Politiquotes of the Week: March 2

Obama lights up his base while GOPers battle for theirs.

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," Obama said in remarks delivered at the United Auto Workers conference in February. "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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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)

Mitt Romney - "It's very easy to excite the base with incendiary comments," Romney told reporters at his Michigan campaign office in February. "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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Olympia Snowe - In announcing her retirement moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snow said that, “political paralysis has overtaken the [Capitol Hill] environment to the detriment to the good of the country.”(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Olympia Snowe - In announcing her retirement moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snow said that, “political paralysis has overtaken the [Capitol Hill] environment to the detriment to the good of the country.”(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Tom Brokaw - "[Rick Santorum’s] like a character in a Bruce Willis movie. He just knows how to stay alive,” said NBC’s Tom Brokaw.  “He's running through the jungle, fighting back, shooting from the hip, takes a lot of hits, stays angry the entire time, and he is giving a voice to a lot of people out there whose lives have been completely upended."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Tom Brokaw - "[Rick Santorum’s] like a character in a Bruce Willis movie. He just knows how to stay alive,” said NBC’s Tom Brokaw.  “He's running through the jungle, fighting back, shooting from the hip, takes a lot of hits, stays angry the entire time, and he is giving a voice to a lot of people out there whose lives have been completely upended."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

James Carville - “I think the best thing [Obama] can do is take a toke on the mayor of Toronto’s crack pipe," said democratic strategist James Carville.(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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James Carville - “You know what, he is — if this president, if I had anything in the world I would love to do? I would love to go to Las Vegas and stand by him at a craps table. ‘Mr. President, you just throw the dice. I’ve got my money on every roll,’” said Democratic strategist James Carville of how recent economic news has helped Obama. “He’s a lucky, lucky, lucky guy.”(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Stephen Colbert - "Yeah, there were a bunch of empty seats,” said comedian Stephen Colbert of Mitt Romney’s speech in the nearly empty Ford Field. “But the important thing is Mitt really connected with those empty seats by also being plastic and uncomfortable.”(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Stephen Colbert - "Yeah, there were a bunch of empty seats,” said comedian Stephen Colbert of Mitt Romney’s speech in the nearly empty Ford Field. “But the important thing is Mitt really connected with those empty seats by also being plastic and uncomfortable.”(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)