Barack Obama actually said...

America failed the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast long before that failure showed up on our television sets.

Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Announces Plan to Rebuild the Gulf Coast and Prevent Future Catastrophes

08/25/2007

More Barack Obama Quotes

Change is a future where we reduce our deficit in a balanced way, a responsible way.

That's not bipartisanship. That's not change.

My administration would continue to use all available resources to support the deployment of necessary assets.

We rise or fall as one Nation and as one people.