Barack Obama actually said...

"We've got to have a certain amount of capital in the bank and they haven't started lending it yet."

"I don't see why they would throw the game, except for all those Secret Service guys with guns around them."

"Dealing with AIG and some of these other institutions is like dealing with somebody who's got a suicide bomb strapped to their chest."

"If they have confidence that I'm making steps to deal with issues like health care and energy and education, that matter deeply to their daily lives, then I think they're going to give us some time."