(But since the events are happening during business hours, most people here will be at work.)

Dear Friend,

As the first year of the Obama Administration concludes with the State of the Union, the White House is inviting Americans across the country to connect directly with some of the President’s senior advisors. Through WhiteHouse.gov, these leaders will report to you on their work and answer your questions on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re heading.

Every morning this week at WhiteHouse.gov, you’ll find a guest blog post from a senior advisor talking about the progress the Administration has made in a particular area. Then, in the afternoon, that advisor will host a live video chat with the public where you can ask anything you want, or just tune in and see what’s going on.

Join the Discussion

Here’s the schedule we have planned:

* Monday, 3:30 EST: Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate, discusses the President’s push to create the new clean energy economy.
* Tuesday, 3:00 EST: Ben Rhodes of the National Security Council discusses the President’s handling of national security and foreign policy.
* Wednesday, 12:00 EST: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will talk about health reform, from how far we’ve come to how reform will benefit American families and small businesses
* Thursday, TBD: The nation’s first Federal Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, will join Norm Eisen, special counsel to the President for ethics and government reform, to talk about all the ways in which the President has changed Washington.
* Friday, 1:00 EST: Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, talks about the President’s primary focus on restoring the economy for all Americans and creating jobs for the American people.

Stop by WhiteHouse.gov to read all of the posts, join the chats, and find any updates on times. As the President likes to say, this is the “People’s House,” so we want to open it up and make sure you know what we’re doing to bring the change America needs.

Sincerely,

Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the President

I believe PRAVDA would post similiar information when Politburo members would "grant" the public a few questions about the state of their Union...

Maybe I'll drop by the "People's House" with a few questions myself...

It's so obvious that they're going to have planted questions that are easy to answer, that the host will have already prepared for. Ask them in the climate section why we're not still in an ice age and what kind of SUV's the Wooly Mammoths were driving, and that question will never make it. Or ask in the health care day why they're cutting medicaire in half and basically killing old people to pay for health insurance for crack whores, and you'll never see a question remotely like it.

I'm guessing it'll be as staged as Obama's "Town Hall Meeting" was.