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Thanks Mr. Ryan – Republicans Remove The Possibility of Victory Over Marx

2011 Mike ChurchHey folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine.The conservative author William Voegeli wrote an essay in 2007 called The trouble with limited government. In that essay, Voegeli argued that conservatives should mount a campaign to repeal the legacy of FDR, the New Deal and the rest of the welfare state. At its conclusion Voegeli wrote A conservatism that labors to reverse liberalism's displacement of Americans' rights as citizens with their "rights" as welfare recipients may not achieve […]

April 7, 2011 15

$5 Trillion Gamble On The Future or the U.F. of R.S.?

2011 Mike ChurchHey folks its Mike Church with todays Church DoctrineThe Republican wunderkid, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has finally released his Roadmap Forward budget outline which purports to cut the federal deficit by $5 Trillion over the next decade. This may sound like a huge amount of money and the cure to our financial ills but relatively speaking this is but a 10% reduction in what will become $50 Trillion in government spending.Mr. Ryan, to his credit has put forth […]

April 6, 2011 16

The Entitlement Class has Led us to the Edge of Soviet-Style Collapse

Audio Player HelpMANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA Mike speaks with a caller who takes issues with those who like leeches, live off the government and yet still manage to drive new vehicles, have internet, cell-phones and all the other trappings of what used to be the rewards of a middle-class work ethic. Now however, as the Welfare/Warfare STATISTS confiscate the wages of the people, Mike sees our once free and prosperous nation looking more and more like the former Soviet Union just prior […]

April 4, 2011 12

Are We Bombing Libya To Conceal That $26 Billion We Gave Them In Bailouts?

2011 Mike ChurchHey folks its Mike Church with todays Church DoctrineWill the last DeceptiCON standing go to their demise still fully in support of Obamas Un-Constitutional, Libyan war now that the real motivation for it seems to be money-OUR money? Matt Taibbi at Rolling Stone Magazine reports today that of the 21,000 entities conferred status as too big to fail back in the Fall of 2008 one of those was Libyas Central Bank.Taibbi stumbled on the story after the U.S. […]

April 4, 2011 14

The Idiocy of Government Mandated High Efficiency Washing Machines

[mp3t track='31032011_transcript_1_Appliances_what_we_squander.mp3']AG: Procter & Gamble.Mike: Procter & Gamble makes Tide, thank you. And he was chewing that woman out who was and Rand was saying, Im offended. This is appalling that you think that you can come into my house and regulate my toilet and my shower, and my appliances dont work anymore. And remember, we did a whole, just accidentally stumbled onto this subject. And for two or three days there we had calls and people calling and complaining […]

March 31, 2011 20

BEST of INTERVIEW: Prof. Gutzman -Do we Need a Standing Army?

[mp3t track='31032011_Guztman_int_War_Powers_seg3.mp3']Prof. Gutzman: Government on Unsustainable Path Annually Borrowing 40% of what it spendsSTUDIO D - Professor Kevin Gutzmanjoins Mike on the DudeMaker Hotline to discuss the necessary debate now occurring amongst Constitutionalists, Tea-Partiers, GOP statists, and members of the Liberty Movement over a President's ability to use the military without seeking a declaration from the Congress."Teddy Roosevelt was completely contemptuous of the idea of limited power in the central government"Professor Kevin Gutzman March 31st, 2011In addition, Dr. Gutzman offers […]

March 31, 2011 13

Interview: Professor Kevin Gutzman -Do we Need a Standing Army?

[mp3t track='31032011_Guztman_int_War_Powers_seg3.mp3']Prof. Gutzman: Government on Unsustainable Path Annually Borrowing 40% of what it spends AdvertisementSTUDIO D - Professor Kevin Gutzman joins Mike on the DudeMaker Hotline to discuss the necessary debate now occurring amongst Constitutionalists, Tea-Partiers, GOP statists, and members of the LibertyMovement over a President's ability to use the military without seeking adeclaration from the Congress."Teddy Roosevelt was completely contemptuous of the idea of limited power in the central government"Professor Kevin GutzmanMarch 31st, 2011In addition, Dr. Gutzman offers his […]

March 31, 2011 15

What Conservatism Can Learn From Captain Jean Luc Picard

What Conservatism Can Learn FromCaptain Jean Luc Picard2011 Mike ChurchHey folks its Mike Church withtodays Church DoctrineIn the Star Trek movie FirstContact, Captain Jean Luc Picard is confronted with what seems like a no winsituation as the evil Borg prepare to assimilate the earth unless Picardblows up the Enterprise and the Borg alongside it. Picard, refuses to cave into the defeat and in a moving speech says Weve made too many compromisesalready. They invade our space and we fall back. […]

March 30, 2011 10

Bill Kristol Grand Wizard of the “We Bomb You Klan”

MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA - Mike discusses the"Grand-Wizard" of the "We-Bomb-You-Klan", Bill Kristol, who has yet to meet a Patriot or Tomahawk missile lobbed into a Middle Eastern country that doesn't bring an ear to ear smile to his face. In additon, reports are now coming in from the front, that America does indeed have troops on the ground despite claims to the contrary. AdvertisementT-shirt and KingDude Cigar Special $19.95

March 29, 2011 11

Would Conservatives Arm or Demand Attacks Be Made on American

Would Conservatives Arm or DemandAttacks Be Made on American Rebels?2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church withtodays Church Doctrine.What exactly do the elites mean whenthey call a public figure a conservative these days? To listen to the dailylineup of TV & Radio shows that have been anointed as conservative yieldsa snapshot of conservatism that the first conservatives would findreprehensible. For example when it comes to weighing in on federal governmentspending, todays elite conservatives might say that it is acceptable toconfiscate-at […]

March 29, 2011 9

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Dr. Tom Woods Responds to Mark Levin on War Powers

STUDIO-D - Dr. Tom Woods responds to the ad hominem attacks levied againsthim over the controversy surrounding the Constitutional ability or lack thereoffor a President to wage "offensive" war without receiving a proper Declaration for suchfrom the Congress. The issue became a point of derision for radio host andformer Reagan cabinet adviser Mark Levin who pointed to previous instances ofthe Executive branch waging undeclared wars as justification and labeled Dr.Woods a "propagandist" and an "outlier professor" for whom he [Levin] […]

March 29, 2011 42

Who Says There Are Only Two Sides Of The Aisle?

Who Says There Are Only Two Sides Of The Aisle?2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine These days our general dialogue is filled with cliches but theres one inparticular that really bothers me: both sides of the aisle. This clicheis purportedly used to describe the polar opposite political partiesthat occupy the mythological, left and right sides of the House ofRepresentin. It is also use to describe the allegedly diametricalviewpoints of the two sides, as if there […]

March 24, 2011 17

Interview: Professor Livingston Dissects the State of the Union

Professor Livingston: This is not, nor was America ever a Republic STUDIO D - Mike interviews Professor Donald Livingston from Emory University located just outside of Atlanta in Druid Hills, Georgia. Known as one of the premiere authorities on David Hume, he is also a highly praised Constitutional scholar, who brings his unique understanding of the Founding Generation's intent on the Union. His critiques on Lincoln as well as his outspoken defense of the 10th Amendment has earned him […]

March 24, 2011 15

Government Entitlements Acclimate Future Generations to Accept Lost Liberty

[mp3t track='24032011_transcript_1_Thomson_Mason.mp3']MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA With each legislative oppression weendure, the consequences reach much further than the headlines of the day. Forwhile apathy is in and of itself a most dreadful condition, the effects onfuture generations is the gravest result. For in our inaction, by silent proxy,we tell our children that such intervention by government in to our lives isthe new normal.We see this folly illustrated quite succinctly in our own lives,as most of us never knew a time before government intrusion […]

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Austrian Consensus: The Economic Ice Age Cometh

Austrian Consensus: The Economic Ice Age Cometh2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church DoctrineI can remember just a few years ago that the productive people of theUnited States faced a green menace which came in the form of a so called consensus view on global warming. This view held that evil,despicable men had generated quadrillions of unacceptable tons of Co2which was now clogging up the atmosphere and setting min gas firesablaze in the clouds, ergo: causing catastrophic […]

March 23, 2011 11

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Barbara Elliot: Voluntary Charity, Not Government Welfare is What Makes a Difference in People

MANDEVILLE, LA - EXCLUSIVE AUDIO - Mike interviews Barbara J. Elliott the founder of the Center for Cultural Renewal, which works to renew the cities of America through acts of voluntary charity in place of government welfare systems. She is also the founder of the WorkFaithConnection, which has been serving people leaving homelessness, prison, drug addiction,and joblessness. Since its beginning in2007, they have transitioned more than 1,000 people into a […]

March 23, 2011 55

Listeners Turn on DeceptiCON Chickenhawks like O’Reilley

Audio, Mandeville, LA - Tam in GA could not believe his ears when he heard Bill O'Reilley say he was willing to take on Ghadaffi... that HE [O'reilley] was willing to sit in his leather broadcast chair and watch yet another, undeclared war squander billions of borrowed dollars and cost an untold amount of American lives (both present and future).

March 22, 2011 10

The Difference Between Chernobyl and Japan – There IS a Difference

[mp3t track='18032011_Transcript_1.mp3'](Audio & Transcript) Mandeville, LA - If you've been paying any attention at all to the news lately, thenmore than likely you are aware than Japan should be the nextspokesperson for either of the following mottos: "Bad things happen inthrees" or "When it rains, it pours" (or in this case snows).It istruly unfortunate and and very heartbreaking to continuously watch thestruggles of the Japanese nation in trying to deal with back to backnatural disasters in the form of earthquakes […]

March 18, 2011 62

Dr. Kevin Gutzman On The Line Discussing Energy, States' Rights & The Constitution

[mp3t track='17032011_Transcript_2_pt.3.mp3'](Audio) Mandeville, LA - On the show with us this morning we had a very special guest whom youknow well, he's been with us a number of times before and we're sure tosee him again in the future. Folks, It is always a pleasure to have Dr.KevinGutzman on the DudeMaker HotLine, he may hold the record! The more wehear from Dr. Gutzman the more he tends to be less of aguest and more of a friend of the show […]

March 17, 2011 18

Lincoln Didn’t Preserve The Union – He Killed It

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - The 17th Amendment says that the Senate ofthe United States shall be composed of two Senators of each State,elected by the people thereof for a six year term, and each Senator hasone vote.What we can do is pass referendum in the State and say thatan election of the people actually takes place when they elect theirState Representatives - now this is a stretch and a person likeProfessor Gutzman may say "Mike, that'll never stand in Federal […]

March 16, 2011 16

The Republic of Sedgwick, Maine.

[mp3t track='16032011_Transcript_2.mp3'](Audio) Mandeville, LA - You may have noticed that on this show wespend a considerable amount of time discussing, commenting and beingdisgusted with the atrocities of the Federal Gubbmint. The reason whywe can dedicate so much time to these said atrocities is because theyare as abundant, if not more so, than there's water in an Ocean. Betweenall the safety-net agencies, the spending, the deficit, the lack ofleadership and the general lack of Governing coming from Mordor on thePotomac it […]

March 16, 2011 21

16 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]Recognizing the Republic of Sedgwick, Maine2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church DoctrineI would like to recognize the newest member of the republican communities of these United States: The Republic of Sedgwick Maine. On Friday, 7 March, 2011 Sedgwicks Town Council passed what it calls a food sovereignty law which declares that the residents are free to purchase and sell any food items made or produced in their republic without the consent of or the meddling […]

March 16, 2011 31

The Media Making Matters Seem Worse Then They Are In Japan

Related Material: Hear more on the tragedy in Japan with the help of The Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM's Patriot Channel: Some Think This Is 'Good' For Japan? Begin Mike Church Show TranscriptMike: Just lets recap this real quick here. Your host has always been, since he was a little chirruns going to school, has always been amazed, fascinated by science. Perhaps because, when I was seven years old, one of the first scientific events I witnessed was Neil Armstrong […]

March 15, 2011 18

Travis Bowman, Descendant of Peter Francisco On The DudeMaker HotLine

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - You may not know it, in fact, odds are you definitely do not know it, unless you're a true American Patriot from Virginia or a perhaps a direct descendant of the dude this day is named after. You heard correctly, and what an honor it is to have Mr. Travis Bowman on the show, a 6th generation descendant of Peter Francisco - on Peter Francisco Day!

March 15, 2011 31

Tom The Geologist Explaining Plate Tectonics

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - It's true that today is Monday. AGroundhog's Monday to be exact, a term coined by the KingDude to definethe lack of participation from you the listener on typical Mondaymornings. Welcome to a typical Monday morning. That is until our topicstopped at the plate tectonic train station - it was here that itbecame obvious that no one working on the show had any credentials toeven offer an inkling on the matter at hand. So where else would […]

March 14, 2011 23

14 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]Hell Boy II - The Golden Constant2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine.On Saturday I had the enormous privilege of being in a small group of folks who listened to former Reagan Budget Director David Stockman speak at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn AL. What Stockman said however should not be limited to the audience he delivered it to. Every citizen of the United States needs to hear the real story of our […]

March 14, 2011 22

Why Does Leviathan Fund NPR Again?

Related Material: Something about 'public' and 'not for profit' that really irks these radio waves. Hear more KingDude griping over Leviathan's over stepping of boundaries with the archives of The Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM's Patriot Channel:Leviathan's Public Roads: We Don't Need Them Begin Mike Church Show TranscriptMike: It is what it is. It stands as it stands today. Were eight days way from the next two-week extension here. But we may cut off the funds for National Public Radio now. […]

March 10, 2011 13

10 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]Shays Rebellion vs Wisconsin Mob RUle2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine.I am watching the Union backed anarchists in Wisconsin try and break down the doors of the state capitol. This after the duly elected Governor and Legislature did what they campaigned to do: try and fix the states long term fiscal crisis. I say these people are anarchists because they apparently have no respect nor will they acknowledge this election; this is what anarchy […]

March 10, 2011 13

Is Obama An Economic Illiterate Or Is This About Gov’t Control?

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - There are a few questions left in life thathave yet to be unanswered. What came first, chicken or the egg? Who andhow was Stonehenge built? What exactly is in taco Bell's meat? And,what the hell is Dear Leader Chairman MaObama doing to this once greatNation? It's widely accepted that time, and time alone, will give usthe answers to these ailing questions. The problem with that statementis that Obama is on a term limit and the debt […]

March 9, 2011 24

09 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]Leviathanitis Is Spreading2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine.In February 2009 Newsweek Magazine famously proclaimed that We Are All Socialists Now well if Socialists are soulless, immoral, consumers of stolen wealth then that is more true today than it was in 2009. How can I say this? Simple statistics say that the percentage of Americans on welfare has increased from 10% in 1960 to 21% in 2000 to a budget busting 35% last year and […]

March 9, 2011 14

No More Civic Duty In Politics. It’s Just To Enrich Yourself These Days

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - Folks a few things happen on Fridays around here.Firstly, the eagle flies on Friday. Secondly, it's Hawaiian Shirt Daywith jeans being optional but pants nonetheless being mandatory. Andfinally, also most importantly, we open up the phone lines to you andallow you to dictate what it is we'll be discussing. We cleverly namedthis phenomenon 'Free Phone Friday' and it's what we look forward tofor the 165 hours following this morning's show until we can once againdon our […]

March 4, 2011 16

Texas Nationalist Movement Moving Twards Texas Independence

[mp3t track='04032011_Transcript_2.mp3'](Audio) Mandeville, LA - The Texas Nationalist Movement is going to hold a rallyat the State Capitol on Saturday urging lawmakers to put the matter ofTexas Independence before the State's voters in a non-binding form. Yesfolks, you read the previous statement correctly.It's no secret thatwhen secession talk begins to emit the ignition sparks the FederalGubbmint along with the Liberal Left get really scared and begin tooutcry, point, blame, slander, smear and even beg in hopes of keepingthis wonderfully helpful […]

March 4, 2011 25

Winston Elliott Of The Imaginative Conservative On The Republic & Conservatism

[mp3t track='03032011_Transcript_2_pt.3.mp3'](Audio) Mandeville, LA - (Audio) Mandeville, LA -There's a website out there that has becomea nice little outpost for the battle that's brewing between theDeceptiCONS and the PaleoCONS, the traditional conservatives. It's oneof the go-to websites daily for us here at the show and today we arefortunate enough to have the gentleman that put the ImaginativeConservative website together as well as heading the Center for theAmerican Republic and the Free Enterprise Institute, Mr. WinstonElliott.The KingDude starts things off by […]

March 3, 2011 52

Caller John Suggests Invading Alaska To Solve Oil Crisis

(Audio) Mandeville, LA -It's Thursday but we chose to go to thephones adn if you have a problem with that then just wait until youtune in tomorrow! We've got John in Louisiana on the line and he's justa little heated at the sheer amount of money we spend on obtaining oilfrom the Middle East. So, you might be saying to yourself: well thatdoesn't sound that off-track, hell I don't like all the money we spendfor that oil either. Well you're […]

March 3, 2011 27

03 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]Alaska: Freedom and Riches Await You Outside This Union2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church Doctrine.The United States needs oil, lots of oil and it is not just for fuel. Oil is the basis for all our gadgets and toys wrapped in plastic. Viewing the tumultuous events in the Middle East lately we are once again drawn face to face with the reality of that regions instability yet we continue to insist that 1/3 of our […]

March 3, 2011 31

02 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]At Least Judas Got Real Silver Not fiat Currency2011 Mike Church

March 2, 2011 15

We Should Pursue Thought Provoking Rather Than Mind Numbing

(Audio) Mandeville, LA - Make sure to have your blanket, pillow, hottea and what not before you gather around the KingDude fireplace for anice little fireside chat...or at least that's how we start today'sclip of the day. Walk alongside the Kingdude as he paints us a pictureof a favorite lunch time restaurant spot and a double Grey Goose DirtyMartini.While at lunch Mike uses the entertainment provided,numerous ESPN channels on numerous televisions, to prove the point thatall these media options we […]

March 1, 2011 21

01 March, 2011 – The Church Doctrine

[private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK][/private]How About A "No-Fly-Zone" Around Charlie Sheen's House?2011 Mike ChurchHi folks its Mike Church with todays Church DoctrineOur wise, ruling elites never seem to grow tired of searching the planet over for some foreign affair to entangle our military in. This weeks justification for having the 6th & 7th fleets deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean is the illegitimate rule of Colonel Mohmar al Ghadafi of Libya. Ghadafi, we are told by none other than Slick Hilly […]

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