“You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military has changed.”— President ObamaBoca Raton, Florida, October 22nd, 2012
“If you come down with a case of Romnesia, and you can’t seem to remember the policies that are still on your website, or the promises you’ve made over the six years you’ve been running for president, here’s the good news: Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions.”— President ObamaFairfax, Virginia, October 19th, 2012
“If somebody came to you, Governor, with a plan that said $7 or $8 trillion, and we’re going to pay for it but we can’t tell you until maybe after the election how we’re going to do it, you wouldn’t have taken such a sketchy deal. And neither should you, the American people, because the math doesn’t add up.”— President ObamaHempstead, New York, October 16th, 2012
“It takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did.”— President Bill ClintonCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“Last year, congressional Republicans blocked President Obama’s jobs plan. So here’s another jobs score: President Obama: plus 4.5 million. Congressional Republicans: zero.”— President Bill ClintonCharlotte, NC, September 5th, 2012
“Their campaign pollster said, 'We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.’ Finally I can say, that is true. ”— President Bill Clinton, in reference to the Romney campaignCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“We simply cannot afford to turn the reins of government over to someone who will double down on trickle-down.”— President Bill ClintonCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“Governor Romney's plan is really just one word: pa'trás—backward.”— Cristina SaraleguiCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, they dance. They live, they love, and they die. And that matters ... That's why we need Barack Obama.”— Elizabeth WarrenCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“Mitt Romney talks a lot about the things he fixed. I can tell you, Massachusetts was not one of them.”— Massachusetts Governor Deval PatrickCharlotte, North Carolina, September 4th, 2012
“I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are—it reveals who you are.”— First Lady Michelle ObamaCharlotte, North Carolina, September 4th, 2012
“Mitt Romney loves our lakes and trees. He loves our cars so much, they have their own elevator. But the people who design, build, and sell those cars? Well, in Romney's world, the cars get the elevator; the workers get the shaft.”— Former Michigan Governor Jennifer GranholmCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“Change can’t happen if you write off half the nation before you even take office.”— President ObamaWoodbridge, Virginia, September 21st, 2012
“Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.”— President ObamaInterview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
“Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high? Try another. Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning.”— President Obama on the Republican economic planCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“People want a hand up, not a handout.”— President ObamaUnivision Town Hall, September 20th, 2012
“We are a better nation than one that expels innocent young kids.”— President ObamaImmigration announcement, June 15th, 2012
“In 2008, 47% of the country didn't vote for me. But on the night of the election, I said to all of those Americans 'I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices. I need your help, and I will be your president.'”— President ObamaWoodbridge, Virginia, September 21st, 2012
“You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can’t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.”— President ObamaCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“Mr. Romney is running as the candidate of conservative values. There’s nothing conservative about a government that prevents a woman from making her own health care decisions.”— President ObamaDenver, Colorado, August 8th, 2012
“When it comes to expanding access to good health care, Mitt Romney says, ‘No.’ Actually, Mitt Romney said, ‘yes,’ and now he says, ‘no.’”— San Antonio Mayor Julián CastroCharlotte, North Carolina, September 4th, 2012
“Ask Osama bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago.”— Senator John KerryCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“For Mitt Romney, an overseas trip is what you call it when you trip all over yourself overseas. It wasn't a goodwill mission—it was a blooper reel.”— Senator John KerryCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from Alaska; Mitt Romney talks like he’s only seen Russia by watching Rocky IV.”— Senator John KerryCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“If Mitt was Santa Claus, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves.”— Former Ohio Governor Ted StricklandCharlotte, North Carolina, September 4th, 2012
“Governor Romney calls the President out of touch. Hey, how many of y’all have a Swiss bank account?”— Vice President BidenExeter, New Hampshire, April 12th, 2012
“Governor Romney said that as president, he would take a jobs tour. Well, with his support for outsourcing, it's going to have to be a foreign trip.”— Vice President BidenCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive. ”— Vice President BidenCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“So give Mitt Romney credit: He is a job creator. In Singapore. And China. And India.”— Vice President BidenWaterloo, Iowa, June 26th, 2012
“You never quit on America. And you deserve a president who will never quit on you. ”— Vice President BidenCharlotte, North Carolina, September 6th, 2012
“I have no doubt Mitt Romney was worried about pink slips—whether he was going to have enough of them to hand out.”— Texas Governor Rick Perry on Romney's experience as a corporate buyout specialistAnderson, South Carolina, January 9th, 2012
“If Mitt Romney’s an economic heavyweight, we’re in trouble.”— Rick SantorumABC's "This Week," March 18th, 2012
“What kind of inside job is [Romney] talking about? Is he talking about the inside job to rubber-stamp the agenda of this GOP Congress?”— President ObamaBowling Green, Ohio, September 26th, 2012
“My opponent has a plan too. The problem is, it’s missing arithmetic. ”— President ObamaBowling Green, Ohio, September 26th, 2012
“Swiss bank accounts never built an American bridge; Swiss bank accounts never created American jobs!”— Maryland Governor Martin O'MalleyCharlotte, North Carolina, September 4th, 2012
“When it comes to women's rights, they want to take us back to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century.”— President ObamaDenver, Colorado, August 8th, 2012
“Governor Romney's experience has been in owning companies that were called 'pioneers of outsourcing.' My experience has been in saving the American auto industry.”— President ObamaMaumee, Ohio, July 7th, 2012
“Mitt Romney once said—quote—'I like being able to fire people.' Well, I can tell you from personal experience, he does.”— Randy Johnson, former Ampad employeeCharlotte, North Carolina, September 5th, 2012
“For 18 months, he’s been running on this tax plan. And now, five weeks before the election, he’s saying that his big bold idea is 'never mind.'”— President ObamaDenver, Colorado, October 3rd, 2012
“With all due respect, that’s a bunch of malarkey.”— Vice President BidenDanville, Kentucky, October 11th, 2012
“Governor Romney said no, let foreclosures hit the bottom. But it shouldn’t be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the American people are unwilling to take responsibility for their lives.”— Vice President BidenDanville, Kentucky, October 11th, 2012
“After running for more than a year, in which he called himself ‘severely conservative,’ Mitt Romney is trying to convince you that he was severely kidding.”— President ObamaCoral Gables, Florida, October 11th, 2012
“Governor Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan. He has a one-point plan, and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules.”— President ObamaHempstead, New York, October 16th, 2012
“We were about to go through the worst recession since the Great Depression—as a consequence of some of the same policies that Governor Romney is now promoting. So it’s conceivable that Governor Romney could bring down gas prices, because with his policies we might be back in the same mess.”— President ObamaHempstead, New York, October 16th, 2012