politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.

A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.

The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper.