Barack Obama actually said...

"And, frankly, if Congress had said yes to helping states put teachers back to work, and put the economy before our politics, then tens of thousands of more teachers in New York would have a job right ..."

"I make that point just so you don't buy into this whole bloated government argument that you hear."

"The private sector's doing just fine."

"What I'm saying is we consistently -- whenever there is classified information that is put out into the public, we try to find out where that came from."