This is becoming tiresome. It seems The Five's Eric Bolling isn't the only one who hears what he wants to hear when it comes to President Obama. On the show's Wednesday edition, it was co-host Andrea Tantaros with the plugged ears. Seizing on recent comments by North Carolina Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue, Tantaros suggested that Obama would have no problem doing away with that whole democratic process thing since “that's what the president's already said.”

On Tuesday, the News & Observer reported that during a speech in North Carolina, Perdue “suggested suspending Congressional elections for two years so that Congress can focus on economic recovery and not the next election.” The paper included the following full remarks by Perdue:

“You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state. You want people who don't worry about the next election.”

The News & Observer reported that Perdue's office later “clarified,” saying that the comments were “hyperbole.”

But on The Five, Tantaros suggested that Obama believes in subverting the democratic process, saying: “Just a couple of weeks ago, he was in front of La Raza and he was frustrated about not being able to get immigration done, so he said, 'I'd love to be able to work my way around Congress.' ”

But here is what Obama actually said a couple of weeks ago in front of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus:

OBAMA: We need an immigration policy that works, one that meets the needs of our families and our businesses while honoring our tradition as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. Because no matter what you may hear, in this country there is no “us” or “them.” There is only “us.” One nation, under God, indivisible. (Applause.) And immigrants are part of that American family and a source of our strength. (Applause.)

Now, as I mentioned when I was at La Raza a few weeks back, I wish I had a magic wand and could make this all happen on my own. There are times where -- until Nancy Pelosi is speaker again -- (applause) -- I'd like to work my way around Congress. (Applause.) But the fact is, even as we work towards a day when I can sign an immigration bill, we've got laws on the books that have to be upheld. But as you know as well as anyone that -- anybody else, how we enforce those laws is also important. That's why the Department of Homeland Security is applying common-sense standards for immigration enforcement. And we've made progress so that our enforcement policies prioritize criminals who endanger our communities, not students trying to achieve the American Dream. (Applause.)

But we live in a democracy, and at the end of the day, I can't do this all by myself under our democratic system. If we're going to do big things -- whether it's passing this jobs bill, or the DREAM Act, or comprehensive immigration reform -- we're going to have to get Congress to act. I know Nancy Pelosi is ready to act. I know the CHC is ready to act. But we got to get more folks in Congress to act. It's time to stop playing politics and start listening to the people who sent us to Washington in the first place -- because the rest of America is way ahead of us on this.

Obama did indeed say, “There are times where ... I'd like to work my way around Congress,” but he added that his job was to “enforce” the “laws on the books,” not to work his way around them. Yet Tantaros made the leap anyway. It's hardly a surprise that she did; Fox has repeatedly tried to advance the talking point that Obama would "usurp" the Constitution if he could.

As Obama indicated, he has made similar comments before:

OBAMA: Now, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books, but that doesn't mean I don't know very well the real pain and heartbreak that deportations cause. I share your concerns and I understand them. And I promise you, we are responding to your concerns and working every day to make sure we are enforcing flawed laws in the most humane and best possible way.

Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. (Applause.) And believe me, right now dealing with Congress --

AUDIENCE: Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!

THE PRESIDENT: Believe me -- believe me, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting. (Laughter.) I promise you. Not just on immigration reform. (Laughter.) But that's not how -- that's not how our system works.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Change it!

THE PRESIDENT: That's not how our democracy functions. That's not how our Constitution is written.

So let's be honest. I need a dance partner here -- and the floor is empty. (Laughter.)

Lest Tantaros be tempted to seize on these comments as justification for her claims, let's remember what Obama also said in that speech to the National Council of La Raza: “That's not how our democracy functions. That's not how our Constitution is written.”