Politiquotes of the Week: March 2
Obama lights up his base while GOPers battle for theirs.
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Barack Obama - "[Republicans are] saying that the problem is that you, the workers, made out like bandits in all of this; that saving the American auto industry was just about paying back unions,” President Obama said in remarks delivered at the United Auto Workers conference. “Really? Even by the standards of this town, that's a load of you-know-what!"(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Mitt Romney - “It’s very easy to excite the base with incendiary comments,” Mitt Romney told supporters at a campaign stop in Michigan. I’m not willing to set my hair on fire to try and get support. I am who I am.”(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Bill Clinton - Every time I hear Mr. Romney talking about [opposing the auto industry bailout], I think his daddy must be turning over in his grave," said former President Bill Clinton of Romney's late father, George, who was a three-term governor of Michigan and chief executive at American Motors.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Rick Santorum - "A month ago they didn't know who we are, but they do now,” said Rick Santorum after coming in a close second in Michigan’s primary race.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Newt Gingrich - My primary problem isn’t beating Obama. Beating Obama will be easy. Obama is a disaster. He is an incompetent radical. You can’t be both,” said Newt Gingrich at a campaign event. “The country will tolerate an incompetent pleasant person or they will tolerate a radical but they aren’t going to tolerate someone who doesn’t get it. The Republican Party just doesn’t get it. That’s why I am running. ”(Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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