Politiquotes of the Week: July 3

Campaign surrogates take over the jabs.

Bobby Jindal - “The president, his administration, needs to understand what makes this country great in part is that we’re not dependent on government programs,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said on Fox & Friends. “It seems to me like the president measures success by how many people are on food stamp rolls and government-run health care. That’s not the American dream.” (Photo: Courtesy Fox News)

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Bobby Jindal - “The president, his administration, needs to understand what makes this country great in part is that we’re not dependent on government programs,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said on Fox & Friends. “It seems to me like the president measures success by how many people are on food stamp rolls and government-run health care. That’s not the American dream.” (Photo: Courtesy Fox News)

Rupert Murdoch - "Met Romney last week," tweeted media magnate Rupert Murdoch. "Tough [Obama] Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful." (Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

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Rupert Murdoch - "Met Romney last week," tweeted media magnate Rupert Murdoch. "Tough [Obama] Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful." (Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

John Boehner - "No, this has to be, this has to be ripped out by its roots," said House Speaker John Boehner about the Affordable Care Act on CBS's Face the Nation. This is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. The American people do not want to go down this path." (Photo: Courtesy CBS)

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John Boehner - "No, this has to be, this has to be ripped out by its roots," said House Speaker John Boehner about the Affordable Care Act on CBS's Face the Nation. This is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. The American people do not want to go down this path." (Photo: Courtesy CBS)

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Rick Snyder - “Voting rights are precious and we need to work especially hard to make it possible for people to vote," wrote Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in a veto message relating to a series of voter ID laws.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Joe Walsh - "Now I'm running against a woman who, my God, that's all she talks about. Our true heroes, it's the last thing in the world they talk about," said Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) of opponent and veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs and partial use of her right arm in Iraq. Walsh once said the only reason President Obama won in 2008 is that he's Black. (Photo: Courtesy ThinkProgress.org)

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Joe Walsh - "Now I'm running against a woman who, my God, that's all she talks about. Our true heroes, it's the last thing in the world they talk about," said Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) of opponent and veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs and partial use of her right arm in Iraq. Walsh once said the only reason President Obama won in 2008 is that he's Black. (Photo: Courtesy ThinkProgress.org)

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Joe Biden - "I can't think of a candidate for president who's ever made such a direct assault on such an honorable profession," Vice President Joe Biden said, referring to Republican Mitt Romney in a speech delivered at the National Education Association's annual convention.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Joe Biden - "I can't think of a candidate for president who's ever made such a direct assault on such an honorable profession," Vice President Joe Biden said, referring to Republican Mitt Romney in a speech delivered at the National Education Association's annual convention.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

John Roberts - "Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress. It seemed like a good idea," joked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts about where he's spending the two weeks following his tie-breaking vote that upheld the Affordable Care Act and infuriated the conservative base. (Photo: Joshua Roberts/Landov)

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John Roberts - "Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress. It seemed like a good idea," joked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts about where he's spending the two weeks following his tie-breaking vote that upheld the Affordable Care Act and infuriated the conservative base. (Photo: Joshua Roberts/Landov)

Not Drinking the Tea - In an interview with NY1, veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel spoke of the difficulty of trying to work with the GOP's far right wing. “They are mean, racist people,” the 83-year-old lawmaker said. “Now why do I say that? Because in those red states, they’re the same slave-holding states. They had the Confederate flag. They became Dixiecrats; they had the Confederate flag. They’re now the Tea Party." (Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Landov)

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Charles Rangel - “To my surprise, my opponent’s campaign pounced on me on Friday, saying that I had somehow stolen their votes!" said New York Rep. Charles Rangel, referring to a lawsuit filed by state Sen. Adriano Espaillat's campaign challenging last week's primary results. "I’m completely baffled by the situation and the way my opponent has been reacting.”(Photo: JOSHUA ROBERTS/Landov)