Obama fills sandbags in Illinois town threatened by floods

[Kristina]

Obama fills sandbags in Illinois town threatened by floods
Posted: 09:30 AM ET




Watch Sen. Obama fill sandbags Saturday in Illinois.

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Barack Obama has stopped by the Mississippi River city of Quincy in his home state of Illinois where he used a shovel to fill sandbags as a precaution against the rising river.

The Democratic presidential nominee-apparent says his thoughts are with the people of Iowa, where flooding has chased thousands from their homes.

Obama said since he's been in public office he has not seen "this kind of devastation."

Obama pledged to push the federal and state governments to provide aid to the stricken areas.

[Volitzer]

Another Globalist photo-op.