Barack Obama actually said...

"We need policies that grow our economy from the bottom-up."

"Now is not the time for fear."

"That's why I support Secretary Paulson's latest initiative to use the authority we gave him in the financial rescue plan to provide more capital to our financial institutions."

"I know my opponent is worried about his campaign, but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm thinking about Americans who are losing jobs and homes and their life's savings."