Steve Bannon “Has Lost His Mind”

President Donald Trump in an official statement: “Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Russia, Steve Bannon

Episode 22: Russia-U.S. Relations and the War on Terror

December 29, 2017 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Episode 22: Russia-U.S. Relations and the War on Terror

Shane Vander Hart discusses Russia-U.S. Relations as it relates to the War on Terror with national security and intelligence consultant Major General James A. Marks, USA, Retired.

Filed Under: The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast Tagged With: James A. Marks, radical Islamic terrorism, Russia, Russia-U.S. relations, Shane Vander Hart, Vladimir Putin, War on Terror

We Must Not Forget the Dark and Evil History of Communism

November 9, 2017 By John Hendrickson

We Must Not Forget the Dark and Evil History of Communism

John Hendrickson: Ideas have consequences and the dark history of socialism and communism should not be forgotten or treated lightly. 

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Bolshevik Revolution, Cold War, Communism, Russia, socialism, Vladimir Lenin

How The GOP Moves On After Trump

July 16, 2017 By John Gustavsson

How The GOP Moves On After Trump

Gustavsson: How should the GOP should move on if there is a link found between Trump and Russia?

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: #NeverTrump, Conservatives, GOP, President Donald Trump, Republican Party, Russia, Trump

Donald Trump Jr’s Trouble with Russia

July 11, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Donald Trump Jr’s Trouble with Russia

Shane Vander Hart: Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer looks bad, but it is not illegal. Democrats should consider their own history and spare us the outrage.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Hillary Clinton, Jared Kushner, Natalia Veselnitskaya, New York Times, Paul Manafort, Russia

Ernst Discusses Shooting Attack, Health Care Reform, and Russia

June 16, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Ernst Discusses Shooting Attack, Health Care Reform, and Russia

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed Wednesday’s shooting attack on members of Congress, health care reform, and Russia with Iowa media.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Capitol Police, Elizabeth Warren, Health Care Reform, Joni Ernst, political violence, Russia, United States Senate

Trump’s Russia and Comey Troubles

May 18, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Trump’s Russia and Comey Troubles

President Donald Trump should welcome a thorough investigation into Russia’s involvement with 2016’s presidential race, but it is clear that he doesn’t.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Diane Feinstein, Donald Trump, FBI, James Comey, Jason Chaffetz, Michael Flynn, New York Times, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Russia, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington Post

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 3-4-17 (Guest: Jason Schultz)

March 4, 2017 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 3-4-17 (Guest: Jason Schultz)

State Senator Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) joins Shane Vander Hart on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio to discuss collective bargaining and life at conception.

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: collective bargaining reform, Donald Trump, funnel week, Iowa Senate, Jason Schutz, Jeff Sessions, life at conception, Russia

An Inconvenient Oath

February 15, 2017 By Adam Graham

An Inconvenient Oath

Adam Graham: Congressional Republicans can choose to sweep the allegations about Michael Flynn under the rug, however they would be ill-advised to do so.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, Mike Pence, National Security Advisor, Rand Paul, Ron Paul, Russia

Grading the Trump Transition

January 23, 2017 By Adam Graham

Grading the Trump Transition

Now that Donald Trump is President Adam Graham evaluates his transition decisions and their impact on the economy, domestic policy, and nationals security.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Ben Carson, Betty DeVos, Dan Coats, David Shulkin, deportment, domestic agenda, Donald Trump, economic policy, James Mattis, John Kelly, Michael Flynn, Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, National Security, Nikki Haley, Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry, Russia, Ryan Zinke, Steve Bannon, Todd Pruitt, Tom Price, Trump Transition, Vladmir Putin

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 12-31-16 (William Jacobson & Michael Ives)

December 31, 2016 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 12-31-16 (William Jacobson & Michael Ives)

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss the U.N. Security Council resolution against Israel with William Jacobson and Thomas Chalmers with Michael Ives.

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: Barack Obama, CNN, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Israel, Michael Ives, Michael Wear, poverty, Russia, the church and the poor, Thomas Chalmers, U.N. Security Council, United Nations, Vladimir Putin, William Jacobson

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 5-14-16 (Guests: Steve King & Daniel Ladoux)

May 14, 2016 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 5-14-16 (Guests: Steve King & Daniel Ladoux)

This week on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio on 99.3 FM The Truth: Congressman Steve King (R-IA) and Daniel Ladoux of the Draft Sasse Committee.

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Daniel Ledoux, Draft Sasse, ethanol, Global Warming, Iowa 4th Congressional District Race, Islamaphobia, Roy Moore, Russia, Steve King, transgender policies, transgendered students

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 10-10-15

October 10, 2015 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 10-10-15

Shane Vander Hart interviews Rick Manning with Americans for Limited Government and Mark Nelson with Freedom for Youth Ministries on this week’s show.

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: 2nd Amendment, Americans for Limited Government, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, CNBC, Freedom for Youth MInistries, Kevin McCarthy, Mark Nelson, Rick Manning, Ron Carlson, Russia, Shane Vander Hart, Speaker of the House race, Syria, Trans Pacific Partnership

Giving Syrians Asylum Is Not Worth the Risk

September 15, 2015 By Rich Hilgemann

Giving Syrians Asylum Is Not Worth the Risk

Rich Hilgemann: No matter which direction I turn the conditions look right that Obama is bringing in Syrian refugees who could do Americans harm.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: al-Qaeda, Baathist Party, Barack Obama, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, ISIS, Lindsey Graham, Russia, Syrian Civil War, Syrian refugees, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Terrorism

Ted Cruz: We Need To Address The Cause Of The Migrant Crisis

September 8, 2015 By Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz: We Need To Address The Cause Of The Migrant Crisis

Ted Cruz: The migrant crisis from the Middle East and North Africa demands our urgent attention. The cause needs to be addressed or more will be displaced.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: foreign policy, Iran, ISIS, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Ted Cruz, Turkey, Vladmir Putin

Why Sweden Should Join NATO (And You Should Let Us In)

July 24, 2015 By John Gustavsson

Why Sweden Should Join NATO (And You Should Let Us In)

John Gustavsson: The political establishment will have to see that while neutrality may have served Sweden in the past, today you need friends to survive.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Cold War, NATO, Russia, Sweden

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