Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries. He is an author. He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of Acting Sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement. Randy Melchert is an attorney, a school administrator, a researcher, a consultant and a member of the VCY America Board of Directors. Randy began the broadcast with some historical background on presidential elections, particularly in the days when campaigns were not "made for TV" but rather, were often battled through the newspapers. He also reminded listeners not to forget about the Senate seats, House seats and state legislature seats up for grabs. Remember, it was state legislatures that closed churches during COVID, so it's important to be engaged with those elections as well. Governor Tim Walz accepted the nomination for Vice President of the U.S. last evening. Dr. Schmidt commented on the problems that are inherent in what the governor said as he spoke about the things he accomplished in Minnesota, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg who claims Republicans are selling "darkness", Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx refusing to prosecute protesters and Oprah Winfrey choosing emotion over substance. Crosstalk callers let their thoughts be known as well.