* “North Korea is only further isolating itself by engaging in provocative acts and is wasting its money on weapons and propaganda displays while the North Korean people go hungry.”–White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
* “Superiority in military technology is no longer monopolized by imperialists.”–North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
* “Don’t let anyone tell you the enhanced interrogation program didn’t work. It did.”–Former Vice President Dick Cheney.
* “We let the boss down.”–Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the Pentagon’s investigation of allegations of U.S. military misconduct in Cartagena, Colombia before the Summit of the Americas.
* “I wish they weren’t called the ‘Bush tax cuts.’ If they’re called some other body’s tax cuts, they’re probably less likely to be raised.”–Former President George W. Bush.
* “This Administration would do well to stop disrespecting stay-at-home moms and listen to them.”–Penny Nance, president of the conservative organization Concerned Women for America.
* “When did it become axiomatic that to care about people in economic distress you have to be personally familiar with it? … If privilege equals an inability to relate, then we apparently misjudged and must reappraise many politicians from the past, including the Roosevelts, the Kennedys and even George Washington.”–Frank Bruni, New York Times.
* “We need a president who will stand up for the rights of hunters and sportsmen and those seeking to protect their homes and their families. President Obama has not. I will.”–Mitt Romney in his speech to the NRA.
* “We address an urgent summons to our fellow Catholics and fellow Americans to be on guard, for religious liberty is under attack, both at home and abroad.”–U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
* “Black-on-black crime, like black-on-white crime, does not fit the liberal narrative of the continuing problem of white racism.”–George Mason University Economics Professor Walter E. Williams.
* “Any observer of the relationship between the United States and the Americas knows that Florida really is in many respects the connective tissue that links the U.S. economy to the Latin American economy.”–Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications.
* “No matter what you think is the proper value of testing, Florida is at the overkill level.”–Bob Schaeffer, public education director for FairTest, an organization that opposes high-stakes testing.
* “Plainly, the case for Florida Polytechnic University has not been made.”–Steven Halverson, president of the Florida Council of 100.
* “If you come here to get a message across, to exercise your First Amendment rights, we are 100 percent on your side, and we will facilitate that any way we can.”–Kirby Rainsberger, Tampa Police Department attorney, on what GOP Convention demonstrators can expect.
* “Completely unworkable. We need to go back to the drawing board.”–City Council member Mary Mulhern on the proposed “Clean Zone” ordinance.
* “I consider this a victory for our whole community.”–Hassan Shibly, Tampa director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, on the reaffirmation of Hillsborough County School Board policy–caution but no new restrictions–allowing outside speakers into classrooms.
* “We’re not a museum piece; we’re an operating theater. The way the industry is, we must have this technology to stay current. If not, we won’t be a first-run film house anymore.”–Tampa Theatre President and CEO John Bell explaining TT’s digital conversion by year’s end.
* “We’re so pumped about Ybor. We want to be part of the movement to re-enrich that part of the city. It has such a great, rich cultural heritage and so many great businesses are moving there.”–Nick Friedman, president of College Hunks Hauling Junk which, along with sister company College Hunks Moving, is relocating its national franchise operation to a 10,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Ybor City.
* “This goes right to the heart of who we are as a community and how we treat people.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn after signing the ordinance creating the area’s first domestic partnership registry.
* “Better baseball players make you a lot smarter manager.”–Joe Maddon.