Politiquotes of the Week: Nov. 11

Obama fights for jobs; Cain fights allegations.

Barack Obama - “Obviously, we have enormous challenges. The unemployment rate in the African-American community has always historically been higher than the norm,” President Obama said during the White House’s African-American Policy in Action Conference. “And since the unemployment rate generally is high right now, it is way too high when it comes to the African-American community.”(Photo: Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - “Obviously, we have enormous challenges. The unemployment rate in the African-American community has always historically been higher than the norm,” President Obama said during the White House’s African-American Policy in Action Conference. “And since the unemployment rate generally is high right now, it is way too high when it comes to the African-American community.”(Photo: Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

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Herman Cain - “The fact is, these anonymous allegations are false and now the Democrat machine in America has brought forth a troubled woman to make false accusations, many which exceed common sense,” said Herman Cain during a press conference to discuss the sexual harassment claims made against him.(Photo: Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Ron Paul - "He's dictatorial, is what he is," said GOP presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul of President Obama’s use of executive orders to implement components of the American Jobs Act.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Ron Paul - "He's dictatorial, is what he is," said GOP presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul of President Obama’s use of executive orders to implement components of the American Jobs Act.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rick Perry - “Oops,” said GOP presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Nov. 9 debate, when he was unable to recall one of the three federal government agencies he frequently says he’d eliminate if elected president.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - “Oops,” said GOP presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Nov. 9 debate, when he was unable to recall one of the three federal government agencies he frequently says he’d eliminate if elected president.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Joe Walsh - "Don't blame banks and don't blame the marketplace for the mess we are in right now, I'm tired of hearing that crap!" Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) shouted during a meeting with constituents in his district when a woman disagreed with him on what caused the nation’s economic crisis.(Photo: Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/MCT/LANDOV)

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Joe Walsh - "Don't blame banks and don't blame the marketplace for the mess we are in right now, I'm tired of hearing that crap!" Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) shouted during a meeting with constituents in his district when a woman disagreed with him on what caused the nation’s economic crisis.(Photo: Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/MCT/LANDOV)

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Rush Limbaugh - “Political correctness, which is censorship, has now spread to behavior — not just speech. It’s spread to behavior,” said conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh during his Thursday show. “And sexual harassment now is a political weapon, and it’s anything anybody wants it to be. You don’t need a specific allegation. All you need is the appearance of impropriety, and that’s where this gets dicey, because with this roaring liberalism through our culture, what appears to be inappropriate, in the old days was nothing!”(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Linda Upmeyer - "What I'm seeing now is a real surge of energy" for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, said Iowa House majority leader  Linda Upmeyer, suggesting that voters are ready to settle on one presidential candidate. "The bright, shiny things have come and gone, and now people are focusing on a decision."(Photo: Iowa.gov)

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Linda Upmeyer - "What I'm seeing now is a real surge of energy" for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, said Iowa House majority leader  Linda Upmeyer, suggesting that voters are ready to settle on one presidential candidate. "The bright, shiny things have come and gone, and now people are focusing on a decision."(Photo: Iowa.gov)

Svante Myrick - "I don’t think it’s just coincidence that the city embraced me or that I embraced the city. If I hadn’t lived the life — racially, economically, culturally — that made me a good fit for this job, I never would’ve thought to run for [mayor], and the voters never would’ve thought to elect me,” said Ithaca, New York’s mayor-elect Svante Myrick, who is just 24 and bi-racial, about his history-making election. “I’ve lived a life of paradoxes; I’ve definitely experienced things from many perspectives, and I think that's helped bridge the divides [in Ithaca].”(Photo: SvanteMyrick.com)

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Svante Myrick - "I don’t think it’s just coincidence that the city embraced me or that I embraced the city. If I hadn’t lived the life — racially, economically, culturally — that made me a good fit for this job, I never would’ve thought to run for [mayor], and the voters never would’ve thought to elect me,” said Ithaca, New York’s mayor-elect Svante Myrick, who is just 24 and bi-racial, about his history-making election. “I’ve lived a life of paradoxes; I’ve definitely experienced things from many perspectives, and I think that's helped bridge the divides [in Ithaca].”(Photo: SvanteMyrick.com)

Richard Trumka - “Ohio sent a message to every politician out there: Go in and make war on your employees rather than make jobs with your employees, and you do so at your own peril," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said, after voters rejected an anti-collective bargaining measure.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Richard Trumka - “Ohio sent a message to every politician out there: Go in and make war on your employees rather than make jobs with your employees, and you do so at your own peril," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said, after voters rejected an anti-collective bargaining measure.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)