Barack Obama actually said...

"My main message to the American people is to just recognize that we dug a very deep hole for ourselves. There were a lot of bad decisions that were made."

"Just for clarity's sake, I think, we said that the president supports the ban. You meant to say he supports overturning the ban."

"I didn't come to Washington to take the easy route or to work for the powerful and the well-connected interests who have run this city for too long. I came here to work for the American people. I came..."

"the political fight over 'don't ask, don't tell' could pose some big problems for President Obama."