Barack Obama actually said...

"I'm absolutely confident BP will be able to meet its obligations to the Gulf Coast and to the American people. BP is a strong and viable company, and it is in all of our interests that it remains so."

"Your jobs are tough."

"We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now."

"Time and again, the path forward has been blocked, not only by oil industry lobbyists, but also by a lack of political courage and candor."