It's one of the last places in politics that real people regularly question politicians face to face in unscripted environments.

We cannot continue doing politics that only speak to politicians ... we must open up to the people ... we are seeking a mandate from them for a political alternative and build a new majority.

She has it. Some people don't, some people do.

Politics is about people, not politicians.

[Still, such a idea is political dynamite.] The politics are impossible, ... Politicians do this at their peril.

I think a lot of it is just politicians playing politics in an election year, but at the end of the day I think you'll see the deal go through. This is the year 2000 and that means we live in a global telecommunications industry. So if the United States wants to participate in that, then they'll let this deal go through.