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* [[Congressman Alex Shrub]] (voiced by Chris Lucas), an extremely right-wing, cocky politician who is also the youngest congressman elected by the city. He believes that the rich should be more accepted in America and the poor forgotten about, and during the course of the debate he also reveals embarrassing facts about host Maurice Chavez (his former work as a clown, his failed attempts to be an actor, suffering from anxiety, attending group therapy, desire for a sex change, etc.) along with having an attractive girlfriend although she's married to his best friend (a reference to Scarface). Shrub also notes that an "idiot liberal" helped rescue him and launch his career in radio. In Vice City Stories it is revealed that this person is none other than Michelle Montanius.

* Social activist and extreme liberal [[Callum Crayshaw]] (Sean Modica) is a stereotypically-concerned rich boy who wants to "help the poor" in completely infeasible ways with an organization he formed called "Speaking for the Underdog", and often talks about his trips to other continents (funded by his wealthy businessman father, who doesn't seem to care about the same issues at all).

* The last panel member is secessionist and last-minute panel replacement (the previous guest was ''"carjacked and is now at home arming himself to the teeth,"'' according to Chavez) [[John F. Hickory]] (L.J. Gansen), an extremely radical native Floridian (though it is revealed he only moved to Vice City recently) who believes that by digging a suitably large river, Florida can break free of the American mainland, and finally put a stop to the people flooding in from the northern states.

The second segment deals with issues of general morality. The three guests for this debate are firebrand [[Pastor Richards]] (David Green); married activist, mother and wife [[Jan Brown]] (Maureen Silliman); and naturist [[Barry Stark]] (Renaud Sebbane). Pastor Richards is a corrupt and wholly insane televangelist, who promises salvation (in the form of a radiation-proof giant living space/effigy of Richards) to all those who pay him very large donations (he later reveals that he was actually planning on using the money to build himself a palace mansion in Hawaii). Jan Brown is an overstressed, overattentive mother who is cheated on (constantly) by her husband, though she vehemently denies it on one segment of the debate. She is also the leader of ''Moms Against Popular Culture''. Barry Stark is a naturist (ie stark naked) and a compulsive liar, with sexuality issues (he gets erections several times during the debate). Barry Stark also appeared as a caller on [[Chatterbox FM]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], where he makes similar comments about nudity.

The final issue is that of perception and attitude. The three guests for this debate are exaggerated gothic artist [[Konstantinos Smith]] (voice artist credited as [Konstantinos.com]); positive thinker, motivational speaker and shyster [[Jeremy Robard]] (Peter Silvestro), who claims that his 3 step program called "Think Your Way To Success" has changed people's lives and made him very rich; and [[Jenny Louise Crab]] (Mary Birdsong), a woman mentally scarred by the murder of her foster parents, but seemingly addicted to high strength mood elevators in an effort to block the memory (as such, she is insanely hyperactive and scarily cheerful).

* [[Bryony Craddock]] (Shelagh Ratner) – A fanatically patriotic ''"white trash"'' mother who has had ''fifteen'' children and is already pregnant with her next one, and ends up going into labor as of the show is taping. She believes that large numbers of American children are the best way to preserve American culture and heritage. She also believes in [[wp:matriarchy|matriarchy]]. She may also be a stereotype of a "soccer mom," as she attends numerous PTA meetings, is quite religious, and is quick to try and silence anyone who says something she finds offensive (she joined a successful petition to pull [[Bernard Gordon|Crow]]'s then latest album off the radio, stating that she believes no one should be allowed to hear it.)

* [[Forbes Waverly III]] (Melinda Wade) – An uncaring and ruthless industrialist from Connecticut whose name and behavior are very masculine, implying that she is asexual, if not also a militant feminist much like [[Michaela Carapadis]] from [[K-Chat]]. She is obsessed with the economy and possession. Her acerbic behavior is attributed to her being neglected by her father as a child.