Here's an apparently genuine e-mail I received from John Boehner:
Given the chance, what would you ask the Speaker of the House? Want to know what Congress is doing to help boost private-sector job creation and address out-of-control Washington spending? Curious to hear what the Speaker thinks of digital media's impact on government in the U.S. and around the world? Here's your chance to ask:
For the next five days you can submit a question for Speaker Boehner at Youtube.com/JohnBoehner or via Twitter by using the hashtag #askthespeaker. Click here for tips on submitting your questions.
Once you've submitted your question, take a moment to browse questions offered by others and vote on your favorite. Boehner will sit down to discuss the top questions with YouTube's Steve Grove on March 1st.
The deadline for all submissions is Sunday 2/27 at midnight ET. So grab a camera or log on to Twitter and post your question for Speaker Boehner today!
- Speaker Boehner's Press Office
Um, I don't think this is working out exactly as planned. Here are some of the recent questions:
Why is okay for congress to receive fed health care, but the rest of America isn't given the same opportunity? Why not start at the top and repeal the health care for House and Senate. Show the American People how its done and how it works.
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Why do you think that unless someone supported President Bush in every decision he made they where labeled unpatriotic by his supporters and now those same people are willing to call someone unpatriotic if they this support this administration?
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Why do the profits of health care companies outweigh The People of the USA's general health? Are the wealthy vampires of this country not sated yet?
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Do you notice that this country is crumbling at this moment due to corporate greed? The People have been reduced to serf class and left to die.
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Do you realize the amount of damage you are doing by cutting construction earmarks. For every construction dollar spent 10$ goes into the economy. It seem the GOP has focused on everything but jobs. When will you focus on jobs?
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When will there be prosecutions of the bankers who crashed our economy and made personal fortunes off the backs of working people of the entire world? After the S&L meltdown, hundreds were jailed. But no bankers have even been charged.
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Would you support a law requiring all meetings between elected officials & lobbyists to be video recorded & made available to the public through the internet
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Why do we not cut spending to the military? There is so much waste that huge amounts of money can be cut and it would not effect the workings of the military whatsoever. Frankly I am ashamed of some of the programs the military partakes in.
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Why did federal law makers vote themselves SIX times the salaries than that of our Troops?
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How does putting millions of federal workers on furlough help the economy? I certainly won't be doing any spending on anything but basic needs.
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When do you intend to do what you campaigned on? So far, all we've seen is an endless parade of social legislation and budget cuts that are meaningless in terms of the overall debt, but devastating for the economy. Mr. Speaker, WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
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Why do we have two legal systems in this country: the one for the poor, and the one for the rich? Why is a starving man who steals food tasered by the cops, while bankers who stole millions from millions of Americans never even see handcuffs?
At least half the questions I'm seeing are like this.
And hey, folks, you've still got a day and a half. Go to the links and ask some questions of your own.
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