Barack Obama actually said...

"If they think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful because that I find unacceptable; the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family."

"I think these folks should lay off my wife."

"You know, for all their tough talk, one of the things you have to ask yourself is, what are George Bush and John McCain afraid of? Demanding that a country meets all your conditions before you -- befo..."

"I've made it clear for years that the threat from Iran is grave. But what I've said is that we should not just talk to our friends, we should be willing to engage our enemies as well. That's what dipl..."