Barack Obama actually said...

"I could have consistently said that the underlying program was one that was necessary and important."

"You know I don't. What happens is, I get tagged as being on the left and when I simply describe what have been my positions consistently then so many people act surprised."

"I often say that John McCain is running to serve out George Bush's third term. But that's not fair to George Bush."

"That in no other country on earth is my story even possible."