Barack Obama actually said...

"President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post."

"I think the test is going to be what's the discussion like in that meeting and what happens throughout the rest of the lame duck."

"He received an update on our progress in disrupting, dismantling, and defeating al Qaeda in the region."

"These are important, substantive changes that are directly responsive to the recommendations of church-state experts across the ideological spectrum."