Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist.

You shouldn't be shot just because someone yells, "Halt" or resisting arrest or running away from being arrested.

In the last recession, 99 percent of us have lost wealth, but did you know that the top 1 percent increased their wealth five times? It tells you they create recessions so they get wealthier.

Barack Obama's large contributor was Goldman Sachs - same thing on the Republican side. If you go to both their conventions, you see the same lobbyists paying off both sides so they win either way.