There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory.

Historically, Alaska is a place that has attracted those fed up with conventionality.

It's not a traditional America anymore.

I mean, that was a throwaway thought, because my focus was - my intent and my focus was to never go public.

It won't take weeks... Our military machine will crush Iraq in a matter of days and there's no question that it will.

I've got nothing against gay marriage, it's not my issue. All right, I want homosexual Americans to be happy and to pursue happiness.

And the voters, many of them, feel that the economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff. You are going to see a tremendous Hispanic vote for President Obama. Overwhelming black vote for President Obama. And women will probably break President Obamas way. People feel that they are entitled to things and which candidate, between the two, is going to give them things?