You are the piece of dirt as far as I’m concerned.

This is East Texas. (Franklin is) hurting the party. I feel for the gays, but this is East Texas. It’s not New York. It’s not Fort Lauderdale.

I’m not making any apologies.

When you are attacked, you need to defend yourself. The same way I would defend constituents in Washington.

I should have acted more controlled and I have learned from that experience. She caught me off guard. She pushed my hot button.