Politiquotes of the Week: May 3
Obama and Romney weigh in on Osama Bin Laden's death.
1 / 14
Newt Gingrich ended the “truly wild ride” that was his presidential campaign. Although Texas Rep. Ron Paul is still hanging in, he was silent while Team Obama duked it out with Team Romney on issues from the economy to the death of Osama Bin Laden — Joyce Jones (Photos: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque; John Moore/Getty Images)
2 / 14
Barack Obama - “I could not be prouder of you. And I want you to understand I know it's still tough. I know the battle is not yet over. Some of your buddies are going to get injured, and some of your buddies may get killed. And there’s going to be heartbreak and pain and difficulty ahead,” President Obama told troops in Afghanistan during a surprise visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden. “But there’s a light on the horizon because of the sacrifices you’ve made.(Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
3 / 14
Mitt Romney - NEW YORK — "It's totally appropriate for the president to express to the American people the view that he has that he had an important role in taking out Osama Bin Laden," said Mitt Romney following a visit to a Manhattan fire station with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the anniversary of Bin Laden’s death. "I think politicizing it and trying to draw a distinction between himself and myself was an inappropriate use of the very important event that brought America together." (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
4 / 14
Mitt Romney - “I am pleased that President Obama has returned to Afghanistan. Our troops and the American people deserve to hear from our president about what is at stake in this war,” said Mitt Romney in a statement, following several accusations from him and other Republicans that Obama was using the Osama Bin Laden anniversary for political gain. (Photo: REUTERS/Allison Joyce)
5 / 14
James Inhofe - “Clearly, this trip is campaign-related,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) in a statement about Obama’s trip to Afghanistan. “We’ve seen recently that President Obama has visited college campuses in an attempt to win back the support of that age group since he has lost it over the last three years. Similarly, this trip to Afghanistan is an attempt to shore up his national security credentials, because he has spent the past three years gutting our military.”(Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
ADVERTISEMENT
6 / 14
Mitt Romney - “We’re seeing a greater and greater gap between those that have the most and those that have the least. The president’s focused on taking away from those who have the least. I want to help everybody, particularly those that are being left behind,” said Mitt Romney at a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, event.(Photo: Jay LaPrete/Getty Images)
7 / 14
Jonathan Capehart - “I fell through the looking glass. … I can’t believe what I just heard. Didn't we just go through the entire Republican primary process listening to them say how the president was trying to steal from the rich to give to the poor? Suddenly, here's Mitt Romney, flipping the flop saying that the president's trying to do the exact opposite,” said Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart during an appearance on MSNBC, responding to Romney’s claim that the president wants to take from the poor. (Photo: Courtesy MSNBC)
8 / 14
Americans United for Change - “No Swiss Mitt!” chanted a group of protesters from Americans United for Change outside the Republican National Committee headquarters where Mitt Romney was meeting with party officials. “Who had a Swiss bank account and outsourced jobs? This guy,” read their signs featuring Romney’s image.(Photo: Courtesy Americans United for Change)
9 / 14
Mitt Romney - “Mitt Romney, you're a racist!" shouted one of the protesters several times as Romney delivered remarks outside a New York City firehouse he visited with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani this week. (Photo: UPI/John Angelillo/Landov)
10 / 14
Chris Christie - “He might be able to convince me. He’s a convincing guy,” said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about the possibility of becoming Mitt Romney’s running mate. (Photo: Chris Usher/CBS News via Getty Images)
ADVERTISEMENT