Barack Obama actually said...

Well I think there's no doubt that I can see how people were offended. It's not the first time that I have made a statement that was mangled up. It's not going to be the last.

Context

Obama acknowledges that his previous comments about small-town Pennsylvanians were offensive to some.

04/15/2008

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