Barack Obama actually said...

The United States and Liberia are close friends, longstanding partners, and Liberia is now emerging from a very difficult period in its hist...

Every person in this room stands at the end of an unbroken chain of perseverance, of a conviction that a better future is possible.

We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect and restore the Gulf Coast.

Those ideals are what have allowed Jewish immigrants to seek a better life in America, while enriching the life of our country.