Barack Obama actually said...

"Is Barack Obama too liberal? He says he can bring the country together and that he works across party lines, left and right."

"There is nothing liberal about wanting to reduce the influence of money in politics. That is common sense."

"I think he's saddened by what has happened. And I told him I feel badly that he's been characterized just in this one way and people haven't seen this broader aspect of him."

"He would also include both public and private Iraqis, as well as U.N. representatives in a group that would help to plan for the country's governance, also to re-examine its constitution."