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

I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us.

And it was, it was not beating George Bush, believe it or not, the bottom line as far as I was concerned was introducing to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.

I readily admit I was not an expert on foreign policy but I was knowledgeable and I didn't need a man who was the Vice President of the United States and my opponent turning around and putting me down.

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?

Personal religious convictions have no place in political campaigns or in dictating public policy.