Barack Obama: “one of the biggest challenges for such companies is to make sure that they receive the financing that they need”

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.