Democracy is about criticism.

Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.

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The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does - and who he has at the table.

But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe.

The death penalty is inhumane... whether that person is in a [jail] or it's bin Laden.

I'm not so vain as to believe that my involvement changes anything whatsoever.