Barack Obama actually said...

"The Commission is charged with identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run."

"I made a promise to you, not that I was going to tell you what you wanted to hear, not that I was always going to do what was popular."

"I'm very excited about the possibilities of putting more research dollars into some of these transformational technologies."

"Yes, the rumor was that you can see the Great Wall from space, but I'm not sure that's true."