Obama to take YouTube questions on State of the Union speech
The interview on YouTube at 2:30 pm and is part of a series of events that are responsible for senior management to talk directly to Americans about the management policies contained in a speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.
Obama spent Wednesday visiting companies solar and wind energy in Wisconsin to tout its pressure to increase public investment in clean energy as a growth sector in the future, a major theme in his speech the night before .
Later on Wednesday, senior government officials, David Plouffe, and Stephanie Cutter held a conference call to discuss a number of important issues, "Young Americans", according to the White House State of the Union's website posting the speech.
YouTube interview with Obama Thursday to Vice President Joe Biden answer audience questions during an interview on Yahoo, and four top administration officials will participate in online discussions to answer questions sent via Facebook, social networking line.
Such access to leading politicians - the chairman, vice chairman and top assistants, including health and secretarial services, Kathleen Sebelius, Minister of Education, Arne Duncan, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee and Vice-Chairman of the Policy security adviser Denis McDonough - generally unknown and reflects the will of the administration to ensure that the messages heard the district center.
"Throughout the week we have many ways for you to get involved and ask questions to Obama and other senior government officials on the state of the Union," Plouffe said in an e-mail Tuesday awareness around talking.
The first event was held Tuesday evening, after the speech, when the panel is in the White House officials - National Economic Council Deputy Director Brian Deese, Special Adviser to the President's education policy by Roberto Rodriguez and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes strategic communications - answers questions through ', Twitter, Facebook and a live audience of young adults.
In the session of one hour can be seen on a video posted on www.whitehouse.gov / SOTU, Obama's proposals economic issues, policy issues such as clean energy and education, Sudan the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, North Korea and other topics.
Some questions were difficult, as he has expressed skepticism about restoring the United States as a world leader in education, but in general, the surveys indicated that participants were in favor of management rather than ideological opponents.
When asked if the United States remains committed to Sudan following the recent referendum on the secession of southern Sudan, Rhodes called the issue a good year for the youth forum.
He said the issue "there is simply no attention is" without any pressure on young, non-governmental organizations, religious groups and others.
"We see this as a sort of bottom-up activism that can help foster a more responsible foreign policy in the United States, while helping people in Sudan," said Rhodes.