Thursday, President Obama witnessed the fall of foreign policy success story Yemen, announced that he would snub Prime Minister Netanyahu on his visit to the United States, and declared abortion to be a core constitutional right — and that was all before 2 p.m., when he had an unbreakable commitment to meet with three YouTube stars for interviews and selfies as part of the #YouTubeAsksObama initiative.
https://twitter.com/Joe_Perticone/status/558327499172900864
Viewers did learn about the president’s preferences in super powers. Not surprisingly, the man who can hop on Marine One at will for a trip to the golf course passed on the power of flight.
“The flying thing seems pretty cool. You know, sort of zipping around. As long as you can stay warm.” —Obama on what superpower he'd choose
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 22, 2015
The president finally settled on the power to speak any language, after briefly fighting the temptation to choose invisibility.
Obama: "The invisibility thing sounds sneaky, what, you're going to be listening in on conversations?" Awkward pause…
— Emily DeRuy (@Emily_DeRuy) January 22, 2015
"The invisible thing seems a little sneaky, like what are you gonna be doing with that?" OBAMA YOU CHEEKY LITTLE MAN
— Felicia (@fleonardkid) January 22, 2015
Obama wouldn't choose invisibility as a super power because it's sneaky & creepy. Listening in on people & stuff. He's already got the NSA.
— Isaac (@EvadingFate) January 22, 2015
Obama, speaking on superpowers: "Invisibility, seems a little sneaky. What're you gonna do, listen in on people's conversations?"
— hijinks ensue (@telushk) January 22, 2015
"The invisible thing is sneaky, what can you do, listen to conversations?" -Obama ..Well the NSA already does that.. #YouTubeAsksObama
— Ashley Baradihi (@AshleyBaradihi) January 22, 2015
#Obama on invisibility superpower: "Sounds sneaky. Are you gonna listen in on my conversations?" #TakesOneToKnowOne #YouTubeAsksObama
— Adam Conner-Simons (@aconnersimons) January 22, 2015
Not all of the questions were frivolous. The president stressed the importance of free speech and a free Internet.
“Issues like free speech and a free & open internet…that is part of who we are as a people." —Obama #YouTubeAsksObama pic.twitter.com/1WUjXYJ676
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 22, 2015
Without free speech and a free Internet, we could end up like this country.
MT @WhiteHouse “Issues like free speech and a free & open internet…that is part of who we are as a people." —Obama pic.twitter.com/4ESWF39thE
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 22, 2015
Does the president actually watch these YouTube celebrities? He admitted last month that he usually spends his mornings watching ESPN, since he gets enough of politics during the rest of the day. It turns out Obama wasn’t just buttering up his ESPN interviewer.
https://twitter.com/EvanMcSan/status/558396258034139137
Another Obama plug for #SportsCenter as YouTuber asks about favorite viewing.
— PETER MAER (@petermaer) January 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/i88schwartz/status/558421304533999618
#UnityMarch RT @ZekeJMiller Obama: “I’m mostly watching SportsCenter”
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 22, 2015
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