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Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:55:44

Carney opens up to Twitter

Some potential questions plucked from the #1q hashtag.

  1. Some of what you missed: 
  2. PressSec
    Jay Carney (EOP)@PressSec
    Just finished the briefing and am ready for your questions. Use #1q and fire away.
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:03:08
  3. ogdendaniel
    Daniel G@ogdendaniel
    @PressSec specifically, what regulations have you and co killed to create jobs? #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:38:39
  4. PressSec
    Jay Carney (EOP)@PressSec
    .@ogdendaniel Lots on info on this. See whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/1…; whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/03/2…; whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/1…; and whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/08/2…. #1q.
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:28:45
  5. GregGoldwyn
    Greg Goldwyn@GregGoldwyn
    @PressSec what happens if the Supreme Court rules against Obamacare? #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:08:43
  6. PressSec
    Jay Carney (EOP)@PressSec
    .@GregGoldwyn The President is confident the #ACA is constitutional. Following 80 years of precedent, SCOTUS should uphold. #1q.
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:14:22
  7. gardenofthegods
    gardenofthegods@gardenofthegods
    #1Q @PressSEC When will President #Obama see that his over regulation of oil & gas industry is killing the American #economy? #1Q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:23:17
  8. .@gardenofthegods #1q. Facts are facts: oil & gas production under Obama is UP, and reliance on foreign oil is DOWN. http://pic.twitter.com/p2vUfqYa
    Jay Carney (EOP)@PressSec
    ·
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:34:00
  9. Independent60
    Still Independent@Independent60
    @PressSEC #1q Is there a reason employment figure are nearly always revised down after the initial number?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:04:24
  10. PressSec
    Jay Carney (EOP)@PressSec
    .@Independent60 In fact, prior to last Friday, jobs# had been revised UP, not down, for 20 of the previous 24 months. #1q.
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 11:11:11
  11. Some of the unchosen questions were skeptical ... 
  12. peeweekitt
    Eric Kittinger@peeweekitt
    Can I have #50q? This may take a while. #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:32:45
  13. jxb0061
    Jonathan Blackman @jxb0061
    #1Q Do you consult the "Magic Eight Ball" before making up excuses about the economy?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:09:31
  14. ... some were tough ... 
  15. DarrellIssa
    Darrell Issa@DarrellIssa
    .@PressSec: will you force #Holder & @TheJusticeDept to truthfully answer & cooperate w/ Congress on Operation #FastAndFurious? #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 09:12:10
  16. EUintheUS
    EU in the US@EUintheUS
    @PressSec What is the most important lesson the US and #Europe can learn today from each other? #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:06:05
  17. katgburke
    Kat@katgburke
    @PressSec When will the admn. publish its religious accommodation on the #HHSMandate? It was published w/original language. #1q
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:27:05
  18. AmjadBurq
    Amjad Burq@AmjadBurq
    @PressSec #1q We enacted Bankruptcy Law; Can we write off students’ loan without bankruptcy at this critical time?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:15:27
  19. pamela_a_barker
    Pam Barker@pamela_a_barker
    @PressSec #1q what do you think will be the defining event of of @BarackObama s first term?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 09:53:34
  20. some were awful ...
  21. DarylWeaver
    Daryl Weaver@DarylWeaver
    #1q Why does the democratic party find it impossible to attract a single attractive woman to their ranks?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:04:39
  22. ... and some were off-topic ... 
  23. jxb0061
    Jonathan Blackman @jxb0061
    #1Q Do you like movies about Gladiators?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:04:58
  24. tweetwags
    Capitalistwags@tweetwags
    #1q If POTUS were a tree, what kind of tree would he be? Dogwood?
    Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:24:25

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