Barack Obama Calls Kanye West A, “Jackass”

September 16th, 2009

Just because he is president doesn’t mean he can’t call it how he sees it.

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79 Responses to “Barack Obama Calls Kanye West A, “Jackass””

Tiffstar Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Really Obama? smh
veraci0us Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am
he probably felt that about kanye b4 the vma’s but its alot easier to express those views when ur elected opposed to durin an election when he both encouraged and played on the support given to him from the hiphop community..
paper_touchin Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:37 am
who gives a fuck what obama thinks..hes a liar, hes changed nothing …fake
Fresh Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Not a good look for Obama or CNBC! CMNO NOW YOU’RE THE PRESIDENT KEEP THAT TO YASELF MANN!
Fresh Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:38 am
*CMON
hwe83hu Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:41 am
“Barack Obama doesn’t care about black people”
FADED Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:50 am
lol, Now thats funny
Yuz Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
who cares if he’s the president he has every right to say what he wants just like the rest of us.
llisaer Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
lk’;jk
llisaer Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
rwr
llisaer Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
welcome to netsowntown(dot)com
me Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
damn some people are so flip floppy. they vote for change then he tries to change some shit then all of a sudden hes a bad guy this why i cant stand people now especially ignorant black people
PIGGY ROSS™ Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
OF COURSE KANYE WEST IS A JACKASS,BUT YOU KNOW WHO’S THE EVEN BIGGER JACKASS?

THE PEOPLE WHO ACCEPTED HIS APOLOGY LIKE “THAT’S THAT”.HE NEEDS SOME ACTUAL PUNISHMENT FOR SETTING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY 100 YEARS BACK WITH HIS SISSY ACTIONS.
RealTalkCA Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
^word, someone should kick his ass and teach him a lesson
ben Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
now that definately must have put a dent on kanye
holla_at_me Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
jackass? comon mr president…this man cant be serious.
lo head Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
why do yall believe this if you didt hear it come from obamas mouth?
andoux Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
He IS A JACKASS AND OBAMA IS RIGHT. HOW DO U CALL SOMEONE WHO DOES THAT. UGHHHHHHHH A GENTLEMAN OR SHOULD I USE A GREAT ARTIST NO CMON HE IS A JACKASS FOR WHAT HE DID. DO PEOPLE NEED TO BOYCOYT HIM NO BUT HE NEED TO BRING DOWN HIS EGO OTHERWISE IT IS GOING TO BRING HIM DOWN.
YOU GO OBAMA FUCK THE HATERS LOLLLLLLLLL
Kid Icarus Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
The whole world called Kanye a jack ass
lap Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
kanye still my fave rapper yall niggas cant tell me nothing! he messed up so wht.
get over ppls

watch him bounce back cuz good talent cannot be stopped.
take mj for eg.
and thts wht chris is doing too.

talent is talent no matter wht situation you find yourself in
who cares Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
i dont know if that was the right thing to say for mr president…..thats just shows that the president cant forgive somebody for their actions…a jackass he may be but idk he was right to say that
T.O.S Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
u stupid mutha f u c k a s 50 says something about it u hate u niggas make me laugh, why the f u ck does this nigga obama care
Calvin H. Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Tell Obama to run the fucking country, instead of worrying about Kanye
noelle Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Co-sign 100%
NEGRO PLEA$E!!! Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I agree with most off the people on here. Kanye definately lost some cool points for that move (IMO he’s in the negative numbers) but why is the president worrying about this? Aren’t there more important things to be worried about?
Elite Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Obama should focus on the country instead of a peon like kanye
NEGRO PLEA$E!!! Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Is it really that serious? It was just a stupid award show.
ScrewHeads.Com Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Is there actual audio or video footage of this? Its scary how people will believe anything they hear. This older Mexican guy I work with heard that Kanye “screamed” and Taylor then later “said he would do it again.” I just gave him the stoneface.

http://screwheadsonly.blogspot.com
JR Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
people acting lik obama did a 30 min interview about kanye west it was “off-the-record portion of the interview that was tweeted” by another jackass 2 ruin obamas image i think its funny tho ye is taking alot heat for his drama queen ways over a bull shit award
ElonSkee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Obama has the right to say anything he wants? same for Kanye then… smfh at you people
Kevon Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
First Of All, Obama Should NOT Involve Himself In This Situation..Uhh, Where’s Healthcare Jackass?..Second Of All, Beyonce Won Video Of The Year..That Would Mean Her Video Was The Best Of All For The YEAR, Why Didn’t See Get The Award Swift Won..And Lastly I Do Feel His Way Of Speaking His Opinion Was Wrong, However To Be Called A Jackass When People Do MUCH MUCH Worse And Yet They Are Put On A On Elevated Status, But, When Kanye Does It To Taylor Swift It’s A Problem. SMH Obama
Zodiak Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
FUCK KANYE WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zodiak Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOWqFbc9nk

Video For ALL BITCH ASS KANYE WEST FANS!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK HIM AND HIS MAMA!!!!!!!!!!
bucktown718 Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Lmao its funny how Kanye said fuck Bush he dont like black people and now Obama say’s kanye is Jackass lmao thats a big slap in a face i still lvoe kanye’s old music no matter what but for what he did was so ignorant and we are humans we make mistakes right specially when we drunk?
the real gangster Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
obama is right!!! for what kanye did that shit was fucked up!if B. lost she just lost point blank period lost.
name Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
why do people believe tweets? twitter has proven dozens of times to be an unreliable source of gossip and rumors.

Obama is right, ye is a jackass. he is a grown man who acts like a child and clearly missed very vital and fundamental lessons growing up about filtering thoughts in your mind. some people might admire him for speaking his mind without holding back but that is a sign of dumbness. smart people think about what they say so they can articulately relay their thoughts, and those thoughts aren’t said on a whim, smart people say things deliberately and intentionally, usually to manipulate social currents, in order to achieve an agenda.

there is a wisdom to thoughtfulness kanye clearly does not possess.
address Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
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J.R Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
WOW THERE’S NIGGAS HERE WHO ARE TURNING AGAINST OBAMA [SAYING F OBAMA] CUZ OF KAYNE WEST?!? IGNORANT ASS MOFOES, I BET 99% of ya voted for him! OBAMA IS FUCKIN REAL TALK… people can’t take honesty I swear. BIGGEST ICON IN THE WORLD and he deaded Kayne. hahahahaha
moneycash Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Yall niggas kill with that “Obama needs to worry about healthcare and not Kanye”… WTF, Obama has the right to comment just like everybody else, yall need to find something else to do…
me Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
damn @ 36 when i saw that damn list my first thought was damn them fools ought to be ashamed of themselves, half of them still dress the same way they did when they were in their 20s im so happy my father taught me how a grown ass man is supposed to look and dress.
ThaBoss Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
You guys really believe Barack Obama said Kanye West a jackass… okay so Nelson Mandella called Kanye an idiot… or better yet John McCain called Kanye West arogant. You can’t believe these off the record remarks, most of the time their are completly false or severly misquoted.
ThaBoss Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Scratch the last comment I made because the president really did call him that… that was very unnessary… this may hurt Kanye because he and many other black men look up to the president. What a way to kick a man when he is down.

Listen to the comment here http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/091509_obamas.mp3
Howard Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Good on Obama.
I totally agree. Kanye West is a Jackass and a selfish prick. It was probably the biggest night of her life, and this muppet has to ruin it for her for a bit of publicity. What is it with celebs these days, they seem to think they are Gods gift, and cn do whatever they want. Whether Obama said it on or off the record, I think he was bang on the money.
Some of these comments I have read like ‘Obama doesn’t care about black people’ – get a life and grow up!! It is ill-educated comments like that, that keeps racism alive.
theotherdo Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
If the audio is what it claims to be then hey it shows that Obama is a human like the rest of us..on top of that yall talking bout theres more important things he should be worrying about so on and so forth..listen to the audio he was asked a question..he answered it..in less than a min so many of you flip flop on him for what being human for answering a question for calling a spade a spade..kanye is a jackass..however that was hilarious what he did to swift..but still that doesnt lessen the degree to which ye is a jackass..and obama was just answering the question when asked what he thought about that..he may have better things to worry about but hes human he watches tv and reads the papers just like the rest of us..u think this stupid stunt ( even tho it was during a wack ass fake award show ) which has been so blown out of proportion by the media and kanye himself with his 3 fake ass apologies is going to not be notice by the president just because he is the president..yall acting like he doesnt do human things like the rest of us..so all yall condemning obama smarten up and lighten up hes just human..no like he chris browned mrs. obama..
Tre Houston Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Kanye West is a jack ass. Every album since Late Registration are on par at best with the rest of the rap community. Kanye is not a god, he is an asshole that sometimes makes good music. I’ll listen to the music when its good and I’ll call him an asshole when he is one.

And this was off the record. We elected him to help and speak for the people. He just spoke for me. Amen.
m Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
you know that this blog is full of bullshit wen most of the commenters hate the president for speaking his mind and keeping it 100 percent real about some egotistical jackass rapper i sometimes wonder about the education level of you bloggers
hvy D Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Who benefits from this news?

1) MTv
2) Taylor Swift
3) Kanye West
4) Jay Leno
5) Obama
6) Access Hollywood
7) TMZ
Oprah
9) all of the above

wake up…
fugginallnight Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
AH FUG IT BLACK PPL CREATED ROCK & ROLL , JAZZ, HIPHOP, R&B SOUL,BLUES & ALL THE OTHER FORMS OF MUSIC THAT THE WORLD LOVES AND WORSHIPS.

WE CAN DO WHAT THE FCK WE WANT. IM JUMPING ON STAGE ON THE NEXT CRACKER AWARD SHOW, ON SOME GIVE ME MY CULTURE BACK BYTCH!!!!
Prof. A Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
WOW THE PRESIDENT KILLED KANYES CAREER DAMM
J-Love Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
seriously, like Obama said cut the President some slack
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
“ThaBoss Says:

September 15th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Scratch the last comment I made because the president really did call him that… that was very unnessary… this may hurt Kanye because he and many other black men look up to the president. What a way to kick a man when he is down.
”

Oh cry me a fucking river bitch. Kanye is a big boy and this is not the first time he had an outburst. It’s about time the world yanked the carpet from under his egotistical idiotic ass.

Also you guys are babies for not being able to take the truth. You like to hear the sugarcoated “white people are evil” bullshit side of the story because it makes you feel better about yourself when the truth is that you are also very responsible for the situation you are on. Intelligent black people are more and more rising from the ghetto to join the rest of the world and I say HELL YEAH.

You ghetto douches don’t even get it. You are the black version of white trash rednecks. Ignorant, despised by everyone else, allways making a fool of yourself without knowing it and above all else RETARDED!!!!!!!
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
“Prof. A Says:

September 15th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
WOW THE PRESIDENT KILLED KANYES CAREER DAMM
”

WOW this EXACTLY what I’m talking about!!! You guys don’t have any concept of RESPONSIBILITY…….in other words….

KANYE DID IT TO HIMSELF!!!!! Barack ( and the rest of the damn world in fact) is just calling it like it is and you bitches just don’t like to hear it!!!
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
“Good on Obama.
I totally agree. Kanye West is a Jackass and a selfish prick. It was probably the biggest night of her life, and this muppet has to ruin it for her for a bit of publicity. What is it with celebs these days, they seem to think they are Gods gift, and cn do whatever they want. Whether Obama said it on or off the record, I think he was bang on the money.
Some of these comments I have read like ‘Obama doesn’t care about black people’ – get a life and grow up!! It is ill-educated comments like that, that keeps racism alive.”

Dude you don’t get it. The guy who said that was referencing Kanye’s other stupid outburst “GW Bush doesn’t like black people!” and making the point that it would be hilarious if Kanye actually turned on Barack now like a lot of ignorant fags on this blog are currently doing.
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
“the real gangster Says:

September 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
obama is right!!! for what kanye did that shit was fucked up!if B. lost she just lost point blank period lost.

”

And the thing that makes Kanye an even bigger idiot is that she was going on to win an even BIGGER prize later that night lol.
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
“Kevon Says:

September 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
First Of All, Obama Should NOT Involve Himself In This Situation..Uhh, Where’s Healthcare Jackass?..Second Of All, Beyonce Won Video Of The Year..That Would Mean Her Video Was The Best Of All For The YEAR, Why Didn’t See Get The Award Swift Won..And Lastly I Do Feel His Way Of Speaking His Opinion Was Wrong, However To Be Called A Jackass When People Do MUCH MUCH Worse And Yet They Are Put On A On Elevated Status, But, When Kanye Does It To Taylor Swift It’s A Problem. SMH Obama
”

OK you need to actually name someone who did worse and didn’t get criticised dummy. I have not seen something that bad……actually since the last time Kanye threw a temper fit.
eronne Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
The president just spoke his mind out loud. And I think West himself must be regretful, he apologized for what he’ve done on another show.

http://jewelry8.blog.co.uk/
Kanye West = De Duh Dee Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
“eronne Says:

September 15th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
The president just spoke his mind out loud. And I think West himself must be regretful, he apologized for what he’ve done on another show.

”

That doesn’t mean he’s sorry. I think it means he’s trying to save his career. For years he’s made outbursts like this and there is no way he is going to change overnight. On the other hand he probably sobered up and realized….shit…I’m fucking stupid AND a screwed my career.
likeabite Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Again idiocracy…Obama has changed nothing? He hasn’t even been in office for a year you stupid ignorant neanderthals….And Obama’s comment was off the record…something of an aside comment that wasn’t supposed to make it anywhere and it accidentally got leaked so he has a right to his opinion. And people say he’s not supposed to be commenting on this…HELLOOOO he was asked so he commented, it’s not like he came out of left field wit it…smh…and it’s his opinion…so was Kanye’s…but at least he voiced it when asked and didn’t ruin someone’s moment with it…and this isn’t the first time he’s done it mind you. So while I love him as an artist stop making excuses for his shortcomings…which are bigger than normal cause he doesn’t keep it to himself.
L.O.V.E. Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 2:15 am
exactly…he was ASKED a question,responded,honestly,(imagine that) and then this idiot tweets the convo(and yes it was Obama dickheads,no need to see it).He’s not the first President to speak candidly or curse,and i think we all can agree that ‘jackass’ is a mild,corny cousin of a curse word.That Moran dude showed no ethics in tweetin someting that was suposed to be off the record and I’m sure we’ll hear about himgetting fired(or never hear about him again)
hwe83hu Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Thank you howard, atleast somebody got it!!
ScatterBrain Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 5:10 am
@ Address So Kanye acts like a baby because he is. Young Jeezy calls himself “young” because he is. LMAO!
fugginallnight Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 5:34 am
(AH FUG IT BLACK PPL CREATED ROCK & ROLL , JAZZ, HIPHOP, R&B SOUL,BLUES & ALL THE OTHER FORMS OF MUSIC THAT THE WORLD LOVES AND WORSHIPS.

WE CAN DO WHAT THE FCK WE WANT. IM JUMPING ON STAGE ON THE NEXT CRACKER AWARD SHOW, ON SOME GIVE ME MY CULTURE BACK BYTCH!!!!)
jpeso Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
all that kanye did for obama and this is how he repays him?? wheres the loyalty black people?? oprah shits on chris brown now obama shits on kanye!! and the way he said it makes me think he never fucked with yeezy at all, he used him. i aint fuckin with obama. he lost my vote with that two faced shit.
Tesla Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 9:56 am
“kanye still my fave rapper yall niggas cant tell me nothing! he messed up so wht.
get over ppls

watch him bounce back cuz good talent cannot be stopped.
take mj for eg.
and thts wht chris is doing too.

talent is talent no matter wht situation you find yourself in”

That goes to show that even Kanye West’s fans are jackasses. I was anti-Obama before I heard about him calling Kanye a jackass now I adore him.
kanye=dbag Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
one of the first things obama said or did that was right
slave owner Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
hey fugginallnight ill give you ur culture back
bucktown718 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
yo obama is slicky. and come on we all humans we make mistakes but the president calls kanye just for what he did a jackass thats just so not waavyyy Its just messed up i understand what kanye did was ignorant but hearing president calling him jackass idk maybe he wants rich folks to like obama so they wont think he down with hip hop and blacks that much idk but this us government is all big game
Zodiak Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
FUCK KANYE AND HIS MAMA…….ZODIAK NIGGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY NEW DISS VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOWqFbc9nk
J.R Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
“”all that kanye did for obama and this is how he repays him?? wheres the loyalty black people?? oprah shits on chris brown now obama shits on kanye!! and the way he said it makes me think he never fucked with yeezy at all, he used him. i aint fuckin with obama. he lost my vote with that two faced shit.”"

I’d like to see your loyalty to Chris Brown when he bites and punches your sister or something… u ig’nant!! U sound like an idiot…. cuz he called a rapper u like out for something stupid he did [and admitted was stupid] u dropping your support for the president u voted for LMFAO

And for the video…. AMAZING!!!
Hi Hater! Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
he IS a jackass. funny shit.

Obama > U.S.A …get mad americans!
WTF Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Relax he wasn’t even serious it was more a joke.
lol Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:14 am
@community service i swear to god that shit made me hungry as fuck lmao
tharealbdot Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:44 am
NIgga U have the president talking about you… U are a LIVING LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!
fuckit Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:51 am
agree with 10,8,8. you good with that
mahagony01 Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
He is a jackass, that was a little girl she is not even in her 20″s, why would he do something like that and I co-sign with u Piggy Ross and a lot of the rest of u…
datVAhead23 Says:
September 18th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Exactly what #18 said…….

CAN SOMEONE TELL me that KANYE WEST IS NOT A JACKASS!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????? Dont get it twisted,I’m a fan of kanye and all but what he did was some REAL jackass/fk nigga shit!!!! And his apology was BS;……some people are impulsive but his action HAD to take some thought and preparartion, who the f gets up out of there seat and walks 20 yards onto a stage and grabs a mic from another persons hand and states his business then gives it back to her, he knew what he was doing!!! YOu know i use to think people in the US were logical and rational thinkers…….obviously not! OBAMA was right……so whats the fuss about???? People said they wanted a “real” president….someone like you and I…right..?
Pimpossible Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Hey fuckheads, he was just speaking off the cuff, with the cameras *SUPPOSEDLY* off. He forgot that he was dealing with dirty journalists who love nothing more than muckraking instead of reporting real news. It’s not like he meant for the shit to be on the evening news.
trikuza Says:
September 20th, 2009 at 6:15 am
SMFH at all you dudes who thought Obama could fix the country’s problems in his first 100 days. Do you really think that another president in his position would have already made all the huge changes we need? He inherited a beyond fucked up economy and every other problem that came with it. n u wanna call him a fake now? Jesus Christ couldnt fix our economy in 100 days (I dont really believe that but im making a point)
And most people arent looking at the situation like “oh it was a BLACK guy that interrupted Taylor Swift” just Kanye West who’s gotten way too many passes. I mean Martin Louis the King Jr? …….
omgee Says:
September 20th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
are u serious people.

it looks like obama didn’t even mean to say that lol cause after he was putting up the “cut it out” sign.

geez he heard about it hes giving feedback. that doesn’t mean he’s not doing nuthing else my god people let it BE!

i bet taylor swift is wanting it to all go away but everyone is draggin all this crap out.

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