What’s not fascinating about ‘Wonder Woman?’ She’s powerful. She’s strong. She gets her strength from other women. She kicks butt in the world. You know, she’s bulletproof, which is appealing. But she also has the Lasso of Truth. That’s the thing I would want most, that Lasso of Truth. Because in politics, it would be very handy. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
I actually don’t believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
Being deliberate in decisionmaking isn’t always flashy, but it does get results. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
Donald Trump is out to destroy people’s lives, and he’s trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we’ve got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
Donald Trump has his Twitter account, but so do I, and so do millions and millions of Americans. So the way that we can organize around that is different than what we had in the past, and we can use that tool for good, not just for evil. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he’ll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way. That’s the kind of wall I can support. Betsy Hodges Read Quote
