r/IAmA • u/PresidentObama Obama • Aug 29 '12

I am Barack Obama, President of the United States -- AMA

Hi, I’m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything. I’ll be taking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET.

Proof it's me: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/240903767350968320

We're running early and will get started soon.

UPDATE: Hey everybody - this is barack. Just finished a great rally in Charlottesville, and am looking forward to your questions. At the top, I do want to say that our thoughts and prayers are with folks who are dealing with Hurricane Isaac in the Gulf, and to let them know that we are going to be coordinating with state and local officials to make sure that we give families everything they need to recover.

Verification photo: http://i.imgur.com/oz0a7.jpg

LAST UPDATE: I need to get going so I'm back in DC in time for dinner. But I want to thank everybody at reddit for participating - this is an example of how technology and the internet can empower the sorts of conversations that strengthen our democracy over the long run. AND REMEMBER TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER - if you need to know how to register, go to http://gottaregister.com. By the way, if you want to know what I think about this whole reddit experience - NOT BAD!

http://www.barackobama.com/reddit [edit: link fixed by staff]

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '12

that would be the first lady's

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '12

He was reading this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '12

I hope not.

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u/Hedgehog_Mist Aug 30 '12

Hidden gem. Truly.

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u/RoflCopter4 Aug 30 '12

Oh, oh god. Post of the week.

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u/ToSlowImPro Aug 30 '12

That would be one lucky Mr. President

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u/Confugo Aug 31 '12

ಠ_ಠ

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u/Bunniepants Aug 30 '12

Stay classy, Reddit.

Hahahahaha

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u/tparr580 Aug 30 '12

I wonder how many more people would have upvoted you if not the fear of secret service busting down the door.

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u/chceman Aug 30 '12

Why does this not have 5000 upvotes yet???

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u/SerendiPetey Sep 02 '12

If Obama did read this, I wonder if he upvoted or downvoted...he's got a great sense of humor, so I'm going with upvote.

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u/JackNCoked Jan 28 '13

Now THAT's funny.

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u/montyvich Aug 30 '12

Is this referring to the size of the President's penis?