Notable Quotes of the Week: July 10
Notable quotes from political leaders and analysts.
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Barack Obama - Notable quotes from political leaders and analysts on the issues of the week.“Never in our history has the United States defaulted on its debt. The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. I mean, I’m happy to have those debates. I think the American people are on my side on this.”--President Obama on the debt limit. (Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Vin Weber - “She’s got hometown appeal, she’s got ideological appeal, and, I hate to say it, but she’s got a little sex appeal, too."--Vin Weber, top aide to Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty, commenting on the challenge of beating Rep. Michele Bachmann in the Iowa caucuses and the upcoming Ames straw poll.(Photo: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Rep. Keith Ellison - “We’re not asking to get all their money, but they’ve got plenty that they’re sitting on. Can’t Bank of America help? We helped them when they were in trouble. Can’t Boeing help? They get enough government contracts to help the American people when the American people are in need. The problem is that all of the pain is being put on the people who can least bear it.”--Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) on corporations, proposing that they help in the effort to raise the national debt ceiling limit.(Photo: UPI/Kevin Dietsch /LANDOV)
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Patrick Buchanan - “I tell ya: Obama will fold.”--MSNBC analyst Patrick Buchanan predicting that President Obama will cave to Republicans’ conditions for raising the debt ceiling conditions.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
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Nancy Pelosi - “We have been very clear House Democrats are not supporting any cuts in benefits for Social Security or Medicare. Any discussion of Medicare or Social Security should be on its own table. Do not consider Social Security a piggy bank for giving tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our country.”--House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Rep. Michele Bachman - “Well, I’ve been visiting all of the primary states, and I’ve been talking to people, and people all over the place are asking me why in Barack Obama’s America someone who murders a baby who happens to be white doesn’t get punished.”--Rep. Michele Bachman (R-Minnesota), GOP presidential candidate commenting on Casey Anthony’s acquittal this week.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
