We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.

I assume the president's going to say he got bad intelligence... I think that wherever you see poverty, whether it's in the white rural community or the black urban community, you see that the resources have been sucked up into the war and tax cuts for the rich.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.

My father was absolutely no good.

Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?