This presentation: "Shifting the National Dialog: Why America Needs to Talk About Fairness" is dedicated to changing the focus from obscure agendas to one that reflects the needs and interests of all Americans. This is the first in a series of presentations provided by the Fairness Coalition...

4. Politics is more than a popularity contest – it is the mechanism which defines the nature of our society. Failure in the operational aspects of politics is simply not an option. There must be balance.

8. When presidential debates become contests between candidates trying to sound ever more like one another - it’s a sign that the dialog has shifted away from the interests of ordinary Americans.

12. Power without conscience is morally bankrupt and fundamentally contradicts the principles of Fairness…

15. One thing that both sides ought to be able to agree on is Fairness – the need to protect it and the need to promote it. We don’t have to agree on every issue to work together to make this country stronger…