Politiquotes of the Week: Jan. 13

Everybody wants a piece of Mitt Romney.

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Herman Cain - “[Rick Perry] started out with a lot of hoopla, and it wasn’t deserved, because the media as well as the establishment wanted to make him a foregone superstar. As soon as he got in the race, he had the debate, people found out that he had very weak debating skills in my opinion,” said former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain. “He wasn’t very deep on any of the issues — I’m trying to be respectful.”--Joyce Jones(Photo: REUTERS/Mark Blinch)

Newt Gingrich - Former House speaker Newt Gingrich’s surge didn’t last very long, a testament to how $10 million in negative advertising attacks by rivals can kill a campaign. “He’s fallen from the top perch and will probably land in second or third place,” says Steele, adding that a stronger ground game could have prevented Gingrich’s slide from taking hold. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - "This is going to be Armageddon – they are going to come in here with everything they've got, every surrogate, every ad, every negative attack," Newt Gingrich said of the plans that a super PAC supporting him has for Mitt Romney.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani - “What the hell are you doing, Newt?” said Rudy Giuliani during an appearance on Fox and Friends, referring to Newt Gingrich’s attacks on rival Mitt Romney that depict him as a capitalist job killer(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Rudy Giuliani - “What the hell are you doing, Newt?” said Rudy Giuliani during an appearance on Fox and Friends, referring to Newt Gingrich’s attacks on rival Mitt Romney that depict him as a capitalist job killer(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Obama Campaign Strategist - “I would have preferred to wait, yes, to keep the bottle of whup-a** fresher,” an Obama campaign strategist told Talking Points Memo about future attacks on Mitt Romney, based on his tenure as head of Bain Capital and job creation record.(Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

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Jon Huntsman - “I say third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen! Hello, South Carolina!” said Jon Huntsman after his third place finish in the New Hampshire primary.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Jon Huntsman - “I say third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen! Hello, South Carolina!” said Jon Huntsman after his third place finish in the New Hampshire primary.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

John Sununu - “Even though the Romney campaign won’t use it, this is hope and change and this time we mean it,” said former New Hampshire governor John Sununu, in a take on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign theme, to describe how Mitt Romney’s candidacy will resonate with voters across the nation.(Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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John Sununu - “Even though the Romney campaign won’t use it, this is hope and change and this time we mean it,” said former New Hampshire governor John Sununu, in a take on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign theme, to describe how Mitt Romney’s candidacy will resonate with voters across the nation.(Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney - “I like to be able to fire people who provide services to me,” said GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast in New Hampshire this week. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Rick Perry - "They’re vultures sitting out there on the tree limb waiting for the company to get sick," said Texas Gov. Rick Perry  during a South Carolina campaign stop, about private equity firms like Bain Capital, the company founded by Mitt Romney. "And then they swoop in, they eat the carcass, they leave with that and they leave the skeleton.”(Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - "They’re vultures sitting out there on the tree limb waiting for the company to get sick," said Texas Gov. Rick Perry  during a South Carolina campaign stop, about private equity firms like Bain Capital, the company founded by Mitt Romney. "And then they swoop in, they eat the carcass, they leave with that and they leave the skeleton.”(Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images)

Jon Stewart - Mitt Romney is “the first Republican non-incumbent to win both Iowa and New Hampshire while still having no one like him,” said comedian Jon Stewart.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Jon Stewart - Mitt Romney is “the first Republican non-incumbent to win both Iowa and New Hampshire while still having no one like him,” said comedian Jon Stewart.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)