I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.