Barack Obama actually said...

"He thought even though it might have been good politics, he thought it was bad for the country."

"In a major reshaping of his national security team, President Obama will name Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta as his nominee to succeed Robert Gates as defense secretary."

"I wanted to show that tackling these big issues like the deficit, creating jobs, et cetera, this is real, this is tough. It ain't a reality show."

"We're not gonna be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts. We're not gonna be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers."