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In dealing with the press, do yourself a favor, stick with one of three responses: (a) I know and I can tell you; (b) I know and I can't tell you; (c) I don't know.

They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.

Journalism is less addictive than communism.

Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

Comedians, such as yourself, Jon Stewart and others, are a valuable supplement, and here's why: Good journalism at its best frequently speaks truth to power. What's happened with journalists - again, I don't except myself from this criticism - in some ways we've lost our guts. We need a spine transplant. What's happened is comedians, in their own way, speak truth to power and fill that vacuum that we in journalism have too often left, particularly post 9/11.

We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight.