Barack Obama actually said...

"Choosing the right running mate has always been a high-stakes decision for presidential candidates, but this year may be the most important decision for these candidates in recent history."

"The vice presidency is the most important decision that I will make before I'm president."

"Listen, there's no decision that I'm going to make that's going to be more important before the November election. I intend to do it right, and I'm not going to do it in the press."

"I think that we should pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That will make it easier for unions to organize, make it harder for companies to block unionization."