Barack Obama actually said...

"Ebola has not come to this country, but if it does, we will be ready."

"I call upon the people of the United States to join together in observing this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to celebrate the arts and the humanities in America."

"I think our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria."

"I'm not going to speculate on failure at the moment. We're just getting started. Let's see how they do."