Barack Obama actually said...

"Extending unemployment benefits provides crucial economic security to American families."

"Mr. Liu Xiaobo is far more deserving of this award than I was."

"Today, on what is also International Human Rights Day, we should redouble our efforts to advance universal values for all human beings."

"I think every economist -- and by the way, the commissions who looked at this as well -- realize that because we've got a recovery that is still not as strong as we'd like it to be."