Barack Obama actually said...

"It's no longer sufficient for us to trot out the old formulas, the old tired phrases. If we want fundamental change, then we can't be afraid to talk to our enemies."

"I'm not afraid of losing the P.R. war to dictators. I'm happy to look them in the eye and say what needs to be said."

"We've got to put the national interests ahead of special interests, and that's what I'll do as president of the United States."

"I am proud of my Christian faith. And it informs what I do. But I am a strong believer in the separation of church and state."