Online Town Hall

President Obama hosts an Open for Questions town hall on the economy on March 26, 2009. At this first ever online town hall from the White House, the President answers questions about the economy submitted and voted on by the public through WhiteHouse.gov. Jared Bernstein, chief economist for Vice President Biden, facilitates.

(public domain)

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News & Politics

Tags:

• open for questions
• town hall
• online
• virtual
• internet
• economy
• recovery
• education
• veterans
• health care
• auto
• jobs
• budget
• mortgage
• student
• loans
• obama
• white house
• bernstein

[crust5]

This format is very encouraging. While the internet was growing over the last 8 years, the government interaction with the public was decreasing just as dramatically. Regardless of your political views, this type of interaction helps the country. Good job! Keep it up.

[thepumpenator]

gotta admit this is certianly a unique experience.  Trying to bring in a new level of transparency via the web. I have to say its a very innovative solution on behalf of President Obama's part

[MrPEDOCTOR]

good speech

[pappachil]

Home grown cannabis will improve local economies; while dealing a death blow to the Mexican criminals making tax free money. 

[mjcesmat]

That question regarding marijuana was the NUMBER ONE voted question. Not "fairly high"... It's disgusting that all those people laugh about it. Putting millions of innocent people in jail every year is not funny. Does he think turning me into a criminal is funny because I smoke pot? Forget you Obama, I wished I never voted for you!!!

[7514328]

What a bunch of loosers.

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

The POTUS explained clearly that the Public Option will NOT be subsidized by the Govt. It will raise money through premiums ONLY. So, the argument that Public Option will compete unfairly is FALSE!

If Private Ins. is as "good" as they claim, they should NOT be chickening away from competing with the Public Option!

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

Swift Boating (Distortion) of H3200 Finally Exposed!!!

One of the Culprits : The Conservative Group "Liberty Council" of right wing lunatic Jerry Falwell's Liberty University.

Their Document : H3200 - A Line By Line Analysis.

It is FULL of LIES and DISTORTIONS, and is the source of laughable claims of Euthanasia, Govt intrusion into Bank Accounts, etc. It is being cut and pasted and distributed among conservatives. That's where they get ALL the FALSE claims that they are RAGING against.

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

"Stephen Hemsley, CEO and president of UnitedHealth Group Inc., earned $3.2 million in 2008, a decline of almost $10 million from what he received a year ago"

"In 2007, Hemsley received $8.1 million in options and $3.6 million in incentive pay." - The Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

Private Health Insurance Co.s (HIC) and their Rethugliban puppets are doing everything to maintain their POWER over the American People. HIC want to continue SCAMMING us out of our money and DENYING us CARE! Standing BETWEEN YOU and YOUR Doctor, they deny the doctor's prescription if it is expensive, making sure you get the CHEAPEST pill, NOT the MOST EFFECTIVE! HIC executives have ONLY ONE concern: Pay minimum, maximize profit, get HUGE BONUSES!

They DON'T CARE whether we DIE as a result.

[coffeeishappiness]

Some of these comments are horrible.

I feel sorry for Obama.

[bringouturdead]

lets ask our fearless leader if he read the bill, if yes,,,then lets ask him to tell us what is on page 16,,,,,i sure chaile gibson would have asked the same of palin.