“I thought how Michele Bach-mann said that the HPV vaccine causes mental retardation was ridiculous.” sophomore Alex Zhu

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“Rick Perry is a total boss, he knows what to say and when to say it.”sophomore Tommy Kelly

“I hope Herman Cain gets the nomination so that we can end the Repub-lican hate towards black people.” senior Nick Lauver

“Michele Bachmann is like a steroid-induced Sarah Palin.” senior Clayton Wheeler

“I think it will come down to Romney and Perry. It will be close but I think Romney will get the nomination. I like Romney’s plan for getting out of Iraq.”history teacher Will Linser

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“I don’t agree with much of what Herman Cain is saying, but he is funny.”senior Robbie Ellenhorn

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