Barack Obama actually said...

"I know that change makes for good campaign rhetoric, the word change on a bumper sticker. But, when these same people actually had a chance to make change happen, they didn't lead."

"It's not enough to lay a wreath on Memorial Day, or to make a speech on Veteran's Day."

"I have spent years working with Presidential administrations and world leaders and what I see in Barack Obama is the kind of judgment this country needs to usher in a new era of global leadership."

"As President, I won't stand for hundreds of thousands of veterans waiting for benefits."