From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr President- Why are you playing golf when you have an illegal war in Libya?

Dear Mr. President,

     My father taught me as a child to take care of my responsibilities and to never shirk my duties. Then and only then was I allowed to look to my own entertainment. I remember the games of my youth fondly, swimming, baseball, tennis, camping, hiking, track and field and golf. Our Nation is poised at the brink of an economic disaster and you have time to play golf more times than any sitting President in our nation’s history? God, it must be nice to be you.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President- Why do you need to spend 1 billion to win a job that pays 400k annually? Not fiscally responsible in the eyes of lower class.

Dear Mr. President,

The question speaks for itself and needs no explanation from me to further clarify. Why do you have to spend one billion dollars? Why are you willing to spend it on a negative ad campaign, seeing as how you can’t run on your record, rather than break with tradition and spend that money on something that Jesus would approve of?

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President- in response to your comments about ATM machines and unemployment. You are a fucking idiot.

Dear Mr. President,

I apologize again for the aggressive tone I’ve taken with you a couple of time during the course of this book. My outrage stemmed from my own frustrations to find suitable employment that would finally stop my own negative cash flow problems. For you to be sitting on one billion dollars set aside solely to ensure your re-election and to find a moment of humor in unemployment was reprehensible and shameful.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr President, please explain why the USA, in your opinion, was not a great country until the mid 1960's?

Dear Mr. President,

America is the place of my birth. It is the birth place of my family members that preceded me and those that will follow me. By the time I started school I already knew how great this place was. I already got a tingle when a flag went by in a parade and I loved the Pledge of Allegiance. America did not become great in the 1960’s, she had already been great for almost 200 years at that point. Shame on you.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr President what exactly did you do to earn a Nobel Peace prize? Can you explain it to me please?

Dear Mr. President,

     Martin Luther King Jr. and Albert Einstein both won the Nobel Peace prize for their contributions in their respective fields and more importantly, their contributions to society. I’ve read everything I can get my hands on, my library records are on file, and I haven’t been able to compile enough qualitative data to justify the awarding of a Nobel Peace prize to a virtually unknown person. I’m sure there has to be a secret file or something somewhere that tells in great detail your amazing accomplishments; can you share them with the rest of us? And, don’t tell the story that has already been publicized, we ain’t believing that one any more.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr President, how much of the 1 billion for your re-election came from special interest and lobbyist? We should all scream for transparency

Dear Mr. President,

     In February of 2007 you were very outspoken about the influence of special interest groups and lobbyist in Washington D.C. Without the assistance of these groups how then did you raise one billion dollars? Would you be open to an audit of your books to assure the American people that no undue influence has been placed on you by your financial backers? It’s for your and my protection.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr President how would've raising the debt ceiling balance the budget and did it show fiscal responsibility and leadership to US citizens?

Dear Mr. President,

     I was wrong. Earlier in this book I discussed what I thought was the dumbest thing I had ever heard coming out of Washington D.C. Being in favor of raising the debt ceiling was way dumber than that. Let me break it down for you one more time Mr. President in a way that Barrack Obama, citizen, can understand it. If you don’t have money to take the family out for pizza and a movie on Friday night, you do not abuse over-draft protection or bounce a check to fucking cover it. I apologize, but, anyone with half a mind knows that. Why on earth then would you be in favor of raising the debt ceiling? A debt ceiling by definition is over-draft protection and the bank won’t let me increase that without a significant influx of money into my account to show I can cover it if need be. Sometimes I wonder about the whole lot of you Washington fellas.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President would it have been possible to squeeze 1 more reference to yourself into your speech on the night Bin Laden died? I,I,I,I,I….

Dear Mr. President,

Nobody was happier than I was when you gave your speech about the killing of Bin Laden. Your speech though, gave me feelings ranging from patriotic pride to embarrassment. Did you hear me laughing? I started counting after the third “I” and quit counting when I turned the channel on you. First of all, the guy that gave the order and does nothing to execute the order did nothing. Got it? Sorry, but that is just the way it is. You don’t take credit for saying you liked their plan and to go ahead with it, it was not a ballsy call on your part; it was a magnificent sales job by the men and women in uniform who wanted to green light the operation to get the man directly and indirectly involved in the deaths of their comrade at arms and you bought it. Would you have inserted so many references to yourself had the Op gone badly?

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President what possessed you to bow to a foreign head of state? Would you lower our flag to another nation as well?

Dear Mr. President,

     A lot of the accomplishments of yours are also first for us as a nation. The first Black President, the first young President that I can remember personally and the first to submit yourself voluntarily to another head of state. I’ll give you kudos for the bow as I thought it was kind of ballsy to throw 200+ years of political protocol out the window. Shake the foundation of the protocol, it needs it. I would like some reassurances from you though that our flag will stand proudly when you are through being President.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President how much time are you spending on your re-election and can we deduct that time from the salary we pay you to run the country?

Dear Mr. President,

     While I certainly appreciate your efforts further your own personal endeavors I am a little concerned over how much time is spent away from current events and issues concerning our country. I am asking you to be honest with yourself and take a real look at your appointment book. If the appointments deal with an issue that concerns the American public then bill us for it. If the issue deals with something that concerns Barrack Obama then bill your re-election campaign funds. I know that if you cared to respond or to engage in a conversation on this as Barrack Obama, US Citizen, you and I would agree on this. Now, I know that your staff and you will both say publicly that all issues, big or small, are brought to your immediate attention during your tiny leaves of absence from official duty. Which is it Mr. President? Do they keep you well informed on all issues or do they sometimes keep you in the dark on some? Like Operation Fast and Furious maybe?

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President why do we borrow money w/ interest from countries we give foreign aid to?

Dear Mr. President,

     I will apologize up front for this letter as I may address you in a manner that you are not accustomed to. Are you an idiot? Put a stop to this immediately. Let me put it to you in a way that maybe Barrack Obama, citizen, might be able to understand. I don’t borrow money from my neighbor in order to give it back to him as a gift and then pay back the original loan with interest which I already gave him. Are you fucking serious? This is the dumbest god dam thing I have ever heard in my life and trust me, I’m not twelve and I’ve been around for a while and this is it, the dumbest thing ever.

Mr. President I implore you to stop this at once.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account: Mr President- if you were a gambling man what would you lay odds at right now on your re-election chances?

Dear Mr. President,
     As one citizen who happens to still have a little extra cash ( I know right, what are the odds on that?) I have come up with an extrodinary plan to stimulate the economy, at the least the economy of Las Vegas. If you, as the POTUS, would release your personal odds as to your re-election chances then the book makers in Vegas would have a field day and tons of cash would be pulled in. I mean, think about it Man. And I, would bet against hoping to pull off the perfect trifecta and retire in grace to finish my book.

Sincerely,
GM Crosby
Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President why did you engage in legal actions against Arizona rather than embrace them and ask what you could do to help?

Dear Mr. President,

     I was ashamed when you engaged in legal actions against the state of Arizona. It was childish and inappropriate. In order to be an effective leader you have to listen as well you speak. Having the most powerful voice in the room is completely worthless if you have the worst set of ears. Even I know that. Listen to the people of Arizona, hear their problems, their issues, fears and concerns and address the root causes of each and leave the personalities outside next to the coat rack. That is how you lead.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President did any of the 1 billion raised for your re-election come with conditions?

Dear Mr. President,

     It’s a perfectly acceptable question that really does warrant an answer. I believe the same as you stated, that complete transparency is in order. Open the books Mr. President and let outside, unbiased auditors do their job. To me, a billion is unfathomable and the fact that it was raised in large part by you in three years is astounding. More astounding is the fact that in the face of the American people votes are essentially being bought and sold and no one says anything.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President what exactly is your involvement, either personal or financial, to the AFL/CIO?

Dear Mr. President,

     This past spring when that whole mess in Wisconsin exploded I was a little surprised to find the White House entangled in it. I kind of understand the whole big picture thing, but still, doesn’t a states right to govern itself trump (no pun intended, I swear) any influence you bring to the equation for your financial backers? I guess the latest ruling and implementation of the very law you publicly opposed proves that huh?

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account:

Q: Mr. President you have 1 billion; would you consider helping to a school district rather than use it to bash your opponents with negative ads?

Dear Mr. President,

As a philanthropist and a Nobel Peace prize winner why haven’t you risen above the turmoil and corruption of politics and donated, rather than bragged about, some of the one billion dollars you have for your re-election? Imagine what one percent of a billion dollars could do for the poorest school district in this country? I don’t where that is but I am sure someone on your staff could find it if you asked. I can already hear your financial backers screaming about campaign funding rules, explanations about how the money can be spent according to the laws; of course their screaming about it, it’s their money. They don’t want you to spend it for anything other than their needs. Think about Mr. President.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account.

Q: Mr. President why do you defend your position in Libya when it is in violation of the War Power's Act?

Dear Mr. President,

Rules are put in place to be followed. If you have a problem with the War Powers Act then you should work within the system to change it, not gather legal minds and try and find a loophole and a way to spin it so that the American people will buy it. Stop wasting my tax dollars on this please; I don’t care if Gadhafi stays in power or not to tell you the truth. He’s been in power there since I was a child and it hasn’t affected my life.

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

From my Twitter account.

Q: Mr. President How do you expect to keep voters when you publicly reverse positions held in 2008? Are your positions real or based on polls?

Dear Mr. President,

While campaigning for President in 2007 you made public statements concerning drilling for oil off of Florida’s gulf coast and as President you reversed yourself. Can you explain the variance between what you said and what you did and why? Additionally, can you also explain if you would be comfortable if your voting base reversed its position? You’d probably want to know why I’ll bet; get the point?

Sincerely,

GM Crosby

Citizen

On June 18^th, 2011 Jennifer Suzara with Fox News reported in her article, The President’s New Approach to Social Media, that President Barrack Obama is planning to maximize his usage of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook for his 2012 Presidential re-election bid. The President’s social media outlets are thru his personal Twitter account @Barrack Obama and his re-election campaign Twitter account @OBA (Obama for America). To date, President Obama has over eight million followers and a dedicated social media staff to update his status and post messages for him. Interestingly enough, a direct response from the President himself would be signed –BO.

As a citizen and a taxpayer of this great country I felt excited about this when I read the article. President Barrack Obama stated while talking about his social media staff that he supported their efforts to, “[…]lead this organization from the grassroots up, helping to shape it as it grows.” Was it possible that there was only a small staff in between the President’s eyes and the questions I wanted to ask him?

Shortly after reading the article I opened a Twitter account. I opened the account following all the steps and entering all the * required information. In other words, I opened it in my real name, with my real email address and my real location; I wasn’t hiding. I began following President Obama at his personal and re-election accounts as well as the official White House Twitter account. I decided to ask pointed question of my own by using Twitter as my vocal platform. I challenged myself to come up with interesting, thought provoking questions while being limited to that pain the ass 140 character limit for each tweet.

In the following pages you will be able to read the questions I asked from a middle class, Independent point of view; actual Tweets can be viewed at http://twitter.com/#!/directquestion or by searching Gregg Crosby on Twitter. I chose to title the book, Dear Mr. President, as I wrote this as an open letter to the President in the hopes that he might hear one citizen’s voice. Knowing what I do about the risk one voice runs of not being heard I am organizing. I have established an email account, american50questions@yahoo.com, so anyone can email their questions or comments for the President. I promise to stay on top of what I hope turns into tidal wave and together, all of our voices, questions and concerns will finally be heard over the sly whispers of the pollsters. Enjoy.