Barack Obama actually said...

"Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain had a real answer for the challenges we face. So, what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, oh, he's not patriotic enough. He's got a..."

"They're going to try to make you afraid of me. They're going to say, you know what? He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. Did I mention he's black?"

"Even the media has pointed out that Senator John McCain, who started off talking about running an honorable campaign, has fallen back into the predictable political attacks, demonstrably false stateme..."

"Given the seriousness of the issues; given the fact that the decisions that we make right now are going to help determine the future, not just of the next generation but perhaps generations after that..."