I want to reclaim 'liberal.' I'm a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.

Some of George W. Bush's friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial. But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. 'That worked for everyone else,' God said.

When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.

I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.

I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.

The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.

It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.