Barack Obama actually said...

"Barack Obama says he'll never go on Imus again, telling 'ABC News' if anybody on his staff ever said something like that, he'd fire them."

"The comments of Don Imus were divisive, hurtful and offensive to Americans of all backgrounds."

"And we will then review the situation and if you have not initiated the withdrawal at that point, then we may put you on an even shorter leash, right?"

"We've got a war that I believe should have never been authorized and should have never been waged."