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“I hate cancer.”
—Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), explaining his controversial decision to mandate HPV vaccinations for 10-to-12-year-old girls, MSNBC, September 7
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“Washington, D.C., you’d think by now they’d get the message. An earthquake, a hurricane—are you listening? The American people have done everything they possibly can. Now it’s time for an act of God, and we’re getting it.”
—GOP presidential contender Michele Bachmann, talking about the need to cut spending at a campaign stop, The Christian Science Monitor, August 29
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“This committee has very serious work to do, but it should not be confused with Captain America or any other superhero.”
—Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, The New York Times, August 17
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“It takes balls to execute an innocent man.”
—a Republican focus group participant, reacting to the charge that Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) might have allowed the execution of an innocent man, Politico, August 3
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