Barack Obama actually said...

"Each member of Congress has their conscience, they're supposed to represent their constituents back home."

"The tea party is just the latest expression of probably some very real fears and anxieties on the part of certain Americans."

"There's only one way out of this reckless and damaging shutdown: pass a budget that funds our Government with no partisan strings attached."

"If I were the owner of the team and I knew that there was a name of my team—that was offending a sizable group of people, I'd think about changing it."