Politiquotes of the Week: Sept. 16

Republicans snipe at each other during debate.

American Jobs Act - Following months of challenges from congressional Republicans to show them a jobs plan, President Obama gave them the American Jobs Act. Unsurprisingly, GOP lawmakers then rejected the bill, forcing President Obama to use executive orders to implement it in parts. He’s also issued a challenge of his own to Republicans: Explain to Americans why they can’t support measures in the bill that they’ve supported in the past.(Photo: AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Barack Obama - “Pass this bill,” President Obama said 90 times in one week, including 18 times in Richmond, 12 times in the Rose Garden, 18 times in Ohio and 24 times in North Carolina.(Photo: AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Anonymous Congressional Black Caucus Member - “You invite them to dinner and they eat you. You’re the turkey on the table,” said a  Congressional Black Caucus member, who did not wish to be named, on President Obama’s nature, which is perceived to be too conciliatory.(Photo: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

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Anonymous Congressional Black Caucus Member - “You invite them to dinner and they eat you. You’re the turkey on the table,” said a  Congressional Black Caucus member, who did not wish to be named, on President Obama’s nature, which is perceived to be too conciliatory.(Photo: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Rep. Michele Bachmann - "I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate. She told me that her little daughter took that vaccine, that injection, and she suffered from mental retardation thereafter," said Rep. Michele Bachmann on The Today Show. It can have very dangerous side effects. This is the very real concern, and people have to draw their own conclusions."(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann - "I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate. She told me that her little daughter took that vaccine, that injection, and she suffered from mental retardation thereafter," said Rep. Michele Bachmann on The Today Show. It can have very dangerous side effects. This is the very real concern, and people have to draw their own conclusions."(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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Herman Cain - "I would bring a sense of humor to the White House, because America's too uptight!" said Herman Cain at the Sept. 13 GOP presidential debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Newt Gingrich - “I’m not particularly worried about Governor Perry or Governor Romney frightening the American people when President Obama scares them every single day,” Newt Gingrich said during the Sept. 13 GOP presidential debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Newt Gingrich - “I’m not particularly worried about Governor Perry or Governor Romney frightening the American people when President Obama scares them every single day,” Newt Gingrich said during the Sept. 13 GOP presidential debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Jon Huntsman - “Because you really can't focus on the big-picture issues, you know," said Jon Huntsman about why he finds the presidential debates difficult. "They jump from drama to drama, sound bite to sound bite."(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Jon Huntsman - “Because you really can't focus on the big-picture issues, you know," said Jon Huntsman about why he finds the presidential debates difficult. "They jump from drama to drama, sound bite to sound bite."(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Mike Murphy - "Listening to Perry try to a put a complicated policy sentence together is like watching a chimp play with a locked suitcase," tweeted Republican strategist Mike Murphy during the GOP debate.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet The Press)

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Mike Murphy - "Listening to Perry try to a put a complicated policy sentence together is like watching a chimp play with a locked suitcase," tweeted Republican strategist Mike Murphy during the GOP debate.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet The Press)

Rep. Ron Paul - “We've given up on this whole concept that we might take care of ourselves and assume responsibility for ourselves. Our neighbors, our friends, our churches would do it. This whole idea, that's the reason the cost [of health care] is so high. The cost is so high because they dump it on the government, it becomes a bureaucracy," said Rep. Ron Paul during this week’s GOP debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Rep. Ron Paul - “We've given up on this whole concept that we might take care of ourselves and assume responsibility for ourselves. Our neighbors, our friends, our churches would do it. This whole idea, that's the reason the cost [of health care] is so high. The cost is so high because they dump it on the government, it becomes a bureaucracy," said Rep. Ron Paul during this week’s GOP debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Gov. Rick Perry - "It doesn't make any difference what the sound of your last name is. That is the American way," said Gov. Rick Perry, defending his decision to allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at his state’s public universities.(Photo: AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Gov. Rick Perry - "It doesn't make any difference what the sound of your last name is. That is the American way," said Gov. Rick Perry, defending his decision to allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at his state’s public universities.(Photo: AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Mitt Romney - "The country needs a turnaround, that's what I do," said Mitt Romney during the presidential debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Mitt Romney - "The country needs a turnaround, that's what I do," said Mitt Romney during the presidential debate.(Photo: AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Rick Santorum - "What Gov. Perry has done is he provided in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, maybe that was an attempt to attract the illegal vote — I mean Latino — voters," GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said during this week’s debate.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum - "What Gov. Perry has done is he provided in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, maybe that was an attempt to attract the illegal vote — I mean Latino — voters," GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said during this week’s debate.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)