Barack Obama actually said...

"You have to be aggressively and deliberately ignorant of the world economy not to know and understand that clean energy technologies are going to play a huge role in the 21st century."

"There's no contradiction to say that we're going to keep on producing American oil and American gas and also saying drilling can't be the only part of our energy strategy."

"We think it's an important -- a modest, but important step."

"As long as I am President, you will have a strong friend, a steadfast ally, and a faithful partner in the United States of America."