President Obama Kanye West Jackass (AUDIO)
Uh-Oh. KanyeGate 2009 just got real!
The President of The United States has been caught on tape lighting into Kanye West. TMZ just obtained audio of President Barack Obama referring to the hip-hop heavyweight as “a jackass” in the aftermath of the rapper’s infamous stage-storming during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009 in New York City on Sunday night.
The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC on Monday night. Before the interview began, Obama started chatting about Kanye’s antics onstage the night before, saying: “I thought that was really inappropriate,” adding, “He’s a jackass.”
After making the remarks, the Prez became worried the joke would go viral, saying slyly: “Cut the President some slack.” Obama’s Kanye Diss has been making headlines all day, after Nightline correspondent Terry Moran posted a Tweet claiming the President had made an off color remark about West.
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On September 15th 2009, K wrote:
That’s the smartest thing Nobama has done!
On September 15th 2009, Flint wrote:
Terry Moran was chastised for publishing potus called kanye a jackass. The real jackass would be potus. There is no such thing as off the record. That is a line from a script that an actor / actress has used in a movie or tv show. Anything that is said is admissable in court or published. The bully pulpit would be better served for the business of the US. Everyone has an opinion about many topics however, potus can do better than he has or has he forgotten how the crow tasted after his buddy from harvard.
On September 15th 2009, DTG in STL wrote:
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The bully pulpit would be better served for the business of the US.
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If you bothered listening to the audio, Obama stated his opinion on the matter in direct response to a question he was asked by someone from the media (presumably CNBC).
Yes, it’s a trivial issue that really doesn’t need the attention of the president, but it wasn’t as if he just freely gave this opinion without it being directly solicited.
On September 15th 2009, Nia wrote:
Haha, more like president of AWESOME, amirite?
On September 15th 2009, kala wrote:
haha this is awesome. my views are more republican when it comes to the president. but yay Obama!
On September 15th 2009, JE wrote:
He is a jackass—I don’t see what the big deal is
On September 15th 2009, Jenn wrote:
I think it’s sad that he can’t be a real person. West is a “jackass” 99.9% of people who were taught respect from their parents know that what Kanye did was totally disrepectful. The President is a real person with real feelings. I think if you were to ask former President Bush to comment he would ask who is Kanye West and what are the VMA’s?
On September 15th 2009, Anon wrote:
Totally agree, this is the smartest thing Obama has ever done, probably the smartest thing he ever will do.
On September 15th 2009, CaseyC wrote:
Good journalists will not publish anything that is cited off the record. they lose their credentials.
On September 15th 2009, foxworthy wrote:
back to freerepublic you nuts
On September 16th 2009, Kat Williams wrote:
Good for the Pres telling it like it is.
On September 16th 2009, Kat Williams wrote:
Obviously, CNBC’s green room is not sacred ground for chit chat.
On September 16th 2009, barry burns wrote:
I think obama is cool and kanye just needs a reality check but things should clear up soon with a possible chance of bull shit and a slight breeze of more shit in from the west…
On September 16th 2009, Meghan wrote:
pshh..i agree with Obama. Kanye thinks wayyy wayyy too much of himself. I cant stand him. But either way it goes he was a total jackass. I mean what was the point dude. Seriously. Sit your ass down please.
On September 16th 2009, Constant Gina wrote:
it must hurt when the first black president labels you a jackass…lmao