Barack Obama actually said...

"I think that we should end don't ask/don't tell. I have stated repeatedly that don't ask/don't tell makes no sense. I believe don't ask/don't tell doesn't contribute to our national security."

"Our gay brothers and sisters, still taunted, still attacked..."

"I think that we should end 'don't ask, don't tell.' I stated repeatedly that 'don't ask, don't tell' makes no sense. I believe 'don't ask, don't tell' doesn't contribute to our national security."

"We cannot let burn pits and other exposures be this generation's Agent Orange."