Barack Obama actually said...

"This is a tragedy."

"I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness that it deserves."

"But my main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And, you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us, as Americans, are going to ta..."

"Right now a company called TransCanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from Cushing to state-of-the-art refineries down on the Gulf Coast. And today I'm directing my administrati..."