Politiquotes of the Week: Oct. 28

Perry backtracks on birther comments.

Barack Obama - "I’m going to wait until everybody is voted off the island,” President Obama said during his appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show about when he’ll begin tuning into the Republican presidential nominating race. “Once they narrow it down to one or two, I’ll start paying attention.”(Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

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Barack Obama - "I’m going to wait until everybody is voted off the island,” President Obama said during his appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show about when he’ll begin tuning into the Republican presidential nominating race. “Once they narrow it down to one or two, I’ll start paying attention.”(Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

Herman Cain - “Back in early 1990s, I had to fight Hillarycare and be an outspoken voice against Hillarycare. During the passage of Obamacare, I had to fight Obamacare and he passed it anyway against the will of the people,” said Herman Cain at the Nueces County Republican Women’s Dinner in Corpus Christi. “So it seems as if many of my years have been fighting some kind of care. Hillarycare, Obamacare, and now I gotta fight Romneycare and get the nomination.” (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Herman Cain - “Back in early 1990s, I had to fight Hillarycare and be an outspoken voice against Hillarycare. During the passage of Obamacare, I had to fight Obamacare and he passed it anyway against the will of the people,” said Herman Cain at the Nueces County Republican Women’s Dinner in Corpus Christi. “So it seems as if many of my years have been fighting some kind of care. Hillarycare, Obamacare, and now I gotta fight Romneycare and get the nomination.” (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

James Carville - “Everything worries me in this environment. Nobody’s gotten elected with these kinds of [poll] numbers. So, I’m worried in the general election. I profoundly admit that,” said Democratic political strategist James Carville about President Obama’s re-election bid on the Scott Hennen Show.(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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James Carville - “Everything worries me in this environment. Nobody’s gotten elected with these kinds of [poll] numbers. So, I’m worried in the general election. I profoundly admit that,” said Democratic political strategist James Carville about President Obama’s re-election bid on the Scott Hennen Show.(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Alex Castellanos - “Perry won’t just go negative. He’ll make your television bleed and beg for mercy,” predicts GOP media strategist Alex Castellanos on the assaults Texas Gov. Rick Perry will launch on rival Mitt Romney.(Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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Alex Castellanos - “Perry won’t just go negative. He’ll make your television bleed and beg for mercy,” predicts GOP media strategist Alex Castellanos on the assaults Texas Gov. Rick Perry will launch on rival Mitt Romney.(Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Bye, Michele - Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann bid her House colleagues adieu on Dec. 9, but none of them hung around to listen to her final speech on the floor. They'll hear from her again, because she plans to stay involved in politics. "I occupy a very unique space," she told the Associated Press. "I am the only woman who has been in presidential debates on the Republican ticket." (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Michele Bachmann - “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; thank you Gov.  Perry for using my ideas for your tax plan,” Rep. Michele Bachmann posted on Facebook Tuesday after Perry unveiled his flat tax plan.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - "We have the tortoise campaign," said presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich of how long it is taking for his campaign to gain steam. "I've seen several rabbits run by and then fall asleep, so now we just want to keep moving forward."(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - "We have the tortoise campaign," said presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich of how long it is taking for his campaign to gain steam. "I've seen several rabbits run by and then fall asleep, so now we just want to keep moving forward."(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jon Huntsman - “When I see one of my colleagues, Gov. Perry, who starts talking about birtherism again, I cringe,” said Jon Huntsman in an ABC News interview. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Jon Huntsman - “When I see one of my colleagues, Gov. Perry, who starts talking about birtherism again, I cringe,” said Jon Huntsman in an ABC News interview. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

 Rick Perry - "I don't think I was expressing doubts. I was just having some fun with Donald Trump,” said Texas Gov. Rick Perry about whether President Obama is a U.S. citizen in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times.(Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

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 Rick Perry - "I don't think I was expressing doubts. I was just having some fun with Donald Trump,” said Texas Gov. Rick Perry about whether President Obama is a U.S. citizen in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times.(Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

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Paul Ryan - “Instead of appealing to the hope and optimism that were hallmarks of his first campaign, [Obama] has launched his second campaign by preying on the emotions of fear, envy and resentment," said Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) during remarks at the Heritage Foundation. “We're now getting this class warfare that pits people against each other.”(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)