Barack Obama actually said...

This, after all, is what led them to wear the uniform in the first place - their unwavering belief in the idea of America.

Obama Campaign Press Release - In Charleston

05/11/2008

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Don't bet against the American worker.

You sent me to do what was right.

We want to get them off to a good start, knowing their colors and their numbers and their letters and just knowing how to sit still.

The American people do not believe in the words, 'No, we can't.'