Barack Obama actually said...

I call upon the citizens of our Nation to pray, or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences.

Let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those suffering from natural disasters in Haiti, Chile, and elsewhere.

I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the cost of mining.

It is the responsibility of all of us, from mine operators to the Federal Government, to prevent such tragedies from happening again.