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Barack Obama On "The Intercontinental Railroad"
25. President Barack Obama, on "the Intercontinental Railroad"
Silvio Berlusconi
24. Silvio Berlusconi, on potential party name changes
Rick Perry On Election Day
23. Rick Perry, on Election Day
Michele Bachmann On Elvis
22. Michele Bachmann, on Elvis Presley
Michele Bachmann on John Wayne
Herman Cain On Syria
20. Herman Cain, on his plan of action for Syria
Mitt Romney On America's Future
Anthony Weiner On The Infamous Twitter Photos
18. Anthony Weiner, on the infamous Twitter photos
Rick Santorum On Racial Profiling
Mitt Romney On Reasons Not To Elect Him
16. Mitt Romney, on reasons to think twice about electing him
Michele Bachmann On "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"
15. Michele Bachmann, on "the shot heard 'round the world"
Condoleezza Rice On Attacks On U.S. Soil
14. Condoleezza Rice, on attacks on U.S. soil
Herman Cain On The Constitution
13. Herman Cain, on re-reading the Constitution
Michelle Bachmann On A Zero-Percent Tax Rate
12. Michele Bachmann, on a zero-percent tax rate
Mitt Romney On Gay Marriage
11. Mitt Romney, on gay marriage
Speaking of self-contradictory statements, Bachmann hasn't been the only debater to debunk her own comments within a notably short period of time; Mitt Romney, in fact, was able to do it within a single sentence. He explains:
"I'm firmly in support of people not being discriminated against based upon their sexual orientation. At the same time, I oppose same-sex marriage."
Uh...right.