Barack Obama actually said...

"The economy was contracting at 6.5 percent that quarter that I was sworn in, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression."

"On day one, we took the reins, and we said, we are going to make sure that we don't slip into a great depression."

"What has always distinguished us as a nation is the belief that this is the place where anyone with a good idea and the will to work hard can succeed."

"It's about securing your piece of the American Dream."