Barack Obama actually said...

"We must take equally swift and serious action to help lift the burdens they face every day."

"This isn't a time for fear or panic."

"Swift and unprecedented action to shore up Wall Street must come alongside equally swift and serious efforts to help struggling families on Main Street, create new jobs, and grow our middle-class once..."

"It is critical at this point that the markets and the public have confidence that their work will be unimpeded by partisan wrangling, and that leaders in both parties work in concert to solve the prob..."