Barack Obama actually said...

"This election is about them."

"It's time to finally challenge the special interests and provide universal health care for all."

"I recognize that a president comes in with a lot of stuff coming at him. But the Middle East peace process is so important that we can't reserve it to the end of a presidency. We've got to start soon,..."

"The vice presidency is the most important decision that I will make before I'm president. And it's something that I take very seriously."