If the right wing has their way and state's rights control voting rights, they would remove protections that make it difficult for seniors to vote. It would be harder for students to vote on campus. These are attempts to suppress acts of voting.

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

In Afghanistan, there is a plan to build democracy; hundreds of thousands of troops are protecting it. There is a plan to rebuild and reconstruct there. But many thousands of Americans die from violence and poverty every year and we don't have a plan for reconstruction at home.

I take my role seriously as a pastor.