アメリカ合衆国大統領だけど、なんか質問ある？

いや〜、最初は冗談かと思いましたが、本当に本人だった。以下参照、ちなみについ数時間前にオバマ大統領が掲示板サイト？reddit上で一般市民と対話したのです。

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/

こういうの見ると、アメリカも捨てたもんじゃないよな、って思いますね。大統領がインターネットを通じて皆とフランクに会話するんだから。

僕が気に入ったのはこの質問に対するオバマ大統領の回答

How do you balance family life and hobbies with, well, being the POTUS?

[-]PresidentObamaObama[S] 1768 points 2 hours ago

It's hard - truthfully the main thing other than work is just making
sure that I'm spending enough time with michelle and the girls. The
big advantage I have is that I live above the store - so I have no
commute! So we make sure that when I'm in DC I never miss dinner with
them at 6:30 pm - even if I have to go back down to the Oval for work
later in the evening. I do work out every morning as well, and try to
get a basketball or golf game in on the weekends just to get out of
the bubble. Speaking of balance, though, I need to get going so I'm
back in DC in time for dinner. But I want to thank everybody at reddit
for participating - this is an example of how technology and the
internet can empower the sorts of conversations that strengthen our
democracy over the long run. AND REMEMBER TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER - if you
need to know how to register, go to Gottaregister.com. By the way, if
you want to know what I think about this whole reddit experience - NOT
BAD!

「おっとDCで家族と食事しないといけないからそろそろ帰るよ」っていい感じですよね。少なくともDubya（笑）の時代にはこんな感じの市民との対話はなかったような気がします。ちなみにDubyaにかんしてはここを参照してください。