SM: Who’s your favorite kind of politician?
Huffington: I’m attracted to candidates who are authentic, who speak from the heart and are driven by core beliefs—not by the latest polls and focus groups.

SM: Would you run for public office again?
Huffington: I have no interest in running for office again. I’m enjoying my day job way too much!

Being a woman with a hyper-public presence who speaks her mind, Arianna definitely has her hecklers. They have taken jabs on everything from what they feel is her obsession with fame and media exposure to her “daaaaaling” Greek accent.

SM: You have a reputation of being opinionated. Do you think you are opinionated?
Huffington: Of course! It’s very hard to spend your life writing and speaking about the most pressing issues of our time and NOT be opinionated. I wouldn’t be much of a blogger if I didn’t have lots of opinions.