- “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.” – using an unfortunate choice of words while advocating for consumer choice in health insurance plans (January 2012)
- ”I get speaker’s fees from time to time, but not very much.” — who earned $374,000 in speaking fees in one year according to according to his personal financial disclosure (January 2012)
- ”I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.”
(January 2012) - “There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip” –attempting to identify with the problems of average folk (January 2012)
- ”I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” (January 2012)
- ”I was a severely conservative Republican governor.” - While addressing the CPAC crowd ( Feb 10, 2012 )
- “I like those fancy rain coats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.” —Speaking to a group of NASCAR fans wearing plastic ponchos at the Daytona 500 (February 2012)
- “I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.” — when asked whether he follows NASCAR racing (February 2012)
- “[My wife] drives a couple of Cadillacs.” – while campaigning for president in Michigan (February 2012)
- “I love this state. The trees are the right height.” — campaigning in Michigan (February 2012)
