I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.

Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.

As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way

One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district. The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.

This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.

I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.