Almost forty-five years after my parents first became Americans, I stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of the state of South Carolina.
South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that. And I told him that from the very beginning.
I’m not going to stop beating up on the unions.
In 2009, South Carolina was blessed to welcome a great American company that chose to stay in our country to continue to do business. That company was Boeing.
Protests are fine. But in South Carolina we believe in the rule of law, and the people of this state should never doubt that as governor, I will enforce it.
American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn’t stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.
Contraception doesn’t define a woman.
All of my policy is not based on a label. It’s based on what I lived and what I know.
I had a white senator call me a rag head, and I had an African-American legislator call me a conservative with a tan.
For a bill to become law, it truly has to be the will of the people, and for a president to stop the will of the people and stop what you’re trying to do in your state is not the role of Washington.
I think the media’s a little frightened of women.
Unfortunately, these past few years, you can work hard, try to be as successful as possible, follow the rules, and President Barack Obama will do everything he can to stand in your way.
Boeing started a new line for their 787 Dreamliner, creating 1,000 new jobs in South Carolina, giving our state a shot in the arm when we truly needed it.
Everyone can have a bad day.
The public likes to think that women only care about contraception.
My job is to create jobs. In the end I’m going to have jobs to show for it.
I think any label is bad. I’m more than a label.
I’m very proud of the way that I was raised, I’m very proud of the way that my parents raised me.
The people of South Carolina support conservatives who are trying to push real change, and the people of South Carolina expect their presidential candidates to back them up when they show courage.
You don’t go to the people that are just like you. You go to the people that you have to earn their credit.