Politiquotes of the Week: Oct. 7

Occupy Wall Street and Rick Perry’s rock top topics.

Barack Obama - “The reason I keep going around the country talking about this jobs bill is because people really need help right now, our economy really needs help right now. This is not a game. This is not the time for the usual political gridlock,” said President Obama at an Oct. 6 news conference. (Photo: White House)

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Barack Obama - “The reason I keep going around the country talking about this jobs bill is because people really need help right now, our economy really needs help right now. This is not a game. This is not the time for the usual political gridlock,” said President Obama at an Oct. 6 news conference. (Photo: White House)

Joseph Biden - “No matter what the circumstance, at the end of the day, the American people right now are — many of them are in real trouble, and an even larger percentage are — have stagnant wages, and a significant majority of the American people believe that the country's not moving in the right direction,” said Vice President Biden at the Washington Ideas Forum. “That is never a good place to be going in a re-election. Whether it's your fault or not your fault, it's almost sometimes irrelevant.” (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Joseph Biden - “No matter what the circumstance, at the end of the day, the American people right now are — many of them are in real trouble, and an even larger percentage are — have stagnant wages, and a significant majority of the American people believe that the country's not moving in the right direction,” said Vice President Biden at the Washington Ideas Forum. “That is never a good place to be going in a re-election. Whether it's your fault or not your fault, it's almost sometimes irrelevant.” (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Michele Bachmann - “I would reinstate [don’t ask, don’t tell] because the military is not a social experiment,” Rep. Michele Bachmann said on Fox News Channel’s Special Report. “We need to maintain order and decorum.” (Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Michele Bachmann - “I would reinstate [don’t ask, don’t tell] because the military is not a social experiment,” Rep. Michele Bachmann said on Fox News Channel’s Special Report. “We need to maintain order and decorum.” (Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Herman Cain - "Don't blame Wall Street," said Herman Cain  of the Occupy Wall Street protests. "Don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself."(Photo:  Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Herman Cain - "Don't blame Wall Street," said Herman Cain  of the Occupy Wall Street protests. "Don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself."(Photo:  Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Newt Gingrich -  “I have young professional African-Americans who walk up to me every day and say, 'I'm glad you're running,’” Republican contender Newt Gingrich said in South Carolina this week, adding, “We're suddenly becoming a party of diversity." (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich -  “I have young professional African-Americans who walk up to me every day and say, 'I'm glad you're running,’” Republican contender Newt Gingrich said in South Carolina this week, adding, “We're suddenly becoming a party of diversity." (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images)

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Chris Christie - “Now is not my time,” said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, announcing he will not join the Republican field of presidential candidates.(Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

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Chris Christie - “Now is not my time,” said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, announcing he will not join the Republican field of presidential candidates.(Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Rick Perry - “I think there were very much some strong inconsistencies and just misinformation in the [Washington Post] story,” said Texas Gov. Rick Perry about the racial slur inscribed on a rock outside of a property his family had leased. “I have no idea where or why people would say that they had seen that rock, because that’s just not the fact.”(Photo: Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - “I think there were very much some strong inconsistencies and just misinformation in the [Washington Post] story,” said Texas Gov. Rick Perry about the racial slur inscribed on a rock outside of a property his family had leased. “I have no idea where or why people would say that they had seen that rock, because that’s just not the fact.”(Photo: Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)

John Lewis - It is hard and difficult for me to believe that, in this day and age, after we've made so much progress and come such a distance that, in recent years, someone would have this offensive word on a rock or anyplace, and especially a public official,” said civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in an interview on MSNBC of the controversy surrounding a racial slur on property leased by Perry’s family.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)“

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John Lewis - It is hard and difficult for me to believe that, in this day and age, after we've made so much progress and come such a distance that, in recent years, someone would have this offensive word on a rock or anyplace, and especially a public official,” said civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in an interview on MSNBC of the controversy surrounding a racial slur on property leased by Perry’s family.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)“

Mitt Romney - "God did not create this country to be a nation of followers. America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. America must lead the world, or someone else will," said Mitt Romney in a speech at The Citadel.(Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney - "God did not create this country to be a nation of followers. America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. America must lead the world, or someone else will," said Mitt Romney in a speech at The Citadel.(Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)