#AskObama: Today’s Twitter Townhall
**Written by Doug Powers
As we speak, the teleprompter is being reprogrammed so that all evasive answers do not exceed 140 characters:
Starting at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, President Obama will hold the first ever “Twitter Town Hall,” to discuss jobs and the economy. The president will be speaking, not tweeting, but his questions will come from Twitter.
Thousands of Tweets are already populating the #AskObama hashtag created for the event. But the White House says Obama will also answer questions that are asked on Twitter while the event is going on.
Twitter will monitor hot tweets — those that have the most Retweets, Favorites, and Replies. Also, with help from visualization company Mass Relevance, Twitter will be mapping the big themes and locations that are “driving” the conversation.
The questions and comments are already flowing in. A couple of them are even non-snarky. For the first Twitter townhall, look for the debut of the phrase “Tweeting from Behind” and a pitch for Joe Biden’s new Twitter account, which the president will undoubtedly give a plug (pun intended).
The Twitter townhall website is here. Tweeters, start your engines.
Speaking of Biden’s new Twitter account, it turns out that Sheriff Joe won’t be writing his own Tweets. Darn — that’s like getting a clown car and hiding the keys from Bozo. What a letdown.
**Written by Doug Powers
Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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#askobama
In addition to Eric Holder, how many lawyers are you paying off to avoid bringing criminal charges against those who have committed felony offenses/or are covering up their offenses, but gave you money for your election/reelection?
Merriam-Webster defines twitter:
…2a : to talk in a chattering fashion b : giggle, titter
Example: Chris Matthews twitters about Obama when he feels the tingling in his leg.
#askobama:
Did you and Eric go to that gay men’s club in Chicago or not? If so, what’d that cost you to pay off the establishment not to talk about it? Are you still playing the “money for silence game”?
#askobama
Do you consider The Presidential Seal falling off things ,an Omen, a sign of troubled waters ahead?
#askobama
How do you feel about the nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty?
#askobama
how long have you been on the DL?
#askobama
Do you still never think about Sarah Palin?
#askobama
Do you fantasize about Sarah Palin? Michele Bachmann? The women on Fox News?
Ladies:
We have a snowball’s chance in hell of ever learning the answers to all of our great questions…..
#askobama
under your healthcare plan, how long can I keep Mom?
We don’t have a, I meant to say……
#askobama
Would you explain the Pigford fraud 1&2 on the American taxpayer to us?
Just look at what bho had to say about the citizens of the US.
On Wednesday President Obama took to answering questions via Twitter Town Hall style. Asked a question about tax increases the President once again outlined his plan to raise taxes on successful Americans. “A modest increase for wealthy individuals is not shown to have an adverse impact on job growth,” the President declared. Believing that a tax increase is the way out of our tough economic times the President once again suggested a return to the Clinton Era tax levels. Obama reasoned this by saying that job and business growth was not as fast under the Bush tax codes, letting loose with this one-liner: “You’re entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts.”
How does this make you feel about how bho thinks about your IQ?
L
#askobama
Why are you called Sock Puppet?
Did you visit Kenya as a child on a Visa or?
letget #113,
I despise people who insult my intelligence ! I especially despise people who do it repeatedly, even after being shown that I / we know better !
I have despised the left for a long time !
“Twit-in-Chief”……PERFECT !
And if this method is successful they will resurrect Edgar Bergen to talk for him. (Edgar was a ventriloquist for those of you under 60, voice of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy)
#askobama
What do you plan to do after your early retirement in Januanry 2013?
When you are no longer pretending to be president and do not have Congress, the courts and the Department of Injustice to protect your sorry butt, do you believe you will be brought to justice for the many crimes you have committed, document fraud being one big one, along with massive election fraud and knowingly usurping the office of president of the U.S.A…..or not?
Too funny!
http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog
Is that a fact Jack?
Define modest. Define adverse. Define wealthy. Ah, theres your slick Willy escape route. It depends on the definition.
But isn’t it a fact that reducing taxes on the wealthy increases job growth?
So we have your fact that taking money from people won’t affect job growth and we have the fact that taking less money from people will increase job growth.
Job growth increases tax revenue as more people are paying. Plus more people are working which decreases the need for unemployment, food stamps, etc. People also have more pride by working instead of taking handouts.
Increased taxation does not provide more jobs. The only benefit is the tax increases revenue to the government by some % of the tax. However, there is nothing that proves that would be more than what job growth provides and certainly offers no decrease in goverment benefits like unemployment being paid.
So your idea raises a little money only. My idea raises money, decreases expenses, and provides people with pride and dignity because they are working and being productive.
What kind of moron do you have to be to still shill for your plan over mine? Wake up dude. The class warfare angle is wrong on so many levels and ridiculously overdone. Talk about clingers.
Remember in November!
LOL!!! Great question!
So is anyone actually sending those fantastic questions? They are all things that should be asked – sort of what a journalist would do if there were any in the media anymore.
I’d love to see who actually gets visited by the Secret Service after sending a question like any of the above…or maybe the IRS would come knocking, given how much they’re staffing up to, well, you know, improve healthcare for all.
buzdburd–one of my favorites has to be
LOLOLOL
oh, the IRS has already come knocking to me.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Mr.President–could you tell us again how old your daughters are. Also, is Michelle going to take them to all 57 states. And if you would be so kind, could you give a shout out to all the corpsemen serving our great nation.
Gangsta rap. (set to a, uh,uh, a rap beat)
Gonna pop a cap in yo dreams cause your done
You blew up the economy and then you re-run
Call Tea Party peoples every bad name under the sun
Cause Meanchelle gotta spend tax money overseas for fun
The burden on the plain folks weighs a ton
250k a year will buy you a hot dog but not a bun
All the flyover people clinging to their gun
While the Hollywood crowd takes and they give none
You too adacious to get the pun
So just suck up to your unions there hon
And pop a cap in yo dreams, cause you done
“A modest increase for wealthy individuals is
not shown to have an adverse impact on job growthshown to have absolutely no impact on the deficit,”the President declared.the Petulant One should know.
So why even bother?
Because it’s a straw man designed to fuel class envy. Devisive liar.
Nice
Thanks Southpaw. I think I will call it:
“Audacious Dreams of my Tea Party Homies”.
I am so sick of being lied to by this twit and his dirtbag posse. Blech!
#ask obama
Please explain the relationship between fat cakes/french fries and child obesity?
Shoredor-
“Twit in Chief”tm
They also considered calling it “jitter” or “twitch” but thought it would remind people of drug addicts. (Really!)
#ask obama
Can you see Russia from any part of the United States?
#ask obama
Who is the Prime Minister of Brazil?
Ha, trick question. There is no Prime Minister of Brazil.
#ask obama
In what year was the war of 1812 fought?
May be a trick question.
# ask Obama
Do you know where the State of Jefferson is?
Hint, think Dec 8, 1941
Hint, think Pacific Northwest
Hint, think California
Hint, think Oregon
Hint, its not part of the 57 states you know.
“Mr. President why is mamaBama’s butt so high? Do you call her “spud butt” too?”
Tacky?
From Politico:
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58462.html#ixzz1RNbaAR7Q
Yeah. Teh Won is interested in making sure that “wealthy interests” are TAKEN!!
WTF…
Typical AP crap.
On July 6th, 2011 at 5:49 pm, SignPainterGuy said: “Twit-in-Chief”……PERFECT !
Moocherella is also called “Twat-in-chief”……..
AKA
Dumbama and Moocherella
Dumb and Dumber
That would be better used to describe the millions of Americans and the talking heads, even the “conservative ones” who bury their heads in the sand and ignore the fact that the U.S. government has been illegally taken over by a criminal usurper of the presidency and his Marxist/Communist enablers.
No one really knows who the putative president is, only that he has hidden what he could of his past and lies well when using a teleprompter. Literally mountains of evidence exist that could save America from dying at the hands of these criminals and even restore the Constitution, but instead of using the nuclear option we have discussions about every new insult to the rule of law and the Constitution that comes from this regime….and all we accomplish is just that…talking.
#askobama
Will you be giving any more speeches to fallen veterans?
#askobama
Who was better, Vera Baker or Donald Young?
When will flotus allow Vera Baker back in the country?
Can you recommend a good coke dealer in Honolulu?
Who is Barry (Soebarkah) Soetoro?
#askobama
What have been your biggest mistakes so far? Please limit your answer to the top one hundred.
On July 6th, 2011 at 1:38 pm, happyscrapper said:
You are correct. How about this:
#askobama:
Do you have any idea how many Americans can’t stand having you “act” as president of this country?
DEX @#144 - Now, that there is funny!!!!
“Where are the jobs?” is a skewed question?
Maybe he meant “skewer”, as in, since he doesn’t know the answer, the question skewers him.