I was in a no-win situation. To 50 percent of the world, the Confederate flag represents heritage, but to the other half it means racism. I'm not here to draw that line. This is a restaurant. It's not a place for politics.

I understand they're trying to preserve heritage. I have a lot of minority customers, and I politely asked them to stay, just remove the flag.

The Confederate flag represents the same thing to blacks as the Nazi flag represents to Jews,

For black folks, the Confederate flag represents the same thing that the Nazi flag represents to the Jews. There is absolutely no difference when we look at it. Now, white folks try to explain it away like, 'Oh, it's OK.' But when you're black, it is not OK. It represents oppression and murder.

I was in a no-win situation.

Loving an old bachelor is always a no-win situation