Barack Obama actually said...

In his acceptance speech, Mr. Obama said he understood the controversy over his selection and called his accomplishments slight.

I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people.

We can admit the intractability of deprivation and still strive for dignity. Clear-eyed, we can understand that there will be war and still ...

I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people.