In 1996, a Republican governor in South Carolina tried to take the flag down. He was voted out.

I'm not impressed by people's degrees. Harvard doesn't impress me, Yale doesn't impress me, Columbia doesn't impress me.

Historically in every recovery, because the president rightly did inherit a recession. But historically, the lagging indicator always deals with employment.

You can be a good person without any racial intent and still want to keep the flag. That's what I learned in my time in the south.

I wasn't on the board of Lehman Brothers. I was a banker, and I was proud of it and I traveled the country and learned how people make jobs.

The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans.

I am a total loser, in every aspect of my life. I rarely go out. I have a great family and we spend all our time together. I work hard and play hard with them.