Barack Obama actually said...

"Hope! That's what kept some of our parents and grandparents going when times were tough."

"In six days, we can choose an economy that rewards work and creates jobs and fuels prosperity, starting with the middle class."

"We are actually spending more in Iraq now than we were spending when the war first started. How many schools would that build? How many hospitals? How many people could get health care? How many colle..."

"What happened in the financial markets was the final verdict on eight years of failed policies. And we're now going through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression."