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What Would You Ask Obama?

Campbell Patch asked people in Campbell what they'd ask.

President Barack Obama is holding a town hall meeting at the Facebook campus in Palo Alto.

Campbell Patch asked residents and people visiting Campbell what they would ask the president, if they had the opportunity to ask one thing.

Here are the Questions they'd ask:
  • "I want the jobs worked out, rather than the deficit. I think that we need to focus on jobs, not the deficit." —Ron Feldman, Campbell resident
  • "I would ask him how he'd feel about using multiple measures of assessments for teachers, rather than judging them on a single day's work. I am a teacher, and I'm all for teacher accountability, but how would you feel if you were judged on just one day of your presidency?" —Janelle Reetz, Selma resident visiting downtown Campbell
  • "What are you going to do to keep Social Security and Medicare intact? You can't just jump in and say this is the way it's going to be. There needs to be gradual change, beginning at a certain age so that they have enough time to do something about retirement." —Linda Cropsey, Selma resident visiting downtown Campbell
  • "Why do lawmakers keep getting paid for not doing their job? Specifically, with the budget. I think they should be penalized. I am a seamstress, and if I don't get my work done, I don't get paid." —Phyllis Yeager, Selma resident visiting downtown Campbell
  • "When are things going to get better? When will the economy, employment, etc., get better?" —Karen Smith, Campbell resident
  • "I would ask about the health care plan. I want him to explain the fine print." —Vanessa Vander Hamm, Campbell resident
  • "Why does he allow psychiatrists to drug our children? Why isn't there a ban on it?" —Laurie Mooman, San Jose resident having lunch in downtown Campbell
  • "Why does he and his office allow congressmen and women and the rest of the politicians in the presidential office to make racist remarks? Why doesn't he have a reaction?" —Tami Colon, Campbell resident
  • "Why are we at war? We need to pull out and put that money back into this country." —Gary Gunn, Campbell resident
Here is what Campbell Patch facebookers had to say:
  • Linda King: When will the $$$ situation be fixed?
  • Cathy Weselby: Are you really going to follow through with your plan to tax the rich and not make cuts to Medicare?

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