Barack Obama actually said...

"These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on public issues can be, in the words of Justice William Brennan, 'uninhibited, robust, and wide open.'"

"The United States condemns the Asad regime's use of brutal violence and human rights abuses and calls on the Asad regime to stop its violence against the Syrian people."

"This is not about partisan politics, it's about upholding the institutions that make our democracy work."

"Taking a stand on behalf of what is true does not require you shedding your objectivity."