"Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue."
"More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
"Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."
"Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food."
"When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs."
"Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance."
"I'm the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and, actually... did an analysis which disproved the cause for the war."
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