I was for civil unions and believed strongly that the flow of benefits and protections that would be provided in a civil union for same-sex couples‚ the decisions that have to be made‚ when health hardships are faced‚ when economic hardships are faced‚ I wanted all of those protections. I never strayed from them.

Harold Ford, Jr.

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I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers - which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units.

Harold Ford, Jr.

air home people

I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.

Harold Ford, Jr.

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I am for gay marriage. Or same-sex marriage. I don't want to say it the wrong way. I think people are sensitive to it. I have been painted as being this right-wing zealot on choice. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Harold Ford, Jr.

gay sex thinking

Money is in politics, it's been there. I was in politics for 10 years, I had some of the worst ads run against me ever. I had some of the most money spent by a guy in my state running against me. That's not the issue. The issue is getting out and making the case for what we're going to do to create jobs and to make the economic situation for individual families better.

Harold Ford, Jr.

running jobs years

Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you've got to give people something. So why not give people a chance to let the market work for them.

Harold Ford, Jr.

giving believe people

I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans.

Harold Ford, Jr.

new-york winning giving

I either run or try to play basketball every day.

Harold Ford, Jr.

basketball play running

I'm in an interracial marriage.

Harold Ford, Jr.

interracial-marriage

I don't think it's a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage - I may be in the minority in believing that.

Harold Ford, Jr.

gay believe thinking

I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City.

Harold Ford, Jr.

taken new-york country

The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.

Harold Ford, Jr.

healthy government strong

I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.

Harold Ford, Jr.

yankees fans games

I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.

Harold Ford, Jr.

democrat independent

The bureaucracy is not great. I don't think Rick Santorum who is not one for being a big proponent of large bureaucracies would be as enthusiastic a supporter of it.

Harold Ford, Jr.

bigs would-be thinking

One bipartisan policy tradition is to deny Americans the use of our own resources.

Harold Ford, Jr.

deny tradition use

I'm not comparing myself to Bobby Kennedy by any stretch, but he was opposed by the liberal establishment, too. Eleanor Roosevelt was the biggest opponent to him running.

Harold Ford, Jr.

bobby-kennedy opponents running

I believe that people take risk, and there are rewards if they do well; they should lose if they don’t.

Harold Ford, Jr.

risk believe people

If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify.

Harold Ford, Jr.

standards ifs

I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.

Harold Ford, Jr.

flags choices thinking

I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.

Harold Ford, Jr.

running country thinking