Barack Obama actually said...

"Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Marion Barry."

"During his decades in elected office in DC, he put in place historic programs to lift working people out of poverty, expand opportunity, and begin to make real the promise of home rule."

"As a leader with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Marion helped advance the cause of civil rights for all."

"Marion was born a sharecropper's son, came of age during the civil rights movement, and became a fixture in DC politics for decades."