I Believe In Not Attacking

We Need To Start By Having A Conversation About Climate Change. It Would Be Irresponsible To Avoid The Issue Just Because It's Uncomfortable To Talk About.

My Dad Never Graduated High School. He Was A Printing Salesman. We Lived In A Two-bedroom, One-bath House In St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We Weren't Rich - But We Felt Secure.

I Grew Up In Minnesota, Where We Treasure Our Tradition Of Civic Engagement - And Our Record Of Having The Nation's Highest Voter Participation.

Harvard's Kennedy School Of Government Asked Me To Serve As A Fellow At Its Shorenstein Center On The Press, Politics, And Public Policy. After My Varied And Celebrated Career In Television, Movies, Publishing, And The Lucrative World Of Corporate Speaking, Being A Fellow At Harvard Seemed, Frankly, Like A Step Down.

The Minnesotans I Talk To Are Really Concerned About What The Future Holds For Their Families. They're Trying To Pay For Health Care And Send Their Kids To College, They're Worried About Declining Home Values, They're Scared For A Loved One They Have Serving In Iraq.