Barack Obama actually said...

"You and President Lee have shown extraordinary patience and self-restraint."

"We can't afford to return to the precrisis status quo."

"While this memorandum is an important step on the path to equality, my administration continues to be prevented by existing Federal law from providing same-sex domestic partners with the full range of..."

"I signed a memorandum that requires executive agencies to take immediate action to extend to the same-sex domestic partners of Federal employees a number of meaningful benefits."