Politiquotes of the Week: Oct. 21

The most interesting political quotes of the week.

Barack Obama - “[T]he ideas we put forward are ideas that in the past have been supported by Democrats and Republicans. So the question is, what makes it different this time — other than that I proposed it?” said President Obama at stops on bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia about provisions such as funding to repair crumbling roads and bridges that are included in the American Jobs Act.(Photo: Jay Paul/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - “[T]he ideas we put forward are ideas that in the past have been supported by Democrats and Republicans. So the question is, what makes it different this time — other than that I proposed it?” said President Obama at stops on bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia about provisions such as funding to repair crumbling roads and bridges that are included in the American Jobs Act.(Photo: Jay Paul/Getty Images)

Michele Bachmann - “I took a movement’s voice into the halls of Congress; now I want to take the movement’s voice into the White House,” said Michele Bachmann of the Tea Party during a California campaign stop. “I may not have been the most popular politician. Who cares? It’s all about standing up for what you believe.”(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Michele Bachmann - “I took a movement’s voice into the halls of Congress; now I want to take the movement’s voice into the White House,” said Michele Bachmann of the Tea Party during a California campaign stop. “I may not have been the most popular politician. Who cares? It’s all about standing up for what you believe.”(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Herman Cain - “I've been trying. But they're getting on my last nerve,” said Herman Cain about GOP presidential rivals who’ve been critical of his 9-9-9 tax plan in an interview on CNN’s American Morning.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Herman Cain - “I've been trying. But they're getting on my last nerve,” said Herman Cain about GOP presidential rivals who’ve been critical of his 9-9-9 tax plan in an interview on CNN’s American Morning.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Newt Gingrich - T: The start of former House speaker Newt Gingrich’s campaign was rife with missteps, most notably a mutiny of his top campaign aides that took place during an ill-advised luxury cruise to the Greek Islands with his wife. Most recently, he’s given several different explanations for the more than $1 million he was paid by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that played a role in the foreclosure crisis. Gingrich says it was for his advice as a “historian,” but to others it was lobbying by another name.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - "Once or twice last night the level of intensity, particularly between Romney and Perry, got to be almost like seventh graders at a school yard. And I felt very uncomfortable and I thought it hurt the entire Republican Party," Newt Gingrich said in an Oct. 19 interview on Fox News’ Hannity, the day after GOP presidential hopefuls engaged in a spirited debate.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

John McCain - “I’ve never seen an uglier bus than the Canadian one he’s traveling around on —  a Canadian bus touting American jobs. So — and one of the reasons why Americans and I and my colleagues are a bit skeptical, [is] because we’ve seen this movie before,” said Sen. John McCain in remarks on the Senate floor about President Obama’s bus tour to promote his jobs bill.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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John McCain - “I’ve never seen an uglier bus than the Canadian one he’s traveling around on —  a Canadian bus touting American jobs. So — and one of the reasons why Americans and I and my colleagues are a bit skeptical, [is] because we’ve seen this movie before,” said Sen. John McCain in remarks on the Senate floor about President Obama’s bus tour to promote his jobs bill.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mitch McConnell - “[Obama] wants to deflect attention from that record. He wants people to think that the problem isn’t his policies. It’s those mean Republicans in Congress who oppose them,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in remarks from the Senate floor. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mitch McConnell - “[Obama] wants to deflect attention from that record. He wants people to think that the problem isn’t his policies. It’s those mean Republicans in Congress who oppose them,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in remarks from the Senate floor. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rick Perry - "Herman, I love you, brother," Texas Gov. Rick Perry told Herman Cain at the Oct. 18 CNN/Western Republican presidential debate. “At the end of the week I’ll be laying out a plan. I’ll bump plans with you, brother, and we’ll see who has the best idea about how you get this country working again.”(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - "Herman, I love you, brother," Texas Gov. Rick Perry told Herman Cain at the Oct. 18 CNN/Western Republican presidential debate. “At the end of the week I’ll be laying out a plan. I’ll bump plans with you, brother, and we’ll see who has the best idea about how you get this country working again.”(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney - “As to what to do for the housing industry specifically, and are there things that you can do to encourage housing: One is, don't try to stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom," Mitt Romney said in an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal's editorial board, suggesting he does not think the government should help struggling homeowners keep their properties.(Photo: AP Photo/Daniel Acker, Pool, File)

Rep. Allen West Brings Up the Race Card (Again) on Jan. 16 - @AllenWest: Mr. President, please don't play race card in 2012. It's a dishonor to Dr. King to do so.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) 

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Allen West -  “I think [Obama] should dust off the Nobel Peace Prize and give it back,” said Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) in an interview with Newsmax.com, because of the military operations in which the president has engaged the U.S. since taking office.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)