Barack Obama actually said...

"We've got to give people some sense that they can absorb these rising costs in gas, food, medical care."

"I am deeply disturbed by the recent events in Zimbabwe and condemn the actions of President Robert Mugabe in the strongest possible terms."

"The United States should work with regional leaders and others to press for postponed elections conducted under a strong international monitoring presence."

"The regime's deliberate disruption of humanitarian operations has left the Zimbabwean people in utter despair."