My Recollection Is - And I'd Have

I Know What I Believe, I Know What I Want To Do, And I'm Just Comfortable Saying It, And Laying It Out There.

We Have To Make Sure That Not Only We [politicians] Actually Focus On, But The Entire Nation Knows We're Focusing On, Growth And Competition Within The United States Of America And Compete Internationally. I Don't Know Anywhere Where It's Written That We Have To Be Number Two.

I Think We Just Have To Remember Who The Heck We Are And Speak To Who We Are And What We Believe.

This Attitude Of How Society Views Women As Chattel - That's The Biggest Thing To Overcome. When I First Started A Stake In The Issue Of Relationship Abuse, I Got Really Beat Up By The Christian Right Because I Was Interfering In What Was A Personal Family Affair. It's A "family Matter." That's Why I Wish We'd Drop The Phrase "domestic Violence." It Sounds Like A Domesticated Cat. It Is The Most Vicious Of All Crimes - To Be Abused By Someone You Had A Relationship With! Because Then You Blame Yourself.

I Am Absolutely Comfortable With The Fact That Men Marrying Men, Women Marrying Women, And Heterosexual Men And Women Marrying Another Are Entitled To The Same Exact Rights, All The Civil Rights, All The Civil Liberties. And Quite Frankly, I Don't See Much Of A Distinction Beyond That.