A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around - and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, we read more

Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, we expanded this league. The good news is we're getting better. The bad news is, so is everybody else in this league. We've lost an awful lot of close games, but we're very, very close.

It was a good effort by everyone. We're not the best team in the league, obviously, but we hung pretty read more

It was a good effort by everyone. We're not the best team in the league, obviously, but we hung pretty good. They just hung longer.

What I see is a system that's being implemented and every week it appears that players understand it a little read more

What I see is a system that's being implemented and every week it appears that players understand it a little more and they play a little faster,

Japan has much more aggressive plans to build plants and facilities in North America than any other country. Plus, we read more

Japan has much more aggressive plans to build plants and facilities in North America than any other country. Plus, we already had two Japanese plants here, so we wanted to capitalize on that relationship.

There were about 10 points they scored in a row because we weren't where we needed to be defensively. Consequently, read more

There were about 10 points they scored in a row because we weren't where we needed to be defensively. Consequently, you get fouled calls that way, and it's pretty easy to score when you're standing there at the free throw line with nobody guarding.

I get more nervous for (Josh) than I did when I wrestled. I wanted him to do well. I knew read more

I get more nervous for (Josh) than I did when I wrestled. I wanted him to do well. I knew how much pressure he had. I'm so happy for him.

I struggle with keeping a paycheck. I work and then I don't get to bring much home. I always tell read more

I struggle with keeping a paycheck. I work and then I don't get to bring much home. I always tell people it's a good thing I don't have kids yet, or that's where it would all go.

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are read more

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook.