Obama Calls West a “Jackass”
September 15th, 2009
On a day when President Barack Obama wanted to discuss the economy, his comments about the MTV Music Video Awards are dominating the blogosphere.
During an interview for CNBC, Obama called rapper Kayne West a jackass for his behavior during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Too bad the comment was supposed to be off the record.
According to Huffington Post, ABC news reporter Terry Moran, who tweeted the interview, sent this quote to thousands of Twitter users:

There has been no comment from the White House. The Politico reports that ABC has issued a statement apologizing for the tweet.
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Obama is on the money. Kanye thinks its all about Kanye.
The dude is a big coward for such nonsense, give others a minute to shine.
I credit Beyonce ! she is all that, what a nice person to do the cleanup.
Kanye you Dog breath loser !
Beyonce
What a dear ! a very good representation of real Blacks.
Kanye you Dog breath Loser !
They both be jackazzes. One needs to keeps they mouf shut, and the other one need to stop watching entertainment shows and worry about the job he suppose to be doing. I isnt happy until I get my stimulus, so get off yo dumb azz obama. I hope you be reading this and give us black people the reparations we deserves.
Yung Beezle
Obama save that comment for these idiot’s in Georgia.I will admit it wasn’t banal of him!I was expecting somebody to show out!Hey!!! Beyonce didn’t support the comment and let her shine. Which I thought was great! The men has got to step up their game. I’m just saying!Obama stay focused on judging the larger matter’s and let the people judge the small matter’s. I was already pass everybody!The media is off the chain. They were looking for a story!I got a chance to watch 60 minutes on Sunday too! It’s all Good!I’m a stay focused on pleasing the LORD. He runs and control everything! Kanye made a silly comment at the VMA’S. He knows it!
I can not and will not support Dumbya West music anymore,first he is out of control and no Dumbya West you are not the next king of pop how dear you even think that your music is any where near MJ’s and it will never be no matter how great or successful you become and second of all you do not represent the black race with stupid acts like this. If you are going though something since your mother passed away then i’ll give you that but it does not excuse you acting like a royal fool on national television.
Beezle, you sound just as ignorant as Kanye. if you want a stimulus, then get off your ass and find a job. Obama is not going to give anybody free money.
Who benefits from this news?
1) MTv
Oprah
2) Taylor Swift
3) Kanye West
4) Jay Leno
5) Obama
6) Access Hollywood
7) TMZ
9) all of the above
wake up…
If you are a parent and that was your child, how would that make you feel?
The president is a “DADDY” first. When he is no longer president………..he will be “DADDY” Much respect for you Mr. President! I would have said more than that!!
Terry Morgan……………..duhhhhhhhh…………..Jackass!
I think President Obama saw what would happened if the races of people involved would have been reversed.
Could you imagined if a white Hank Williams, Jr jumped on stage and snatched the %#@ away from Beyonce and said a white Taylor Swift should have won?
This is the problem with the black family’s ! MEME!
Can’t President Obama even fart without the world analyzing the odor! Kanye West needs professional help and spiritual guidance in the worst way. He never properly grieved his mother and he was always very opinionated before she died…add to that the alcohol abuse and he’s just screaming with pain. Kanye get some help, take a break, heal your mind and heart! All is not lost.
Now Mr. President that was uncalled for please stop with the name calling!
Everyone’s a little upset the Kayne but the man did apologize. Let it go!!
Sham on you Mr. President!! You are better than this!!
People GET A LIFE!!!! It’s entertainment!!! Who cares!!!
I’m just trying to get my son back who was sold in a concealed adoption, against my son’s will, and his father. through fraud and bribery. I’m more concerned about the rights that effect our everyday life, in the poor community. I feel really bad for the Michigan citizen cause their politics attempts to encourage the worse in a person, instead of giving them hope !!
YO HOME BOY YOU GOT A NICE WHIPS, FINE A&& WOMAN ON YOUR SHOULDER, MONEY AND FAME IN THE BANK. ++ JUST CHILL AND LIVE YOUR LIFE HAPPY AND FREE.
I REALLY THINK THAT MR WEST DID WHAT HE DO BEST ,THAT IS TO ENTERTAIN . MR LENO ASKED HIM A QUESTION THAT PLAYED RIGHT INTO MR WEST HANDS , HE COULD NOW DEFUSE THE WHOLE MESS HE GOT HIM SELF INTO BY PLAYING ON PEOPLE FEELINGS FOR HIM WITH THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER.
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Personally, I think it was a set up. How in the world can all of this come from being an anonymous tweet to now having actual video of him making the statement? Sounds kinda fishy tom me…
With that being said, I think Obama was right (though he needs to stop being so cozy with the media and focus on his job and not commenting on pop culture), Kanye was dead wrong in what he did, he apologized, and now it’s time to move on. I just hope people aren’t going to try to make some kind of racial thing out of this, because quite frankly, I’m sick of every little thing regarding Obama turning into some racial issue. I sometimes wonder; we keep asking ourselves if White America was ready for a Black President, but with all this oversensitivity we keep showing about racial issues, I’m beginning to wonder if Black America is ready for a Black President?
Mr. West you shine all the time so let the next shine on aint one perfect and mistakes do take place everywhere. so every1 needs to do them it was wrong lets go on to the next issure in the world a whole lot more. My President said the same thing anybody wouldve said, but haters stay around tryn to knoc a person down! so to those who dnt like it GROW THE @@@@ UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!