If one-on-one with President Obama, what would you ask him?

[AnArmyVeteran]

What one question would you ask President Obama? Include questions from policy to his performance.

I have many questions I would love to ask him but I don't want to influence what you might ask.


Edit:
You get to ask him followup questions to ensure you don't get any standardized political rhetoric.

[flvegan]

1. What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

I fear any real question I ask will get the typical "politician" answer. I'd rather have a chuckle with him than leave disappointed.

[OhioChick]

2. What are you going to do about the jobs (lack of) situation? n/t

[we can do it]

3. Why Are We Still In Iraq and Afganistan When We Need the Money Here?

[Myrina]

20. +10

:applause:

[AnArmyVeteran]

25. That would have been my first question too.

[uppityperson]

28. That would be my first question also. Followed up by why haven't repealed, when will repeal DADT

[Oregone]

4. If you could be any animal, what kind of rock would you be?

[Lost4words]

5. Have you lost your fricking mind? nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Why?

[tjwash]

7. Can you get this secret service agent's foot off of my neck? I'm having a hard time breathing.

nt

[AnArmyVeteran]

27. LOL ! I think you might have asked the wrong question!

[Tailormyst]

8. I would ask him if he intended to swerve so far to the right all along

or was that something that happened after he got the power and he no longer needed his grass roots liberal supporters.

[Brickbat]

9. WTF?

To clarify: That's at Obama, not Mr. AnArmyVeteran.

[malaise]

10. Why haven't you ended the wars? n/t

[Wickerman]

11. What really happened at Area 51?

Who shot Kennedy.

I mean, hell, he can answer political question til he is blue in the face, but lets get down to brass tacks here.


:eyes:

[SheilaT]

12. What are the new states that have

made a simple majority vote in the Senate suddenly 60?

Obama and all the Democrats need to call Republican bluffs about filibusters. Tell them, Go Ahead, and then make very, very sure that the public out there knows exactly what is being done.

[rurallib]

22. yep. Why does the majority have to bow to the right wing minority?

[Frosty1]

13. Why wasn't the Bush admin prosecuted?

[zabet]

14. What happened

to all the campaign promises? :shrug:

[zipplewrath]

15. Nothing

I'd just express what a huge disappointment he has been.

Might ask him how that whole Rich Warren schtick worked out for him though.

[MineralMan]

16. Same thing I asked President Nixon when I greeted him while in

the USAF in 1969. "When will the war end, Mr. President?"

I'd expect the same answer.

"During my Presidency, Sergeant."

[Solly Mack]

17. "What do you think should happen to people who commit war crimes?"

[Erose999]

18. Why are you continuing/perpetuating W's failed policies such as:

No Child Left Behind (and the culture of standardized testing that come with it)
Wars in AFGN and Iraq
DADT
DOMA
Gitmo (and similar facilities)
The USA PATRIOT ACT
FISA wiretapping
Bush tax cuts

etc etc

[Hell Hath No Fury]

19. I have sooo many --

it's tough to narrow it down to just one. :(

"How do you defeat an idealogy with guns?" would be a top contender, as would, "Why are two self-admitteed war criminals walking free in our country?".

[nevergiveup]

21. I would ask him if he is getting enough sleep,

eating right and getting regular exercise. Considering the enormous pressure this one man is under I do worry about him.

[LWolf]

23. I can't think of any question he'd have a decent answer for.

1. Why was single-payer not on the table? Why didn't you use the bully pulpit to work for REAL health CARE reform?

2. Why are you escalating the bogus war on terror instead of bringing our troops home?

3. Why are you partnering with privatizers, union-busters, and corporate stooges to further escalate the destruction of public education instead of partnering with educators to enact positive change?

4. Why form a cat-food commission? Why are you looking to balance the federal budget on the backs of the powerless, cutting social safety nets, instead of cutting the war budget?

There are really no good answers to those questions. He's not going to say something like: "Because I'm a neo-liberal."

What would he say to question # 5?

5. Why don't you care about the votes of labor, teachers, and the left?

The answer? Because he doesn't need us.

Let's try one last question:

6. Is there any common ground, anywhere, that gives me a reason to give you the time of day?

Oh, and one more:

7. Can you, and WILL YOU EVER, do anything right?

[AnArmyVeteran]

29. All good questions. That's what I want to know too.

[Bitwit1234]

24. Are you acting republican or is that what you really are????

[HelenWheels]

26. Why are we still in Afghanistan,

Why did you put Arne Duncan as head of education? Why didn't you replace all the Federal Attorney Generals, why didn't yo prosecute the Bush criminals, why didn't you give Howard Dean a cabinet post?

[branders seine]

30. WTF, dude?

I mean really. WTF?

[Obamanaut]

31. Do you think Sarah was telling the truth when she said she read a

lot of magazines/newspapers?

[Buns_of_Fire]

32. Do you have any openings in the Executive Branch?

Really. I work cheap, show up relatively sober, am willing to help anyone with any problem, and did I mention I work cheap?