Barack Obama actually said...

"We all need to take responsibility. And this includes executives at major financial firms who turned to the American people hat in hand when they were in trouble even as they paid themselves customary..."

"We don't disparage wealth. We don't begrudge anybody for achieving success. And we certainly believe that success should be rewarded. But what gets people upset, and rightfully so, are executives bein..."

"I reject those theories. And so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change."

"We're going to close down Guantanamo but we're going to take up to a year to figure out how to do this safely and protect ourselves from terrorism."