Politiquotes of the Week: July 11

Obama and Romney exchange barbs on the economy.

Joe Biden - "This election in my view is a fight for the heart and soul of America. The best way to sum up the president's view, my view and I think your view, is we see an America where in the words of the Scripture, what you do unto the least of my brethren you do unto me," said Vice President Joe Biden in remarks delivered at the NAACP annual convention. "As President Barack Obama says, we are our brother's keeper, we are our sister's keeper, we have an obligation. I believe this election will come down to character, conviction and vision. And it will not surprise you, I don't even think it's a close call."  (Photo: Associated PressAP)

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Joe Biden - "This election in my view is a fight for the heart and soul of America. The best way to sum up the president's view, my view and I think your view, is we see an America where in the words of the Scripture, what you do unto the least of my brethren you do unto me," said Vice President Joe Biden in remarks delivered at the NAACP annual convention. "As President Barack Obama says, we are our brother's keeper, we are our sister's keeper, we have an obligation. I believe this election will come down to character, conviction and vision. And it will not surprise you, I don't even think it's a close call."  (Photo: Associated PressAP)

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Mitt Romney - "I believe that if you understood who I truly am in my heart, and if it were possible to fully communicate what I believe is in the real, enduring best interest of African-American families, you would vote for me for president," said Mitt Romney in an address at the NAACP annual convention.  (Photo:  Eric Kayne/Getty Images)

Barack Obama - Negative ad campaigns blaming President Obama for the state of the nation's economy "may be a plan to win an election, but it’s not a plan to create jobs," said the president in a speech delivered in Iowa on Tuesday. "It sure as heck is not a plan to grow our economy. It’s not a plan to revive our middle class. They don’t have that plan. I’ve got that plan, Iowa." (Photo: David Greedy/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - Negative ad campaigns blaming President Obama for the state of the nation's economy "may be a plan to win an election, but it’s not a plan to create jobs," said the president in a speech delivered in Iowa on Tuesday. "It sure as heck is not a plan to grow our economy. It’s not a plan to revive our middle class. They don’t have that plan. I’ve got that plan, Iowa." (Photo: David Greedy/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney - “This president has been outsourcing a good deal of American jobs himself, by putting money into energy companies — solar and wind-energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States,” said Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Colorado, responding to Obama's attacks on his tenure at Bain Capital. “If there’s an outsourcer-in-chief, it’s the president of the United States, not the guy who’s running to replace him.”  (Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Mitt Romney - “This president has been outsourcing a good deal of American jobs himself, by putting money into energy companies — solar and wind-energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States,” said Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Colorado, responding to Obama's attacks on his tenure at Bain Capital. “If there’s an outsourcer-in-chief, it’s the president of the United States, not the guy who’s running to replace him.” (Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden - "Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his," said Vice President Joe Biden in a speech delivered at the National Council of La Raza conference in Las Vegas, referring to what Democrats view as Romney's unwillingness to provide full financial disclosure and release his tax returns. (Photo: AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher, Pool)

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Joe Biden - "Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his," said Vice President Joe Biden in a speech delivered at the National Council of La Raza conference in Las Vegas, referring to what Democrats view as Romney's unwillingness to provide full financial disclosure and release his tax returns. (Photo: AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher, Pool)

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Barack Obama - "What's important is if you are running for president is that the American people know who you are and what you've done and that you're an open book," said Obama in an interview with WMUR. "And that's been true of every presidential candidate dating all the way back to Mitt Romney's father."   (Photo: wmur.com)

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Barack Obama - "What's important is if you are running for president is that the American people know who you are and what you've done and that you're an open book," said Obama in an interview with WMUR. "And that's been true of every presidential candidate dating all the way back to Mitt Romney's father." (Photo: wmur.com)

Ann Romney - The Obama campaign is "trying to portray him in a light that is just completely wrong…early on we heard what their strategy was. It was kill Romney… that was their memo that came out from the–from their campaign. And it’s, like, not when I’m next to him you better not," said Ann Romney in an interview with CBS.  (Photo: CBS News)

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Ann Romney - The Obama campaign is "trying to portray him in a light that is just completely wrong…early on we heard what their strategy was. It was kill Romney… that was their memo that came out from the–from their campaign. And it’s, like, not when I’m next to him you better not," said Ann Romney in an interview with CBS. (Photo: CBS News)

Rush Limbaugh - "The bottom line is we don't have anybody on our side that anybody's gonna fall in love with, and, frankly, that's fine with me," said conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. "We don't want people falling in love with candidates. That's what people did with Obama in 2008. We don't want that."  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Rush Limbaugh - "The bottom line is we don't have anybody on our side that anybody's gonna fall in love with, and, frankly, that's fine with me," said conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. "We don't want people falling in love with candidates. That's what people did with Obama in 2008. We don't want that." (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Reince Priebus - "The fact of the matter is, this president can't fulfill a promise. They're living in fantasy land. And you know what? We're going to put this dream to an end of theirs in November, save America, fire Barack Obama and hire Mitt Romney. That's the best stimulus plan for this country right now," said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus this week on Fox News Sunday.  (Photo: Fox News)

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Reince Priebus - "The fact of the matter is, this president can't fulfill a promise. They're living in fantasy land. And you know what? We're going to put this dream to an end of theirs in November, save America, fire Barack Obama and hire Mitt Romney. That's the best stimulus plan for this country right now," said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus this week on Fox News Sunday. (Photo: Fox News)

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Allen West - "I don't care about my critics," said Rep. Allen West. "I understand that my country is at a very perilous situation and I'm going to use the type of words that are necessary to get the attention of the American people." (Photo: REUTERS/Molly Riley)

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Morgan Freeman on why he’s Hollywood’s authority figure in films:  - “Everybody talks about gravitas. I seem to exude gravitas. So may be there’s something to it.” (Photo: Maurizio Gambarini /DPA /LANDOV)

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Morgan Freeman - "America's first black president hasn't arisen yet. [Obama's] not America's first Black president. He's America's first mixed-race president," said actor Morgan Freeman in an NPR interview. (Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/DPA /LANDOV)