Barack Obama actually said...

"Widespread failures in the mortgage servicing industry have been well-documented."

"We're going to have to keep on pushing in the same way: persistently, politely, listening to folks who don't always agree with us, but sticking to our guns in terms of what our values are all about."

"I personally cannot claim Italian ancestry, although my name ends in a vowel."

"I want to welcome Prime Minister Monti to the White House for his first visit."