U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to restore the American economy, one job at a time - literally.
The president asked the questioner online town hall Monday to send him a resume of her husband, insisting that he wanted to see why the man lost his job, despite his background as a semiconductor engineer.
"I meant what I said. If you send me a resume of your husband I would be interested to know what's going on right there," U.S. President Barack Obama told the questioner, Jennifer Weddell, Fort Worth, Texas.
He said Weddell, in accordance with what he heard from the industry, such high-tech industries are in great demand and her husband should be able to find a job immediately.
Weddell told President Barack Obama that, despite the fact that he said her husband was unemployed for three years. She wanted to know why foreign workers receive visas for highly skilled work.
The exchange came as President Barack Obama appeared in a live video chat room known as "hangouts" of social networking online search giant Google, the site Google Plus. He responded to questions submitted to Google, and through YouTube, as well as interact live with the Weddell Sea and four other hangouts.
This is part of White House attention to social media.
Mr. Obama also asked to justify its use of unmanned drone strikes the administration, claiming that they are used rationally.
The president asked the questioner online town hall Monday to send him a resume of her husband, insisting that he wanted to see why the man lost his job, despite his background as a semiconductor engineer.
"I meant what I said. If you send me a resume of your husband I would be interested to know what's going on right there," U.S. President Barack Obama told the questioner, Jennifer Weddell, Fort Worth, Texas.
He said Weddell, in accordance with what he heard from the industry, such high-tech industries are in great demand and her husband should be able to find a job immediately.
Weddell told President Barack Obama that, despite the fact that he said her husband was unemployed for three years. She wanted to know why foreign workers receive visas for highly skilled work.
The exchange came as President Barack Obama appeared in a live video chat room known as "hangouts" of social networking online search giant Google, the site Google Plus. He responded to questions submitted to Google, and through YouTube, as well as interact live with the Weddell Sea and four other hangouts.
This is part of White House attention to social media.
Mr. Obama also asked to justify its use of unmanned drone strikes the administration, claiming that they are used rationally.
