You had to be tough to be a female member of Congress.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.

But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets.

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

It's okay in this country to be sexist. It's certainly not okay to be racist.

I didn't serve on a committee that dealt with foreign policy.

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