I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.

I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced. Abortion was wrong, I was taught.

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.

I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans.

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.