{"id":7782,"date":"2012-08-29T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2012-08-29T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:48:01","slug":"really-poorly-cut-and-paste-transcript-from-obamas-iama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/really-poorly-cut-and-paste-transcript-from-obamas-iama\/","title":{"rendered":"Really poorly cut and paste transcript from Obama&#8217;s IAMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/welcome-to-reddit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7789\" title=\"welcome to reddit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/welcome-to-reddit-300x219.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/welcome-to-reddit-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/welcome-to-reddit.png 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I will out the pdf link here as well in a bit.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, good luck reading this.\u00a0 Hopefully reddit will come back soon and you can read it there.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the PDF!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/I-am-Barack-Obama-President-of-the-United-States-AMA-_-IAmA.pdf\">I am Barack Obama, President of the United States &#8212; AMA _ IAmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and for those who cannot read pdf, a REALLY poor cut and paste&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>this page is temporarily in readonly<br \/>\nmode due to heavy traffic.<br \/>\nverified I am Barack Obama, President of the United States AMA<br \/>\n(self.IAmA)<br \/>\nsubmitted 1 hour ago* by PresidentObama<br \/>\nHi, I\u2019m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything. I\u2019ll be<br \/>\ntaking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET.<br \/>\nProof it&#8217;s me: https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/240903767350968320<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re running early and will get started soon.<br \/>\nUPDATE: Hey everybody this<br \/>\nis barack. Just finished a great rally in<br \/>\nCharlottesville, and am looking forward to your questions. At the top, I do want<br \/>\nto say that our thoughts and prayers are with folks who are dealing with<br \/>\nHurricane Isaac in the Gulf, and to let them know that we are going to be<br \/>\ncoordinating with state and local officials to make sure that we give families<br \/>\neverything they need to recover.<br \/>\nVerification photo: http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/oz0a7.jpg<br \/>\nLAST UPDATE: I need to get going so I&#8217;m back in DC in time for dinner. But I<br \/>\nwant to thank everybody at reddit for participating this<br \/>\nis an example of how<br \/>\ntechnology and the internet can empower the sorts of conversations that<br \/>\nstrengthen our democracy over the long run. AND REMEMBER TO VOTE IN<br \/>\nNOVEMBER if<br \/>\nyou need to know how to register, go to Gottaregister.com. By<br \/>\nthe way, if you want to know what I think about this whole reddit experience NOT<br \/>\nBAD!<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/barackobama.com\/reddit<br \/>\n12568 comments<br \/>\nVerification System<br \/>\n[\u2013] Shitty_Watercolour 379 points 25 minutes ago<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"Ju94o\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/Ju94o\">View post on imgur.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (18 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Drunken_Economist [M] 2040 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nThe moderators and admins have confirmed this thread\u037e this is actually President<br \/>\nObama.<br \/>\nEdit: and he&#8217;s confirmed via twitter<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheAtomicPlayboy 1390 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWelcome to Reddit, Mr. President.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] South_Dakota_Boy 274 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI&#8217;m surprised the username PresidentObama was even available. Or is the<br \/>\nman powerful enough to just take it over anyway? I&#8217;d hate to see the leader<br \/>\nof the free world reduced to taking a username like TheRealPresidentObama<br \/>\nor POTUS69 or xx_BarackObama_xx or something.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (13 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] DirectCharge 1116 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nONE OF US. ONE OF US.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] mimicthefrench 187 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nNot really, let&#8217;s be real here.<br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s funny to imagine President Obama sitting in the oval office<br \/>\ngiggling and looking at photos of cats.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Konchezz<br \/>\n74 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nGooble Gabble Gooble Gabble.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (30 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] KoreanTerran 286 points 1 hour ago<\/p>\n<p>IAmA Request Guidelines<br \/>\nYou must come up with 5 questions that<br \/>\nare specifically related to the topic. Those<br \/>\n9 minutes and already 200+ comments.<br \/>\nGood luck, Obama. You&#8217;re going to need it.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] venividiikarma 99 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s pretty funny because people used to get scolded for doing a request<br \/>\nfor Obama because he&#8217;d never do one.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (8 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (24 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Bowmore 90 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHey Mr. Obama, can you tell us something we&#8217;re not supposed to know?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (28 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] demaney 183 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nFor proof, did he send you a picture of him holding a dated index card? Or did the<br \/>\nSecret Service land a helicopter on your house?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] yishan 761 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHe faxed a copy of his birth certificate.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (17 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (8 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] qkk 253 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\n&#8230;wow.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] jomsie 74 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI second the wow.<br \/>\nWould like to add a &#8216;holy smokes&#8217;.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] girlpart 557 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\na community for 3 years<br \/>\nmessage the moderators<br \/>\n5 questions cannot be general questions<br \/>\nthat anyone could answer, like &#8220;what&#8217;s<br \/>\nyour favorite color?&#8221;. Those five questions<br \/>\nmust be posted in the text of the post. If<br \/>\nnot, it will be removed.<br \/>\nSerious and Reasonable requests, no<br \/>\n&#8220;IAmA Request: God!&#8221; The best requests<br \/>\nwould have a reason to believe they<br \/>\nwould do it.<br \/>\nSearch first! Duplicate requests will be<br \/>\nsubject to removal<\/p>\n<p>Coolest president ever? Coolest president ever.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] jomsie 24 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nPretty cool president.<br \/>\nlooks at a picture of Stephen Harper<br \/>\nsighs<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (14 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Cooper0505 73 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nHaha, OP. I think you&#8217;ll find it&#8217;s President OP<br \/>\nEDIT: I see what you did there.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] sabataco 39 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nPOP \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (85 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] SharkGirl 1813 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWe know how Republicans feel about protecting Internet Freedom. Is Internet<br \/>\nFreedom an issue you&#8217;d push to add to the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2012 platform?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 1722 points 56 minutes ago*<br \/>\nInternet freedom is something I know you all care passionately about\u037e I do too.<br \/>\nWe will fight hard to make sure that the internet remains the open forum for<br \/>\neverybody from<br \/>\nthose who are expressing an idea to those to want to start a<br \/>\nbusiness. And although there will be occasional disagreements on the details of<br \/>\nvarious legislative proposals, I won&#8217;t stray from that principle and<br \/>\nit will be<br \/>\nreflected in the platform.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] asperous 162 points 54 minutes ago<br \/>\ninternet remains the open forum for everybody<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re worried about it being open.<br \/>\nI think we&#8217;re worried about our government taking away our privacy and<br \/>\nunbiased access.<br \/>\nDacvak<br \/>\n&#8230;and 8 more \u00bb<br \/>\nWhat do you say about that?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ordinaryrendition 453 points 54 minutes ago<br \/>\nSure thing. Do you like cats?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (14 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] CoCo26 136 points 52 minutes ago*<br \/>\nAnd although their will be occasional disagreements<br \/>\n*there<br \/>\nI just corrected the President of the United States grammar.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (25 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (72 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] davidjoho 239 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAnd when you say &#8220;Internet Freedom&#8221; do you mean the Republican version (&#8220;Freedom for the access provider<br \/>\nmonopoly&#8221;) or the version in which the Internet is free to anyone with an idea or an expression?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] nookrulz 714 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, do you feel that there is a problem with the &#8220;revolving door&#8221; of congressmen and prominent<br \/>\nlobbyists? For an example, I&#8217;d point to former Senator Dodd, now the chief lobbyist for the MPAA. Is there anything<br \/>\nto be done about it?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] erikNORML 67 points 53 minutes ago<br \/>\nMarijuana prohibition has resulted in the arrest of over 20 million Americans since 1965, countless lives ruined and<br \/>\nhundreds of billions of tax dollars squandered and yet this policy has still failed to achieve its stated goals of<br \/>\nlowering use rates, limiting the drug\u2019s access, and creating safer communities.<br \/>\nIsn\u2019t it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol? If not, please explain why you feel<br \/>\nthat the continued criminalization of cannabis will achieve the results in the future that it has never achieved in the<br \/>\npast?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] hmlee 2314 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI am recent law school graduate. Despite graduating from a top school, I find myself unemployed with a large<br \/>\nstudent loan debt burden. While I&#8217;m sure my immediate prospects will improve in time, it&#8217;s difficult to be optimistic<br \/>\nabout the future knowing that my ability to live a productive life to<br \/>\nhave a fulfilling career, to buy a house, to<br \/>\nsomeday raise a family is<br \/>\nhampered by my debt and the bleak economic outlook for young people. I know that<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not alone in feeling this way. Many of us are demoralized. Your 2008 campaign was successful in large part due<br \/>\nto the efforts of younger demographics. We worked for you, we campaigned for you, and we turned out in record<br \/>\nnumbers to vote for you. What can I say to encourage those in similar situations as I am to show up again in<br \/>\nNovember? What hope can you offer us for your second term?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 383 points 26 minutes ago<br \/>\nI understand how tough it is out there for recent grads. You&#8217;re right your<br \/>\nlong term prospects are great, but that<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t help in the short term. Obviously some of the steps we have taken already help young people at the start<br \/>\nof their careers. Because of the health care bill, you can stay on your parent&#8217;s plan until you&#8217;re twenty six. Because<br \/>\nof our student loan bill, we are lowering the debt burdens that young people have to carry. But the key for your<br \/>\nfuture, and all our futures, is an economy that is growing and creating solid middle class jobs and<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s why the<br \/>\nchoice in this election is so important. The other party has two ideas for growth more<br \/>\ntaxs cuts for the wealthy<br \/>\n(paid for by raising tax burdens on the middle class and gutting investments like education) and getting rid of<br \/>\nregulations we&#8217;ve put in place to control the excesses on wall street and help consumers. These ideas have been<br \/>\ntried, they didnt work, and will make the economy worse. I want to keep promoting advanced manufacturing that<br \/>\nwill bring jobs back to America, promote allAmerican<br \/>\nenergy sources (including wind and solar), keep investing in<br \/>\neducation and make college more affordable, rebuild our infrastructure, invest in science, and reduce our deficit in<br \/>\na balanced way with prudent spending cuts and higher taxes on folks making more than $250,000\/year. I don&#8217;t<br \/>\npromise that this will solve all our immediate economic challenges, but my plans will lay the foundation for long<br \/>\nterm growth for your generation, and for generations to follow. So don&#8217;t be discouraged we<br \/>\ndidn&#8217;t get into this fix<br \/>\novernight, and we won&#8217;t get out overnight, but we are making progress and with your help will make more.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (12 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] shemperdoodle 112 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nUnfortunately you went to law school at a time when the job market for your prospective field was wildly<br \/>\noversaturated. I don&#8217;t really feel like you can blame any politicians for that one.<br \/>\nBest of luck finding a job, though.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (8 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] rankun 145 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThis, you should answer this.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (93 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ormirian 2740 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nAre you considering increasing funds to the space program?<br \/>\nEdit: grammar<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 2060 points 59 minutes ago<br \/>\nMaking sure we stay at the forefront of space exploration is a big priority for my administration. The passing of<br \/>\nNeil Armstrong this week is a reminder of the inspiration and wonder that our space program has provided in the<br \/>\npast\u037e the curiosity probe on mars is a reminder of what remains to be discovered. The key is to make sure that we<br \/>\ninvest in cutting edge research that can take us to the next level so<br \/>\neven as we continue work with the<br \/>\ninternational space station, we are focused on a potential mission to a asteroid as a prelude to a manned Mars<br \/>\nflight.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] s0crates82 1390 points 57 minutes ago<br \/>\na asteroid<br \/>\nan asteroid, Mr. President.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] TyluhS 792 points 49 minutes ago<br \/>\nA grammar nazi&#8217;s greatest dream&#8230; &#8220;an&#8230; Mr. President&#8230; An..&#8221;<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (9 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] OhRobots 158 points 47 minutes ago<br \/>\nAhaha&#8230; I can just see you telling everyone you know tonight &#8220;I corrected the president on his grammar today.&#8221;<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] matt383<br \/>\n282 points 47 minutes ago<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re about to get a knock on your door.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] [deleted] 52 minutes ago<br \/>\n[deleted]\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (50 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] DougSTL 42 points 47 minutes ago<br \/>\nEven the president isn&#8217;t safe of Reddit.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (80 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (82 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] tsondie21 337 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nIt seems like each new President brings a new direction to the Space Program. With Bush we got Constellation, and<br \/>\nyou brought us more of a focus on Science missions. Do you have the ability to give NASA the power to choose it&#8217;s<br \/>\nown direction and not be hampered by whatever the President and Congress are feeling like that day?<br \/>\nLet me be clear, I love the direction that NASA is headed in currently but they could do so much for. I think that<br \/>\njust as much as NASA clearly needs a larger budget, they need the power to use that budget effectively.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] havestronaut 254 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThis is what all of our second grade teachers warned us about. &#8220;Learn to spell well, one day you may be spelling to<br \/>\nthe President!&#8221;<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheAtomicPlayboy 240 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI&#8217;m still waiting for learning cursive to pay off.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (14 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheEden 42 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAs a girl about to finish my aerospace engineering degreePlease?<br \/>\nI promise to spend my life creating the first<br \/>\nblack hole probe&#8230; You know you&#8217;re curious too.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (62 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] suzmerk 576 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money in politics during your second term?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 663 points 41 minutes ago<br \/>\nMoney has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something new in the noholds<br \/>\nbarred flow of seven<br \/>\nand eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into superPACs\u037e<br \/>\nthey fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political<br \/>\nprocess over the long run and drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose<br \/>\nAct that is already written and been sponsored in Congress to<br \/>\nat least force disclosure of who is giving to who.<br \/>\nWe should also pass legislation prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the longer<br \/>\nterm, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens<br \/>\nUnited (assuming the Supreme Court doesn&#8217;t revisit it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a<br \/>\nspotlight of the superPAC<br \/>\nphenomenon and help apply pressure for change.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (29 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] joshuaglynn 43 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThis is by far the most important thing a president can do if they really want to make a change. And it&#8217;s not just<br \/>\nabout elections. It&#8217;s about how laws are made. How we govern ourselves. How we protect our future<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] JrMint 1278 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s been stated that your favorite television show is The Wire. How do you think the war on drugs has affected<br \/>\nAmerica, and would you work to end it?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] GreatLookingGuy 210 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to second this question and add that, as a drug user, the fact that drugs are illegal has acted only to<br \/>\ndecrease the amount of money that I&#8217;m able to inject into our economy, instead I&#8217;m handing it over to Mexican<br \/>\ncartels and other illegal operations. I would love to walk into a pharmacy and buy everything I&#8217;d like over the<br \/>\ncounter. I&#8217;m no less a productive citizen than I was before my drug use, but the cost of the drugs is just about the<br \/>\nonly thing presently endangering my said productive status.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (16 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Anab10sis 8 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\n&#8230; and what&#8217;s your favourite TV show currently airing?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (26 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] FifthSurprise 1066 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat was the most difficult decision that you had to make during this term?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 849 points 47 minutes ago<br \/>\nThe decision to surge our forces in afghanistan. Any time you send our brave men and women into battle, you<br \/>\nknow that not everyone will come home safely, and that necessarily weighs heavily on you. The decision did help<br \/>\nus blunt the taliban&#8217;s momentum, and is allowing us to transition to afghan lead so<br \/>\nwe will have recovered that<br \/>\nsurge at the end of this month, and will end the war at the end of 2014. But knowing of the heroes that have fallen<br \/>\nis something you never forget.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (37 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] sheabd01 201 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nPresident Obama, why didn&#8217;t you close Guantanamo Bay as you promised you would?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (8 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] CallMeBert 370 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIf you had the ability to automatically enact or repeal only one law without congressional approval, what would you<br \/>\nchoose and why?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] thecw 161 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nYour administration has been very quiet regarding Americans&#8217; issues with the TSA and their invasive security<br \/>\nprocedures. Your administration even pulled a petition regarding making them answer a court order regarding the<br \/>\nnaked scanners.<br \/>\nDo you have any plans to reel in the overreaching,<br \/>\nrightsinfringing<br \/>\nbureaucracy the TSA has become?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] eddieohare 204 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are you going to do in your second term to address the failed war on drugs?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ormirian 161 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is the purpose of the embargo on cuba? will you consider lifting it? (Thanks for doing this AMA)<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] hueypriest [A] 930 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI can confirm that this is indeed legit.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] aNonSapient 265 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nStupid question I know but&#8230; Obama, or Obama staffers that are occasionally talking to Obama?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] TbroOnline 87 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nnot stupid, this is a solid question<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Magnum_Opus 12 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI suspect the latter partially due to: http:\/\/www.cspan.<br \/>\norg\/Events\/PresidentObamatoCampaigninVirginia\/<br \/>\n107374335233\/<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve held a similar &#8216;live chat&#8217; with the UK equivalents, and they all had people typing for them. Not word for word,<br \/>\nbut they would actually input on some things.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheAtomicPlayboy 394 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow the hell did you guys pull this one off?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] kn0thing [\u03b1] 1204 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nThis is reddit. You all pulled this off by becoming the front page of the internet.<br \/>\nedit: I&#8217;m also hoping the administration was so responsive because secretly they&#8217;re all redditors.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] GoldenGraham12 324 points 1 hour ago<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"imgur-embed-pub\" lang=\"en\" data-id=\"IoxFi\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/IoxFi\">View post on imgur.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/s.imgur.com\/min\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] samsheffer 60 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nSpoken like a true ambassador, Alexis.<br \/>\nBravo<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] redtaboo 24 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nYou done good, kn0thing, you done good.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (28 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] sexrockandroll 32 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nReddit&#8217;s getting bigger\u037e the president wants publicity for his upcoming campaign.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] sidewinder1090 873 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIn what ways will you attempt to make university a more affordable path for students?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (20 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] notheory 126 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nSince this is the house that kn0thing built, let me ask a tech entrepreneurial questions.<br \/>\n1. I just found out yesterday about the changes your administration has proposed for tax rates on CCorps<br \/>\n(dropping the rates to 28%). Why isn&#8217;t anybody talking about this? I feel like this is something that you&#8217;d<br \/>\nwant to make sure to get across to folks in the entrepreneurial world!<br \/>\n2. Does the democratic party know how much distrust it&#8217;s sown through the SOPA\/PIPA efforts? I&#8217;m a staunch<br \/>\nliberal, and made sure to call my congress critters over this issue. Despite the extents to which your<br \/>\nadministration has done on awesome tech issues, SOPA\/PIPA hit a really sour note for folks like me.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] SaffyTheGeek 242 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are your plans to increase scientific literacy in America? (The recent levels are worrying most of the EU<br \/>\ncitizens, including myself). I would recommend inspiring a new generation through space personally, with<br \/>\nsubsidiary education funding increases, but I do understand it is a bad economic situation for America 9and the<br \/>\nworld) at the moment.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] meteorologygeek1 398 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThe landing of Curiosity on Mars shows Americans still care deeply about our space exploration efforts. What are<br \/>\nyour plans for NASA if you get reelected?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (7 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] scnjedi 159 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAre there any plans to reduce military spending throughout 2013\/14 and put the money into other areas such as<br \/>\nthe space program or helping to overhaul the education and health care systems?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheOtherOneIsMyAlt 840 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s skip the marijuana legalization question that&#8217;ll show up at least 50 times on this page and get to a related<br \/>\nissue: After promising that you wouldn&#8217;t interfere with individual state decisions on medical use of cannabis, how<br \/>\ncan you justify utilizing federal funds and agencies to shut down dispensaries and arrest people who are<br \/>\nlegitimately sick?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] SunshineToss 53 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\n20 bucks says he doesn&#8217;t address this<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] shadowofthe 10 points 48 minutes ago<br \/>\nAs a secondary point, what role do you think states&#8217; rights (surrounding drug legalization) will play in the rest of<br \/>\nyour presidency?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (16 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] DaveMichael 210 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nSir, do you anticipate the SEC convicting anyone for the massive banking and securities fraud that caused the 2008<br \/>\nfinancial crisis?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] pghgamecock 97 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat do you have to say about the drug war? Do you think it&#8217;s a problem that millions of Americans are in jail for<br \/>\nnonviolent<br \/>\ncrimes?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] coffeeholic91 214 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHey, I&#8217;m a Canadian and I&#8217;ve always wondered what you thought about the Canadian health care system compared<br \/>\nto the US health care system!<br \/>\nThanks for doing an AMA!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] neonsnow 166 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President What<br \/>\nissues, if any, do you agree with Mitt Romney that are not commonly endorsed by the<br \/>\nmajority of the Democratic Party?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Drunken_Economist 14 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow did the &#8220;blackout&#8221; of websites like Reddit and Wikipedia affect the position of the administration on SOPA and<br \/>\nPIPA?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] pepesgt 251 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, What are you doing about returning soldiers with PTSD, particularly those that have acquired various<br \/>\ndrug addictions. I know there are a lot of VA facilities available, but they still have long waiting lists for the best<br \/>\ninpatient programs. I ask because of my brother, who did three tours in Iraq, was prescribed oxycodone for a<br \/>\nwartime injury, and came back with a bad heroin addiction. Please do more for these troops! Thank you.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] r0ckflite 1125 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy aren&#8217;t you more actively fighting RNC voter suppression?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Bring_dem 197 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIt occurs on the state level, it&#8217;s not his job.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] moms3rdfavorite 52 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThis is also something I would like to know. It is wrong on so many levels<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (17 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] 0accountability 207 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWith all the patent lawsuits taking place recently, it has become painfully obvious that the system needs revision.<br \/>\nAction or inaction on this issue can affect innovation for years to come. How does your administration plan on<br \/>\ndealing with this issue during the next four years if you are reelected?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] tauntology 1251 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nA lot of us are worried about copyright law. Sopa, Acta, TPP&#8230; And the actions against Megaupload. Mainly because<br \/>\nthese laws are excessive and limit rights. What is your stance on that?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] compto35 233 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nYeah, because this is a fairly worded question on the issue<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] daveforamerica 542 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is the first thing you&#8217;ll do on November 7th, win or lose?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 1007 points 51 minutes ago<br \/>\nWin or lose, I&#8217;ll be thanking everybody who is working so hard especially<br \/>\nall the volunteers in field offices all<br \/>\nacross the country, and the amazing young people in our campaign offices.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (40 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] karlfranks 339 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s your favourite Basketball player?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 1091 points 55 minutes ago<br \/>\nJordan I&#8217;m<br \/>\na Bulls guy.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] ivanvzm 462 points 54 minutes ago*<br \/>\ndamn right you are<br \/>\nedit: &#8230;sir.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (31 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] JessicaGottlieb 211 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI have an 11 year old and a 13 year old child. I currently pay more for them to go to private school for one year<br \/>\nthan I paid for my entire master&#8217;s degree.<br \/>\nWhat can you do to heal our very broken public school system (which I want to love)? What can I expect for them<br \/>\nwhen they go to college in a few short years?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (10 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] georgegsmithjr 111 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nPresident Obama How<br \/>\ncan we help to increase the standard of debate in this country so that it&#8217;s not simple<br \/>\nsoundbytes and broad generalizations of complicated problems?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Drunken_Economist 835 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIf you had to select one nonpolitician<br \/>\nto be the next president, who would be your pick?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (26 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] pterrydactyl 220 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy haven&#8217;t you closed Guantanamo Bay?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Spooky64 385 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat actions would you implement to ensure the net stays free and open and we don&#8217;t see another SOPA?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] 15blinks 78 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nWhat is being done to prevent future (and investigate past) tampering with election equipment? There is some<br \/>\npretty damning evidence of vote tampering in 2004, most prominently in Ohio. As a resident of Ohio in 2004, why<br \/>\nshould we even bother voting if our votes are filtered through Republicanowned<br \/>\ndata centers?<br \/>\nEdit: Recent frontpage<br \/>\nlink on Reddit<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] mthreat 51 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, when will the United States officially move to the metric system?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Joenothin 63 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMy question is this: Why would you sign the NDAA when it included language that would allow the indefinite<br \/>\ndetention of Americans without due process. I understand that this was the de facto case for awhile. Now it&#8217;s law.<br \/>\nThis passed by overwhelming bipartisan<br \/>\nsupport, despite being hated by most citizens. It feels like the<br \/>\ngovernment, including the Executive branch, no longer work for the citizens that elect them. (By the way, I fully<br \/>\nsupported your first campaign, but I&#8217;m now disillusioned and disappointed.)<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] jblo 71 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President : are you going to reach out to the Libertarians on some level to garner some votes on a few issues<br \/>\nlike pulling out of the middle east?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] thegamersfix 50 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAs a small business owner, my biggest issue in expanding and hiring more people is the necessary funds to do so.<br \/>\nWhat can be done to encourage banks to lend more to small businesses in order to encourage growth. Thank You.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] rvaen 614 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nwhy did you cave to continuing the war on drugs?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] wtfusernametaken 81 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nSpecifically by persecuting people involved in state sanctioned medical marijuana programs ( which you and Holder<br \/>\npromised your administration wouldn&#8217;t do?).<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (12 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] katekatekate 628 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. PresidentThank<br \/>\nyou for doing this!<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re likely to get a lot of questions about policy, and those are important\u037e but I&#8217;m interested in hearing a story.<br \/>\nCan you tell us about visiting a favorite town or location, anywhere in the world, and why the experience stands<br \/>\nout in your memory?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] dothefandango 61 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is the number one misconception about yourself or your campaign that you wish you clear up.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] silent1mezzo 764 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the recipe for the White House&#8217;s beer?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 1014 points 41 minutes ago<br \/>\nIt will be out soon! I can tell from first hand experience, it is tasty.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (43 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Door_Knob 59 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nand how can I get a bottle?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (22 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] lotictrance 143 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWell. This is a surprise.<br \/>\nHow could you see your second term differing from the first in the sense of overall effectiveness with Congress?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s seemed as if the Legislature has made several attempts of yours mindnumbingly<br \/>\ndifficult to pull off could<br \/>\nyou see yourself playing hardball a bit more with the Republicans in Congress if you win a second term?<br \/>\nAnd hey, thanks for doing an AMA. Good luck in November I&#8217;ll<br \/>\nbe voting for you again in Tennessee, although the<br \/>\nrest of the state will likely not&#8230; again&#8230;<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] wogiep07 51 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow do you plan to provide support and improve education? In particular how will you address issues in education<br \/>\nsuch as, middle class college students at risk of burden from debt, and our K12<br \/>\nsystem that is struggling from<br \/>\nmultiple funding cuts.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] JBSchweitzer 94 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nMr. President,<br \/>\nIf you were to reimagine<br \/>\nthe campaign finance structure, what might that system look like?<br \/>\nI understand that with the Citizens United ruling, that process is a difficult fix, potentially left to a constitutional<br \/>\namendment, but in this case I&#8217;m simply wondering what your feelings on the &#8220;right&#8221; change might look like. One<br \/>\nthat would still allow for enough income to run a field operation, or internal polling? Or possibly a bare bones<br \/>\nvolunteer campaign?<br \/>\nThank you, Sir!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ZaBlanc 73 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nHello, Mr. President! Big fan. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to know what you feel about what I think is a very undertalkedabout<br \/>\nissue&#8230;assisted suicide. I&#8217;m 35 now, but when I&#8217;m older I don&#8217;t want to suffer with some slowmoving<br \/>\ncancer or<br \/>\nother terrible, uncurable disease. It&#8217;s a big fear and it&#8217;s sad so many people have to die with so little dignity.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s your position?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] pnothing 10 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr President, are you concerned about the division the US has? Red and blue, christian and secular, prolife<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nprochoice&#8230;<br \/>\nits become almost like a football rivalry where you want the other team to lose even if it is not in the<br \/>\nbenefit of anyone. What can be done to amend this?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PreferedNomenclature 132 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy does your administration raid so many stateapproved<br \/>\nmedical marijuana dispensaries?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] kilgoresalmon 55 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is your biggest regret about the 2 years where we had a Democratic president and a supermajority<br \/>\nin the<br \/>\nhouse and senate?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] gobearss 250 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIs there anything going to be done about the current state of student loans?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] starcastic 113 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow about the tuition problem that&#8217;s creating the loans?<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Tropist 88 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nComing up: Tactful avoidance of marijuana questions and disappointment from \/r\/trees.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] flashgurdon 52 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s keeping you from closing down Guantanamo Bay as promised?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Arlington_Ent 509 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is the plan for Gitmo Bay? and for marijuana legislation?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] DeathWalrus 7 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to see how he responds, given that there doesn&#8217;t seem to be any set deadline for the closing of<br \/>\nGuantanamo, nor has he definitively taken one side or the other on marijuana legislation.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] BackFire349 165 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy are we still in Afghanistan?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] lrgmcC 67 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a 25% owner in a small family business (125 emps). How do I convince my 3 partners that the local and sate<br \/>\nchambers, business news about how much more Obamacare and Fed regs will cost us is BS? Some great<br \/>\ninfographics from your campaign team would be really helpful!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] beefsupreme 322 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nHow do you feel about the republicans snubbing Ron Paul at the GOP convention?<br \/>\n*fixt<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] muddylemon 64 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThe killed him? Jesus, they&#8217;re getting pretty serious down there.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] DJUrsus 8 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\n*snubbing<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ImHully 62 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHello Mr. President!<br \/>\nIf you could take back one decision you have made in office, what would it be?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] PartyInYourMouth 188 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nHow are you going help small businesses in 2013 and 2014? and what if any bills are you going to impliment for<br \/>\nsmall businesses, in 2013, and 2014?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] white_stone 194 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat has been your favorite moment of your presidency? The saddest?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheAtomicPlayboy 44 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, I was fortunate enough to see Al Gore speak at a private event earlier this month. During his<br \/>\npresentation he repeatedly impressed that climate change is the great challenge of this generation. He also spoke<br \/>\nof the recent cap and trade programs that have begun in India and China. What is your impression of these<br \/>\nprograms, and do you see something similar being effective in the United States?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] oliveasudden 7 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are your plans to improve the dismal economic outlook for young people entering the workforce during your<br \/>\nadministration?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] TheDoBoy 51 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nPresident Obama: What is one belief or principle about government that you want to let the Reddit community<br \/>\nknow that separates you from your political candidate, Mitt Romney? Thank you for doing this AMA<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] EeStew 392 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are you going to do to further LGBTQ rights in this country?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] footnotefour 23 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat more are you going to do to further LGBTQ rights in this country?<br \/>\nFTFY.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\nload more comments (14 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] TorDrowae 686 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAbdulrahman AlAwlaki,<br \/>\na 16yearold<br \/>\nAmerican citizen, was killed in a US drone strike (presumably one you<br \/>\nordered) in Yemen last year. Sure, the teen&#8217;s dad was an Al Qaeda propagandist (and in close communication with<br \/>\nOsama bin Laden), and he was probably collateral damage, not a target himself. Still, how does it make you feel?<br \/>\nDo you ever think about it? Knowing then what you know now, would you still have ordered the strike?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Philipp 17 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\n[Related question] Are drone kills in countries no war has been declared on fulfilling the standards of a &#8220;fair trial<br \/>\nbefore verdict&#8221; and &#8220;innocent until proven guilty in a court of law&#8221;? Thanks.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (32 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Munz0 17 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI feel like there are way too many politicians that put more value in keeping their jobs over legitimately wanting to<br \/>\nhelp the country. I feel like term limits for Senate\/House reps could help reduce this kind of issue. Would you be<br \/>\nwilling to support term limits for congress members?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] jamie79512 65 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nBarack, I know you&#8217;ve received a lot of criticism for &#8220;Obamacare&#8221;, and it may not be a perfect solution, but I think<br \/>\nit&#8217;s a step in the right direction. It has personally been a big help within my family.<br \/>\nI lost my big sister to cancer exactly 3 months ago. If it weren&#8217;t for some of the laws you helped create, she would<br \/>\nhave left her husband millions of dollars in debt. Because of those laws, she was able to fight it with every possible<br \/>\ntreatment we could find without worrying about where we would get the money.<br \/>\nThank you.<br \/>\nI only wish she could tell you that herself, she was very grateful for the chances she was given. My whole family is<br \/>\ngrateful.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] gabmonty 141 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. PresidentHypothetically,<br \/>\nif the United States had no debt, what would you spend money on?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (8 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] rusher3655 344 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat made you come to reddit for an AMA?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] darknessthatisnot 318 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHe probably has something to promote.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] weekendofsound 324 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nUGH. I hope it&#8217;s not some kind of fucking cologne or miracle supplement.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] everred 323 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s stick to questions about the movie<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\n[\u2013] weekendofsound 65 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI was wondering when we were going to get to the rampart jokes.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (12 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (31 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (18 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] banjoman74 52 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy do you think the majority of politicians are so slow on understanding and the proper use\/etiquette of digital<br \/>\nmedia? And do you feel you have a strong understanding of the medium, or do you rely heavily on experts around<br \/>\nyou?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] aNonSapient 192 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. Obama,<br \/>\nwhat can be done to get politics based more on reason again, Removing the lies and absurdities?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (5 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] andruf 92 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow can you justify the continued imprisonment of Pfc Bradley Manning? When the whole Bush administration got<br \/>\nno charges for torture and war crimes?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] redtaboo 118 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat were you thinking when you walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Eyedrinker 41 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are your thoughts regarding the media&#8217;s reluctance to factcheck<br \/>\npolitical statements for fear of accusations<br \/>\nof bias?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] scrabblydab 42 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHi Mr. President! Welcome to Reddit and thanks for taking the time to talk to us!<br \/>\nMy question is this: A lot of people on Reddit say that there is little difference between you and Gov. Romney I<br \/>\nthink the reason that they say this is mostly because of the wars in Afghanistan and overall military policy, and<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s the place where people want to see the most change.<br \/>\nMy question is this: what can we expect from you on this issue that we won&#8217;t see from a Romney Administration,<br \/>\nor what will be the key differences in your defense policy from Romney&#8217;s?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] posthumous 9 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhen are you going to close Guantanamo?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] WonkYouOut 58 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, have you considered, or will you consider an executive order to end DOMA?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] dipcity 4 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, thanks for doing this. Quick and easy question. Who do you predict winning the 2013 NBA<br \/>\nChampionship?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] vslain 6 points 40 minutes ago<br \/>\nMr. President: I&#8217;m a woman in my midtwenties.<br \/>\nIt seems like every day a new legislator or public figure makes<br \/>\nYET ANOTHER outrageous attack on my body and my identity as a woman. If you&#8217;re elected in November, what<br \/>\nsteps will you take to ensure a firewall between this misogyny and women everywhere? What should we do to try<br \/>\nto change these demeaning ideaswhich,<br \/>\nI think, are far less fringe than we&#8217;d like to believe? Thank you and good<br \/>\nluck in November!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Rosalin7 5 points 38 minutes ago<br \/>\nPresident Obama, What is the biggest Republican misconception that you would like to get clarified for the voting<br \/>\npublic? Thanks for coming on Reddit&#8230;Best of luck for 2012, I know you have my vote!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] ghostrocket 27 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHello Mr. President. Thank you for doing this AMA. Supporting Net Neutrality will protect our freedoms in the<br \/>\nimmediate future as well as hundreds of years down the line. This is about free speech. What will you do in your<br \/>\nsecond term to support &amp; protect net neutrality?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] MySnakeIsAwesome 51 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThe ice in the arctic is the lowest ever recorded, and there are two more weeks of melting left in the summer. Will<br \/>\nclimate change get the attention it so desperately needs in your second term?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] funkmagnet 69 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow do you deal with attack ads? Many of them are blatantly false, yet, there are never any repercussions for<br \/>\nthose running the ads. Is it upsetting, or just &#8220;politics?&#8221;<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] thereal_plaidavenger 16 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWould you be brave enough to do a Q&amp;A with college students JUST on foreign policy and America&#8217;s international<br \/>\nrole?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] YourCousinJeffrey 37 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAre you worried about the precedent being set by extensive use of American drones over sovereign nations with<br \/>\nwhich we are not at war? What happens when countries like Pakistan or Yemen get drone technology and try to use<br \/>\nit over the US, citing our use of drones over their countries as examples?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] gobearss 172 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow do you balance family life and hobbies with, well, being the POTUS?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] PresidentObama [S] 129 points 18 minutes ago<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s hard truthfully<br \/>\nthe main thing other than work is just making sure that I&#8217;m spending enough time with<br \/>\nmichelle and the girls. The big advantage I have is that I live above the store so<br \/>\nI have no commute! So we make<br \/>\nsure that when I&#8217;m in DC I never miss dinner with them at 6:30 pm even<br \/>\nif I have to go back down to the Oval<br \/>\nfor work later in the evening. I do work out every morning as well, and try to get a basketball or golf game in on<br \/>\nthe weekends just to get out of the bubble. Speaking of balance, though, I need to get going so I&#8217;m back in DC in<br \/>\ntime for dinner. But I want to thank everybody at reddit for participating this<br \/>\nis an example of how technology<br \/>\nand the internet can empower the sorts of conversations that strengthen our democracy over the long run. AND<br \/>\nREMEMBER TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER if<br \/>\nyou need to know how to register, go to Gottaregister.com. By the way, if<br \/>\nyou want to know what I think about this whole reddit experience NOT<br \/>\nBAD!<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (18 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] EricLindros 56 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHi, big fan here. I&#8217;ve got two quick questions:<br \/>\nDo you consider the War on Drugs to be a failure. Why or why not?<br \/>\nAnd second, what do you say to the families of the US Citizens you&#8217;ve ordered droned to death by executive fiat,<br \/>\nand how does such an order comport with your understanding of constitutional law.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] mpeterson4 125 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIf you had to pick an area for improvement in our country, what would it be? What is the most important thing?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] demaney 53 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat do you think about Congress&#8217;s approval rating? It seems like a lot of people blame you directly for a lot of<br \/>\nwhat happens regarding laws, but isn&#8217;t Congress the branch that writes laws? Why don&#8217;t people vote for new<br \/>\nCongresspeople?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] [deleted] 1 hour ago<br \/>\n[deleted]\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (36 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] pikpikcarrotmon 380 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nToilet paper facing<br \/>\nout, or facing in?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (28 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] rvaen 74 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAre you actually typing these responses, is it just a campaign lackey, or are you not even aware that this is going<br \/>\non? Pics for proof (this is the internet, the rules still apply)<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] SoDakLiberal 51 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI look forward to seeing you in person again in Sioux City on Saturday. Please address questions regarding<br \/>\nmarijuana policy. It is time to legalize, tax and regulate. Will you at least commit to reviewing this policy in the<br \/>\nnext four years?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] guitarromantic 213 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nDo you feel the USA should work to change its rules on gun ownership in light of the recent shootings? How do you<br \/>\nfeel the USA is perceived around the world for its stance on this issue?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Xikawnix 47 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIn light of recent shootings<br \/>\nThis is not the first time a crazy person has gained access to a firearm, and it will not be the last. It is simply not a<br \/>\ngood argument for gun control.<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (11 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] rickdabunny 16 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nThe current US Patent system is hurting small businesses, in response the EFF has released seven proposals for<br \/>\nfixing the patents system. What plan does your administration have to address these issues?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] the_schizoid_man 49 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy do petitions keep disappearing from whitehouse.gov?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Richgart 52 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHey Mr. Obama, I think it&#8217;s great that your getting to talk to people on reddit.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s my question. For those of us who aren&#8217;t 18 yet, what should we be looking for in future presidential<br \/>\ncandidates when we vote?<br \/>\nThanks.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] ccj 100 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAs a former constitutional law professor, can you explain how it is legal to kill an American citizen with a Predator<br \/>\ndrone without due process?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] moms3rdfavorite 30 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is it like to award the Medal of Honor to someone? Do you guys have a beer and talk a little beforehand, or is<br \/>\nit very formal?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] nathanthenerd 183 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s such a shame that I&#8217;m from the UK, Mr. President, you&#8217;re fantastic!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] whitew0lf 145 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nCanada agrees<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (15 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Magnum_Opus 102 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nI echo this, for the people of the UK, please win the next election!<br \/>\npermalink parent<br \/>\nload more comments (6 replies)<br \/>\nload more comments (16 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] vicoesco 37 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, what would you do differently in your second term if reelected, than you have done in the first?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] craigatron 91 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nDo you intend to release the White House Honey Ale recipe as requested in this petition? If not, why do you hate<br \/>\nfreedom?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Huntho21 6 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHello Mr president, as a resident of the UK i am just wondering what is your honest opinion on the Eurozone Crisis.<br \/>\nHow would you handle it?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] circulatingideas 5 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nMr. President, the everyday person needs to possess a firm grasp on digital literacies to interact with our everchanging<br \/>\nconnected world, and librarians are on the forefront of leading the teaching of these skills but many times<br \/>\nlack the funding to properly do so. How would you do more to support libraries and librarians in your second term<br \/>\nto ensure that all Americans bridge the digital divide?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] EWess92 3 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nBoth parties have run decidedly meanspirited<br \/>\nand honestly truthchallenged<br \/>\ncampaigns. How do you plan to make<br \/>\nyour ads, speeches and surrogates more honest?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] rhymeswithsarah 5 points 55 minutes ago<br \/>\nThanks you, a million times thank you for everything you&#8217;ve done for LGBT rights advances so far. I never thought<br \/>\nI&#8217;d see the end of DADT, backing off on DOMA, and a president coming out in favor of marriage equality this soon.<br \/>\nKeep doing what you do.<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] goodasyou 6 points 52 minutes ago<br \/>\nCan we trust you to speak out against the discriminatory ballot fights attempting to rollback\/halt\/limit marriage<br \/>\nequality in MN, ME, WA, and MD?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] summinspicy 2 points 40 minutes ago<br \/>\nWhy aren&#8217;t you watching the opening ceremony of the Paralympics?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] forsaken 28 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are your views on changing the transportation infrastructure in the US to reduce the sprawl of cars, and<br \/>\nmake communities more livable?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (1 reply)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Siphadiaz 41 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHow do you plan on continuing your efforts in improving the U.S.&#8217;s infrastructure in your next four years?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] hankypinky 79 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nAre you ever going to legalize marijuana on the federal level?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] scenic_route23 46 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhen will the banksters be held accountable for their piracy?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] CampfireWeiners 30 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat is your favorite room in the White House?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] nirad 29 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhat are your primary goals for your second term? If Republicans maintain control of Congress and win control of<br \/>\nthe Senate, how will you accomplish substantive policy goals when they have publicly admitted that their primary<br \/>\ngoal is to obstruct you?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Jakebob 9 points 48 minutes ago<br \/>\nHow many staffers are helping you with this AMA?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] OdhranR 112 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWho takes care of Bo, day to day? Do your daughters have most of the responsibility or does he have special<br \/>\ndoggy assistants?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (2 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] lbiewald 31 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nAre there publications or blogs that you read regularly? Do you watch the same news channels that the rest of us<br \/>\ndo? Is it hard to take unending public criticism and second guessing? Was it hard to get used to?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] Robomney2012 202 points 1 hour ago*<br \/>\nHow can you claim the power to assassinate and indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without trial?<br \/>\nWhat about your failed promise to close gitmo?<br \/>\nWhat about your failed promise to shut down the NSA&#8217;s illegal wiretaping program?<br \/>\nIs U.S. democracy an illusion?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (14 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] itsme3 85 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nHi,<br \/>\nAs a college student who is interested in politics, what was it that first inspired you to go into politics? What&#8217;s your<br \/>\nfirst recollection of being interested politics?<br \/>\nThanks!<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (3 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Ghola 144 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nWhy did you predetermine<br \/>\nBradley Manning to be guilty?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\nload more comments (4 replies)<br \/>\n[\u2013] Ghola 57 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIsn&#8217;t it against the constitution to detain American citizens without a trial?<br \/>\npermalink<br \/>\n[\u2013] jaybeas 27 points 1 hour ago<br \/>\nIf you could do one thing differently from your first term as President, what would it be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will out the pdf link here as well in a bit. That being said, good luck reading this.\u00a0 Hopefully reddit will come back soon and you can read it there. Here is the PDF! 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