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Let's talk politics in 10 minutes or less! Doug Payton gives his take on the politics and culture events of the day from his conservative perspective. But this is no long, drawn-out opinion piece. Each episode is 10 minutes or less, and usually covers 3 topics or so. The idea is to get you to look a…

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    Episode 326: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 14:23


    It's been a good run, but after 10 years, this show is done. I appreciate all my listeners on whatever point on the political spectrum you might be. I have a few parting thoughts, some reminiscing, and of course some conservative commentary. But this show goes a bit over the usual 10 minutes because, hey, it is a special episode. The post Episode 326: The End appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 325: Will Alito's Leak Mean the End of the Roe?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 18:11


    A leak out of the Supreme Court suddenly made abortion and Roe v Wade the main topic of outrage from the Left. But, aside from whether or not the opinion aligns with yours, what are the reasons that the Roe and Casey decisions should be overturned? Are there reasons (that are not religious ones or regarding […] The post Episode 325: Will Alito's Leak Mean the End of the Roe? appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 324: Papers Push a Narrative / Elon Buys Twitter / Disney Goes Political

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 10:00


    When the perp is black, papers bury it. There was quite a backlash to Elon Musk buying Twitter. Disney is going woke. Will it go broke? The post Episode 324: Papers Push a Narrative / Elon Buys Twitter / Disney Goes Political appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 323: Ukraine War / Hunter Biden laptop / Florida Parental Rights bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 10:00


    Biden seems to call for regime change in Russia. The media are starting to admit the Hunter Biden story was buried. The Florida Parental Rights in Education bill get smeared. The post Episode 323: Ukraine War / Hunter Biden laptop / Florida Parental Rights bill appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 322: Rampant Inflation / Refusing Service / The Debt Limit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 8:56


    How's Biden handling the rampant inflation? Is it ever right to refuse service based on politics? Which side doesn't want to deal with a debt ceiling anymore? The post Episode 322: Rampant Inflation / Refusing Service / The Debt Limit appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 321: 9/11 20 Years On

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 22:41


    In this episode you'll hear my 9/11 memories, a listener's memories, and a Romanian's ruminations on how we came together in the days following.  The post Episode 321: 9/11 20 Years On appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 320: Death Wish for Children / Reconsider This: James Younger / Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 9:28


    The UK's NHS is continuing to kill children. Update on James Younger. And Afghanistan. The post Episode 320: Death Wish for Children / Reconsider This: James Younger / Afghanistan appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 319: Some Good News

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 8:56


    This time out, we're going to have just good news. No conservative commentary. (Well, maybe just a little bit.) The post Episode 319: Some Good News appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 318: Representing What You Disagree With / Big Tech Exceptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 7:51


    Why would you voluntarily seek to represent a group that you disagree with? Do we need to make "private company" exceptions for Big Tech? The post Episode 318: Representing What You Disagree With / Big Tech Exceptions appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 317: Censored for Stating the Obvious / COVID Unemployment Benefits Downside

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 11:08


    Can you be censored for stating basic facts? Is there a downside to the enhanced unemployment benefits? The post Episode 317: Censored for Stating the Obvious / COVID Unemployment Benefits Downside appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 316: What Happens When You Politicize Everything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 9:17


    Everything seems to be about politics lately; chicken sandwiches, pillows, airlines, and sports. That's not a good thing, and I get into why. The post Episode 316: What Happens When You Politicize Everything? appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 315: The Crush of Illegal Immigrants / Jack Phillips Still a Target

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 7:59


    Why all the illegal immigrants rushing the border? Why is Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cake Shop still in court? The post Episode 315: The Crush of Illegal Immigrants / Jack Phillips Still a Target appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 314: New Definition of “Terrorism” / Kids in Cages / “Equality Act” Observation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 9:03


    When is a terrorist not a terrorist? When is a cage not a cage? When is women's sports not women's ports? The post Episode 314: New Definition of “Terrorism” / Kids in Cages / “Equality Act” Observation appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 313: Impeachment Season 2 Review / RIP Rush Limbaugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 9:44


    My review of "Impeachment" season 2. My review of the impact of Rush Limbaugh. The post Episode 313: Impeachment Season 2 Review / RIP Rush Limbaugh appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 312: COVID Restrictions Lifting (Now) / Problematic School Names

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 9:25


    Many COVID restrictions lifted so soon after Biden's inauguration. San Fran cancels various school names, some for hilarious reasons. The post Episode 312: COVID Restrictions Lifting (Now) / Problematic School Names appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 311: Executive Orders Are the Order of the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 10:00


    A look at some of the executive orders of the Biden administration The post Episode 311: Executive Orders Are the Order of the Day appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 310: Mob Violence is Always Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 13:27


    The idea that mob violence is always wrong is (or should be) non-controversial. But apparently it isn't quite that simple for some. The post Episode 310: Mob Violence is Always Wrong appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 309: Boycott Backfire / A Personal Gift / Listener News Site Suggestion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 9:45


    A boycott backfire, a very "personal" gift, and a listener suggests a balanced news site. The post Episode 309: Boycott Backfire / A Personal Gift / Listener News Site Suggestion appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 308: Illegal Immigration Trends / Political Gaffes / A New News Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 9:13


    When Trump started his term, illegal immigration started to trend down. With Joe Biden the presumptive President-elect, what do you think that trend is doing now? Politicians make verbal gaffes; it happens all the time. But watch how the media coverage changes depending on the party of the politician. I’ve found a news source that […] The post Episode 308: Illegal Immigration Trends / Political Gaffes / A New News Source appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 307: A Wider View of Election Night / Choosing Your News Channel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 8:51


    Down-ballot wins for Republicans. How do you choose your news station The post Episode 307: A Wider View of Election Night / Choosing Your News Channel appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 306: 2020 Election Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 10:00


    My thoughts on the 2020 election. The post Episode 306: 2020 Election Thoughts appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 305: The Last 4 Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 8:35


    A shortened episode to mention just some of the good news of the last four years, and what to do in order to keep it going. The post Episode 305: The Last 4 Years appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 304: Un-locking Down / Judging Amy / Twitter Blockage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 10:33


    Another YouTube video against locking down, except this is not just another crank. Judging Amy Coney Barrett. Social media shuts down sharing of an article. The post Episode 304: Un-locking Down / Judging Amy / Twitter Blockage appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 303: Listener Contributions; Pandemic, Police, and Election Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 9:25


    Listeners write about their pandemic experience, defunding the police, and a group supposedly preparing for violence from the Right if they lose the electi The post Episode 303: Listener Contributions; Pandemic, Police, and Election Prep appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 302: RBG to ACB on SCOTUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 9:58


    The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to take her place has turned DC more upside down than it already was. The post Episode 302: RBG to ACB on SCOTUS appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 301: Systemic Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 9:26


    "Systemic racism" is a phrase we hear a lot of these days. What is it and how can it really be dealt with? The post Episode 301: Systemic Racism appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 300: Listener Questions, and the Guy Behind the Mic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 17:35


    I celebrate episode 300 with some listener question about me and the podcast. The post Episode 300: Listener Questions, and the Guy Behind the Mic appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 299: Reversal of Transgender Study / Last of a Political Type / Mailing Your Ballots

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 9:51


    Large study of transgenders reverses its conclusion. Last of a political type is gone. The problems with mass mail-in voting. The post Episode 299: Reversal of Transgender Study / Last of a Political Type / Mailing Your Ballots appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 298: Demands of Black Lives Matter / Demands of History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 9:51


    The Black Lives Matter organization is starting to make demands of businesses. Also, getting history books out of school until they are "fair". The post Episode 298: Demands of Black Lives Matter / Demands of History appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 297: That Honest Conversation / The Price of Media Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 9:24


    Can we have that honest conversation about race? And what is the price of an accountable media? The post Episode 297: That Honest Conversation / The Price of Media Accountability appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 296: Stories and Data; One Black Man’s Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 19:46


    Coleman Hughes looks at the stories and data behind police shootings as a black man. The post Episode 296: Stories and Data; One Black Man’s Journey appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 295: Welcome the New Warriors Against Cancel Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 10:00


    Cancel culture is real. It's been practiced against conservatives for years, but now that liberals have been targeted, the Left now decides it's bad. Welcome! The post Episode 295: Welcome the New Warriors Against Cancel Culture appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 294: Redefining Words Redefines Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 10:00


    The Supreme Court did it again. Once,they redefined the word "marriage". Now they've redefined the word "sex" in such a way that it could very well bleed through to other parts of law and culture. Is this how a "representative republic" is supposed to work? (Hint: No.) The post Episode 294: Redefining Words Redefines Law appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 293: George Floyd; The Incident, the Protests, the Riots, and How We Go Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 17:44


    I discuss George Floyd's death, the protests, the riots, questions of systemic racism, and how we can move forward from here. On the way I ask a few questions that really require an answer. The post Episode 293: George Floyd; The Incident, the Protests, the Riots, and How We Go Forward appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 292: Outrageous Political Statements

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 8:45


    Outrageous statements from politicians predate Donald Trump. And a listener lets us know how God got her family through this pandemic. The post Episode 292: Outrageous Political Statements appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 291: Post-Pandemic Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 10:48


    A listener gives us her thoughts about what a post-pandemic economy might look like. The post Episode 291: Post-Pandemic Predictions appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 290: (Non-)Bothered Democrats / Cuomo v God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 9:29


    Are Democrats bother by having an old, white male at the to of the presidential ticket? Does God get any credit from Gov. Andrew Cuomo? The post Episode 290: (Non-)Bothered Democrats / Cuomo v God appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 289: Not Casting Blame / Grieving Our Losses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 9:28


    During the height of the pandemic, I can't blame politicians for incorrect decisions in those circumstances. And it's OK to grieve over people we have lost and lives that have changed so drastrically. The post Episode 289: Not Casting Blame / Grieving Our Losses appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 288: The Death of the #MeToo Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 10:41


    The #MeToo movement had a good run. Democrats and the media, unfortunately, have killed it. The post Episode 288: The Death of the #MeToo Movement appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 287: Thoughts During the COVID-19 Shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 9:56


    Some things we have learned or enjoyed or missed or lost. Entertainment during isolation. The post Episode 287: Thoughts During the COVID-19 Shutdown appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 286: Good News on the Coronavirus Front

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 11:54


    In this episode, I talk about some of the good news that is all around us during this pandemic. The post Episode 286: Good News on the Coronavirus Front appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 285: Political Lesson from the Coronavirus / The Minecraft Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 9:30


    There are political lessons to be learned in the Coronavirus pandemic. Hiding censored journalists' work in Minecraft. The post Episode 285: Political Lesson from the Coronavirus / The Minecraft Library appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 284: Super Tuesday, 2020 / Unions For Thee But Not For Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 9:12


    A few thoughts about Super Tuesday, 2020. A liberal media site extols the virtue of unions, but doesn't want their employees to unionize. The post Episode 284: Super Tuesday, 2020 / Unions For Thee But Not For Me appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 283: Prepare But Don’t Panic / A Lesson For Chris Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 8:49


    Prepare but don't panic over the Coronavirus. Chris Matthews gets a lesson, but does he learn it? The post Episode 283: Prepare But Don’t Panic / A Lesson For Chris Matthews appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 282: Marriage Slippery Slope In Action / Funny and Disturbing Quotes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 9:23


    Polygamy is quickly becoming the next stop on the slippery slope. Democrats say the dardest things. The post Episode 282: Marriage Slippery Slope In Action / Funny and Disturbing Quotes appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 281: Budget Cuts? / Would Dems Vote For a Socialist / Reducing CO2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 9:13


    Might we get actual budget cuts? How many Democrats vote for a socialist President? Who led the world in CO2 reduction? The post Episode 281: Budget Cuts? / Would Dems Vote For a Socialist / Reducing CO2 appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 280: Iowa Caucus Debacle / Impeachment Thoughts / Hillary Sued

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 9:56


    What lessons the Iowa Caucus debacle has for us. Finally, my thoughts on the impeachment. Hillary Clinton getting sued by a Democrat. The post Episode 280: Iowa Caucus Debacle / Impeachment Thoughts / Hillary Sued appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 279: Border Wall With No Wall / Saving Women’s Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 9:24


    Illegal border crossing plummet. Defending women's sports for women. The post Episode 279: Border Wall With No Wall / Saving Women’s Sports appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 278: Socialist on Social Media / The Economy Works for the Poor / Minors Getting Abortions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 9:42


    A socialist fail on social media. The economy is working for those who need it most. Massachusetts may make it easier for minors to get an abortion. The post Episode 278: Socialist on Social Media / The Economy Works for the Poor / Minors Getting Abortions appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 277: Global Deaths / Keeping a Child Alive / Regulation Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 9:42


    What caused the most deaths last year? Trying to keep your child alive is no just a UK thing. Trump sets a regulation record. The post Episode 277: Global Deaths / Keeping a Child Alive / Regulation Record appeared first on Consider This!.

    Episode 276: Canada’s Queues / Boris Wins / Christmas Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 10:00


    As Democrats continue to push more socialized medicine, reports keep repudiating it. Conservatives win big in the UK. Who wrote all those beloved Christmas songs? The post Episode 276: Canada’s Queues / Boris Wins / Christmas Music appeared first on Consider This!.

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