I said, now that I'm collaborating with the rightists, my reputation isn't good. I said, in your [the Americans'] country there are two parties and it's been said that the Democrats are more enlightened. As for the Republicans, they lean more to the right. I said there is nothing great about the Democrats. I neither admire nor am interested in them. I said, when you [Nixon] were running for President, I gave you my vote. You are still not aware of that. [...] This time round, we also gave you our vote [Tanaka]. It's exactly like you said. If the main player, which is the Liberal Democratic Party [of Japan], doesn't come here, how can we resolve the issue? [...] I said, that communist party of yours in Japan, I'm not interested in them.