Barack Obama actually said...

"The reason I actually wanted to come out today is not to take questions, but to speak to an issue that obviously has gotten a lot of attention over the course of the week, the issue of the Trayvon Mar..."

"There are very few African American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping at a department store, that includes me."

"Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago."

"The African-American community is also knowledgeable there is a history of racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws."