I hate painting with a broad brush, but I think the birther thing, at its root, is racist. The guy was born in Hawaii. A black guy is president. It's cool. Get over it. Just deal with it. There's nothing you could show these birther people that would shut them up.

Don't push me I've got a corner at my back I've nowhere to go except over you.

We occupy the planet with a vengeance. We seek to dominate it.

What if Americans were all judged by the actions of the Bush administration and people did not know the truth? That America is full of people who are, at present, poorly represented and poorly catered to by the media.

In the city of Pyongyang, you don't have to look very far to see an image of the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung. They love the guy. He is responsible for the wonder that is North Korea.

No matter how rough things can be at times, many Americans are optimistic and on the move.

When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it's like the Saharan desert. You can't even see across it.