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That's my passion.

Such a cool old song, right, from Simon and Garfunkel.

And that lyric in the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade.

And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him

till he cried out in his anger and his shame.

I'm leaving, I'm leaving, but the fighter still remains.

And I think that's an appropriate attitude for our little blue planet in 2012.

But the fighter still remains.

I don't know about you, but this fighter, I'm always going to have, I'm always going to be

ready to throw a punch verbally or physically, frankly. Whether I win or lose, I really don't

care. But you got to have the fight in you. You know, if you're just sitting there right now and

you're sitting on the couch and you've kind of like become one with the couch.

You're a piece of the couch and the Domino's guys coming in and you're watching Kardashian show

and you feel like you're really at the top of the heap. Oh, come on, man. Get up. Get up.

You're sitting around waiting for the politician. What was the tweet that I put this weekend up? I said,

how did it reach the point that millions upon millions of people actually believe that the selection of a politician will fix their personal and economic lives?

They think this could all happen via a vote. How do we reach that point?

But, so I love that Simon and Garfunkel song, The Boxer, the inspirational aspect.

And it's a personal fight.

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