Barack Obama actually said...

"We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect."

"I'm confident that with all these bright minds sitting around the table, that we're going to not only continue the progress that's been made in the Recovery Act, but we're going to be able to get a bu..."

"And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create."

"But at this holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together."