Debate Preview; Prop 10 - Alternative Fuel and Renewable Energy; Credit Crunch Wrecks Retirements; Collision of Myths; Presidential Debate Analysis
Debate Preview
Presidential candidates Obama and McCain will square off tonight in the campaign's third debate. Tom Brokaw will moderate the town hall-style meeting at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. What impact will the contest have on McCain's sliding poll numbers? Will Obama shore up his position and avoid jeopardizing his lead? Larry looks forward with John Feehery, founder of the Feehery Group advocacy firm, and Marc Cooper, professor at USC Annenberg School for communication.
Prop 10 - Alternative Fuel and Renewable Energy
This bill, slated to be on the November 2008 ballot, aims to help consumers purchase alternative fuel vehicles and provide money for research into various forms of renewable energy like solar technology. Proponents say it is a giant step for the state to take towards energy independence. But opponents say Californians are being duped. In their opinion, this bill is a windfall for the millionaire promoting the initiative, T. Boone Pickens. Larry talks with Fred Keeley, Former Assemblyman, Treasurer of Santa Cruz County and Richard Holober, Executive Director of Consumer Federation of California, about the pros and cons of Prop 10.
Credit Crunch Wrecks Retirements
The world financial crisis may have a lot to do with intangible, high-level financial derivatives and other instruments...but, unfortunately, lots of retirement and pension funds portfolios were full of the same toxic paper banks are now desperate to unload. What will this mean for retirement accounts of the average Southern Californian? Should they be getting out of the stock market all together, cashing out, and/or hiding money under the proverbial mattress? Larry talks with Chris Thornberg, Principal, Beacon Economics and Pat Macht, Assistant Executive Officer at CalPERS about the crisis and your money.
Collision of Myths
What American myths do Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain embody? And how do those myths collide? Larry talks with Todd Gitlin, a professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University, about the aspects of this campaign that go deeper than the slogans, strategies and attacks.
Presidential Debate Analysis
Larry talks with Chris Lehane, Democratic Political Consultant and Partner at the strategic communications firm Fabiani & Lehane and Duf Sundheim, Immediate Past Chairman of the California Republican Party about last night's town hall debate at Belmont University in Nashville.