Barack Obama actually said...

We don't disparage wealth. We don't begrudge anybody for achieving success. And we certainly believe that success should be rewarded. But what gets people upset, and rightfully so, are executives being rewarded for failure.

Context

President Obama discusses the need to limit executive pay for companies receiving bailouts.

02/03/2009

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