“The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of ‘personal discovery.’

“The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of ‘personal discovery.’ This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn’t just need an organizer.”

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

The Republican candidate for vice president, in a clear reference to Barack Obama.

“If you’ve got George Bush’s track record, and John McCain voting 90 percent of the time in agreement with George Bush, then you probably don’t want to talk about issues either. If you don’t have any issues to run on, I guess you want it to be about personalities.”

Barack Obama

The Democratic presidential nominee criticizing Republican opponent John McCain.

“He’s the least experienced candidate for president of the United States in at least the last 100 years ... it’s a statement of fact. Barack Obama has never led anything. Nothing, Nada.“

Rudy Giuliani

Former Mayor of New York, criticizing presidential candidate Barack Obama.