Politiquotes of the Week: March 16

Biden hits the trail; Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak inglés.

Barack Obama - “If some of these folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the flat earth society. They would not have believed that the world was round,” said President Obama of his Republican presidential rivals during a speech on energy at Prince Georges Community College.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - “If some of these folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the flat earth society. They would not have believed that the world was round,” said President Obama of his Republican presidential rivals during a speech on energy at Prince Georges Community College.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Joe Biden - “If you give any one of these guys the keys to the White House, they will bankrupt the middle class,” Vice President Joe Biden said about the Republican presidential field in a Thursday speech at the United Auto Workers hall in Ohio.(Photo: AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

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Joe Biden - “If you give any one of these guys the keys to the White House, they will bankrupt the middle class,” Vice President Joe Biden said about the Republican presidential field in a Thursday speech at the United Auto Workers hall in Ohio.(Photo: AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

Rick Santorum - “As in any other state, you have to comply with this and any federal law. And that is that English has to be the main language,” said Rick Santorum in an interview with a Spanish-language newspaper.(Photo: Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum - “As in any other state, you have to comply with this and any federal law. And that is that English has to be the main language,” said Rick Santorum in an interview with a Spanish-language newspaper.(Photo: Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

Stephen Colbert - “It takes serious cojones to go to Puerto Rico and tell them to stop saying ‘cojones,’” said comedian Stephen Colbert of Rick Santorum’s call for the island’s residents to adopt English as their primary language.(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Stephen Colbert - “It takes serious cojones to go to Puerto Rico and tell them to stop saying ‘cojones,’” said comedian Stephen Colbert of Rick Santorum’s call for the island’s residents to adopt English as their primary language.(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

Mitt Romney - “Guess what? I made a lot of money. I’ve been very successful. I’m not going to apologize for that,” said Mitt Romney in a Fox News interview in response to criticisms about his offhand remarks about wealthy friends who own racing cars and football teams.(Photo: EPA/TANNEN MAURY/Landov)

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Mitt Romney - “Guess what? I made a lot of money. I’ve been very successful. I’m not going to apologize for that,” said Mitt Romney in a Fox News interview in response to criticisms about his offhand remarks about wealthy friends who own racing cars and football teams.(Photo: EPA/TANNEN MAURY/Landov)

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Newt Gingrich - “I’m the candidate of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, of the people who invented the modern world without bureaucracy,” said Newt Gingrich during an Illinois campaign stop.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - “I’m the candidate of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, of the people who invented the modern world without bureaucracy,” said Newt Gingrich during an Illinois campaign stop.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Mitch Daniels - “It'd be really hard to lose an election to President Obama, but we've got just the team that could do it,” said Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

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Mitch Daniels - “It'd be really hard to lose an election to President Obama, but we've got just the team that could do it,” said Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Rod Blagojevich - "I taught him how to do the do haircut. Hopefully, he'll be okay in prison. Otherwise, I don't know what will happen to him,” said Peter Vodovoz, the self-named Mr. Barber of Chicago, who has styled former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s hair for 21 years. Blagojevich started a 14-year prison sentence for trying to sell President Obama’s vacated Senate seat.(Photo: Frank Polich/Getty Images)

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Rod Blagojevich - "I taught him how to do the do haircut. Hopefully, he'll be okay in prison. Otherwise, I don't know what will happen to him,” said Peter Vodovoz, the self-named Mr. Barber of Chicago, who has styled former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s hair for 21 years. Blagojevich started a 14-year prison sentence for trying to sell President Obama’s vacated Senate seat.(Photo: Frank Polich/Getty Images)

Richard Branson - “I asked [the president] if I could have a spliff,” said Virgin Airlines founder and advocate for marijuana legalization Richard Branson the day after attending the White House state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron. “But they didn’t have any,” Branson continued, according to a video of the event as he recalled his effort to procure weed the night before at the White House.(Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

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Richard Branson - “I asked [the president] if I could have a spliff,” said Virgin Airlines founder and advocate for marijuana legalization Richard Branson the day after attending the White House state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron. “But they didn’t have any,” Branson continued, according to a video of the event as he recalled his effort to procure weed the night before at the White House.(Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Jon Stewart - "Wow, he downloads Chris Brown … I hope the association with an unapologetically violent brute doesn't hurt Assad's reputation," quipped comedian Jon Stewart after emails leaked to British newspaper The Guardian showed the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to be a huge iTunes fan.(Photo: Olivier Douliery/PictureGroup)

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Jon Stewart - "Wow, he downloads Chris Brown … I hope the association with an unapologetically violent brute doesn't hurt Assad's reputation," quipped comedian Jon Stewart after emails leaked to British newspaper The Guardian showed the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to be a huge iTunes fan.(Photo: Olivier Douliery/PictureGroup)