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Buzzfeed Editor Ben Smith will interview President Obama on Tuesday, marking the first presidential interview for the website, CNN reported on Sunday.
"BuzzFeed News has had our share of big stories and big interviews, but this will be our first interview with a sitting president of the United States," Smith wrote in a Sunday announcement on Buzzfeed. "Its a nice tribute to the work my colleagues have done to take this place from an ambitious, zany experiment to one of the most ambitious new news and media organizations in the world."
According to Smith, Buzzfeed will ask readers to submit questions for the president. BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will also film a video with Obama.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/buzzfeed-obama-interview
What Should We Ask President Obama?
BuzzFeed News will interview President Barack Obama Tuesday as the president works to sign Americans up for his signature health care policy, prepares for a final chance to push through other elements of his agenda, and balances an economic recovery with crises around the world.
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So tell us your toughest questions in whatever form you think that question is best asked. You can leave a comment on this post, email us at obamaIRL@buzzfeed.com, or send us a photo on Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, or Tumblr.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/questions-for-obama#.mtzNKxYZ7
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)IcyPeas
(21,885 posts)if President Obama reads "This Week in Cats" newsletter.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rsultan/why-wouldnt-buzzfeed-have-a-newsletter-about-cats#.noKb3gG2l
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)Otherwise, I want to know what Obama thinks disabled should live on during the 3 years they wait for an SSI application to process, since if they could hold down a job that would disqualify them from SSI.