July 31, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved3:58 PM
Barack Obama should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.

"I was brought around by his overall intelligence – specifically when he did his speech on race and religion"
June 29, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved11:06 PM
Congress should pass the Webb-Hagel G.I. Bill.

Vidal attends G.I. Bill support event with Sen. Jim Webb in Los Angeles
May 15, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved10:41 AM
The death penalty is not an effective crime deterrent.

"The death penalty does not deter as is well known."
May 14, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved5:29 PM
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved5:29 PM
Consolidation has a negative effect on the media.

"That is how you control what the people know"
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved1:28 PM
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved1:28 PM
There are no circumstances under which I support capital punishment.

"The death penalty does not deter as is well known"
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved12:25 AM
The War on Terror has not been effective.

"It's like having a war on dandruff, it's endless and pointless"
May 13, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved10:32 PM
March 11, 2008
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved4:36 PM
The U.S. should end the embargo against Cuba.

I came to Cuba with my broken knee to help break 40 years of embargo
November 29, 2007
Opinion of Gore Vidal approved12:17 PM
A world without religion would be better.

Vidal: I see no good in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam