Barack Obama actually said...

"Their job, along with the other members of the Commission, will be to thoroughly examine the spill and its causes so that we never face such a catastrophe again."

"My solemn pledge is that we will bring those responsible to justice on behalf of the victims of this catastrophe and the people of the Gulf region."

"I think that President Obama just provided you with a succinct and brilliant summary of what we discussed."

"Obama has a lot of stuff. He needs -- I think he needs somebody here. And I don't think there's a leadership."