Barack Obama actually said...

We should never again be faced with such a potential calamity because of the reckless speculation and deceptive practices of a short-sighted and self-interested few.

Context

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senator Christopher J. Dodd in Stamford

10/22/2009

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