Barack Obama actually said...

"I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the national emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registere..."

"We know it was born in the basement of a house on West Grand Boulevard in the Motor City, Detroit."

"I express my deep concern with the Libyan government’s use of violence which violates international norms and every standard of human decency."

"The United States is committed to continuing our cooperation with the Government of Algeria as it works to represent and meet the needs of all Algerians."