The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.

We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.

It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do.

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.

Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

Emerson is a remarkable person, considering that he is a man. Which is not saying a great deal.

Do they wish us well?Or hope to see us fail?

I have felt great advances in my poetry, the main one being a growing victory over word nuances and a superfluity of adjectives.

Don't treat me like I am something that happened to you.

No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much.

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that.

Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.

Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.

The sublime is contained in a grain of dust.