I think what Obama does more than his amazing speaking ability is he's able to connect with voters. And it's that hope that he brings out in American citizens that we are all hungry for, that people get excited about Sen. Obama.

If you took away the color of Barack Obama's skin, nobody right now would be paying him any attention.

No longer can we measure compassion by how much we spend on poverty but how many people we help to lift out of poverty.

I think what Obama does more than his amazing speaking ability is he's able to connect with voters. And it's that hope that he brings out in American citizens that we are all hungry for, that people get excited about Sen. Obama.

Frankly, Barack Obama is a standard issue leftist that you would expect of somebody with his particular experience, and he doesn't exactly hide it.

Obama is seen as very, very cool. I think a lot of people find him sexy.

The only way that residual racist feelings could affect legislation, in my opinion, is through a lack of priorities, from not doing things.