As part of its live Election 2008 coverage WHRW News interviewed Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, on how he thinks the 2008 Election will change the future of Illegal Immigration in the United States.

For more information on the Minuteman Project you can visit: http://www.minutemanproject.com/

As part of its live election coverage WHRW News interviewed Chris Edwards of the CATO Institute on how the 2008 Election will change Tax Policy in the United States in the coming four years.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Ron Pollack from Families USA on how the 2008 election will effect the price and quality of Healthcare in the United States.

Families USA is a self-described Healthcare Advocacy group. For more information you can visit its website located here: http://www.familiesusa.org/

News Director Robert Glass interview Professor Randall McGuire of Binghamton University on how the 2008 election will effect the Native American populace of the United States.

News Director Robert Glass interviews Geopolitical Analyst Marko Papic from Stratfor on how the 2008 Election will change the future of the United States' Foreign Policy relationship with Russia and Eastern Europe.

For more information on Stratfor you can visit: http://www.stratfor.com/

Transcript:

Robert Glass: WHRW News is now joined by Marko Papic, a geopolitical analyst for Stratfor. Welcome on the program.

Marko Papic: Well, thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here.

Robert Glass: We're here to talk about how the election will change American Foreign Policy with Eastern Europe and Russia. And, just as a background, how would you describe America's relationship with Russia in the past eight years?

The third presidential debate was easily the best of the 2008 campaign, with both candidates putting on a good show and letting their inner personalities out. McCain came into the debate with a laundry list of important issues he wanted to talk about and a determined attitude. He seemed to maintain an upper hand with his well placed one liners and his persistent push to press Senator Obama on the weaker aspects of his campaign. This personal surge worked to his advantage, despite his angry visage and his horrible-looking forced smile. The debate was not one sided, though, Senator Obama remained calm throughout the debate and made a point of exuding confidence and addressing the American people, instead of his opponent, through the camera. At times, it sounded as if he was lecturing McCain, and his knowledgeable sounding style allowed him to not address some of the issues McCain brought to the table. There were a few instances where they each scoffed at the other’s responses, and McCain seemed noticeably agitated at some of the comments Senator Obama made, making sharp intakes of breath which were audible on the mike to Obama's statements which really raised his ire.

I simply cannot believe what’s happening. Nearing a recession, two interminable wars, a ten trillion dollar national debt, and two countries that have gone stir crazy with nuclear weapons. And now the Republican Party believes that some random politician without any qualifications can lead us out of all of these separate messes. Sarah Palin (I quiver to say the name) is simply put, an idiot. She is not intelligent, she's not book smart nor people smart. Heck, she's not even politically smart.

Both Barack Obama and John McCain promised to heat things up for their second debate, and while they didn't quite deliver on promises of aggression and focus on the issues, they did put on a much better show than the first. The debate saw a few good zingers from each side, with Obama proclaiming "I think the straight talk express lost a wheel there" and McCain, now infamously, referring to Obama as "that one". At several points during the debate, Obama and McCain were very clearly more interested in addressing each other's accusations and insults than answering the questions asked.

Unfortunately, most of the debate was not very exciting, and involved the candidates ignoring the guidelines their parties agreed to. At times the candidates almost completely ignored questions they were asked in order to rehash their campaign mantras or appeal to viewers to "look at their records". Clearly, the candidates were more energetic than during the first debate, but they still both paled in comparison to the poor moderator, Tim Brokaw, who seemed ready to slap both the candidates on the wrist for going over their allotted time.

On Friday, September 26th, members of WHRW News' political staff sat down to watch the Presidential Debate – and debate about it. The debate began with the introduction, by the debate's moderator, Jim Lehrer. This was followed by the normal thank yous that usually preface any presidential debate and it was quickly followed by an unnatural curtseying between the two candidates. Both candidates were unusually polite with each other and seemed to go to incredible length to avoid direct confrontation between them in the first part of the debate.

By Thomas St.Pierre

The polls are very clear: the American people are tired of business as usual in Washington. Americans are concerned over the economy, ambivalent toward our wars, and disappointed with our elected officials. In this light, it is no surprise that both the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidency are emphasizing change as a key element of their platforms.