Graham Gets Personal: ‘Life Is Fragile, You Never Know What’s Coming Your Way’

BASH: “One last thing I wanted to just talk to you about. And that is I was in your hometown of Central, South Carolina this week for your announcement, and spoke to your sister. And was in the one room that you mentioned here where you grow up – grew up. And she talked about the fact that you were not just a brother but a father figure and a caregiver.”

GRAHAM: “Well, I want to let everybody know my aunt and uncle helped me raise my sister. My family and friends helped me a lot. I borrowed money from friends, because we really were pretty well wiped out when my mom got sick. What I’m trying to tell people is I know what it’s like to be knocked down. And you get back up because people help you. Most people are one car wreck away from needing some help, including the government’s help. So what I’ve learned as a young man is that life is fragile. You never know what’s coming your way. There may be a lot of self-made people running for president, and I’m not one of them. I love Mike Huckabee. But when he says you don’t have to deal with entitlement reform, I don’t agree with him. Scott Walker’s a great guy. He says he’s not into open-ended conflicts. Here’s what I’m telling the American people: the war against radical Islam is a generational struggle. Some of us have to go back over there to keep our country safe. And this war is going to go on a long time, long after I’m gone. But here’s the good news: most people over there are not buying what these guys are selling. There is no easy way ahead when it comes to our financial problems at home and defeating radical Islam. But we can win, and we can be successful. And growing up in a small town in South Carolina in the back of a liquor store, from parents who never graduated high school and being able to become a United States senator, I think has been an experience that would make me a good president.”