Politics & Government
What Would You Ask President Obama?
The president submitted an "AMA" ("Ask Me Anything") on the social bookmarking site Reddit at around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Hundreds of commenters responded within minutes. What do you think of the move?
The loyal fanbase of the social bookmarking site and cultural phenomenon Reddit got a suprise this afternoon when President Barack Obama jumped up to the front page.
Obama submitted an "AMA" on Reddit, which stands for "Ask Me Anything" and is one of the site's popular features. Usually posted by someone with an interesting story, career or claim to fame, "Ask Me Anything" allows users to post questions and hold a direct conversation with the submitor in the comment stream.
Within minutes, the response from users overwhelmed Reddit's servers and crashed the site. Obama verified his identity on the site by tweeting and posting a photo. The president said he would be taking questions for 30 minutes starting at 1:30 p.m.
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Elk Grove, if you had an audience before the president, what would you ask him? Is there a pressing question you hoped he would address on Reddit but didn't? Post your best question for Obama in the comments section below.
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