Barack Obama actually said...

"I have asked my staff and supporters in the area to take time out from campaigning this weekend to assist in the relief efforts."

"I'm grateful for Governor Doyle's endorsement -- he knows what it takes to win, and to unite Americans to govern effectively in a nation that has been divided for too long."

"Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the victims of this sudden disaster."

"I believed in the young people of America, even when everybody said that they would not participate."