Barack Obama actually said...

"Now, we can expect that these proposed changes will be met with heavy resistance from the special interests and their supporters in Congress."

"Now, look, I have a reputation for giving cable a hard time, so let's pick on Politico for a while."

"Every special interest is entitled to justice, but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress, to a voice on the bench, or to representation in any public office."

"When our Government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, Government is us."