You’ve heard about the off-the-record comment but have you heard the off-the-record comment? You have now. And this goes against all the codes of journalistic integrity thanks to Terry Moran’s Twitter, but hey, even Kanye himself can’t be mad at the snub. In all honesty, he can name his next album Jackass and get the amount of publicity as he is now.
Here’s the statement ABC conjured up in regards to the matter:
In the process of reporting on remarks by President Obama that were made during a CNBC interview, ABC News employees prematurely tweeted a portion of those remarks that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview. This was done before our editorial process had been completed. That was wrong. We apologize to the White House and CNBC and are taking steps to ensure that it will not happen again.
Congrats to Yeezy. You will forever be the Democratic mascot stamped with the official Presidential seal.
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The internet. It’s amazing.
Ha. Barack probably on here commenting n shit
I’m diggin off the record Obama, more please!
kanye still hopes that is an affion crockett’s impersonation right here !
”In the night he hear them talk/ The greatest jackass ever told”
That picture never gets old.
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^ her facial expressions? priceless lmao
LOL @ “Come one guys, cut the president some slack”
^^ I can picture him doing the shoulder shrug (© Kanye) when he says that
I was gonna say, “SMH @ Obama”. There’s more important sh*t going on.
But I see it was off the record.
The Kanye “What are you gonna do about this shrug” is the best. But he needs to cut that shit out; he will try that with the wrong person and they will whip him good.
Well, add one more to the unemployment line.
I’m expecting Hennessy to announce Kanye as their new spokesman any day now.
Only to have the prss conference crashed when Lil’ Mama finds her way onto the stage.
@ Contra
No it doesn’t. It’s classic ‘Ye bitchassness immortalized in jpeg form.
Watch it become a Rocksmith shirt or something else trendy on Karmaloop haha.
this bitch ass “i need attention” kanye got what he wanted. all the netnerd going nuts talking about him. even got the prez to chime in. he’s doing back flips thinking “damn im so big, i even got the prez remarking on my actions, IM HUGE”
This “controversy” should set up the next album beautifully.
something about the way he shrugs his shoulders after wards that makes me chuckle everytime…
like “no?…ah well, fuck yall honkeys!!”
OK, it’s been damn near three days. Does the world really give this much of a fuck about what Kanye West did at the goddamn MTV awards?? You should hear some of the people at work talking like it was an event of major significance and shit. Settle down.
That was awesome.
I’m shocked its being made into such a big deal. It wasnt the Grammy;s it was just the Mtv video awards! Ppl in the past have been known to get wasted and act a fool at that award show.. not like its the first time Kanye did it.. I look at it like Kanye being Kanye.. unfortunately for him the world seems to think Taylor Swift is too young and too fragile to handle it.. she’ll get over it. Beyonce gave her time to shine and say her thank yous.. that should have been the end.
I’m not a huge fan of Kanye acting out the way he does but all this nonsense over nothing makes me feel kinda sorry for the guy. Jay Leno is a jackass and could have used alot more tact when interviewing Ye. Leno must be desperate for ratings/
Kanye do the some bs every year at any major award/charity show, do ya research this ‘jackass’ as a knack for staying in the public eye…I say fuk it!!
ard, tss’ers im hidin down to da troc for da buckshot & krs-one show….
Kanye do the some bs every year at any major award/charity show, do ya research this ‘jackass’ as a knack for staying in the public eye…I say fuk it!!
ard, tss’ers im headin down to da troc for da buckshot & krs-one show….
I’m now waiting for the impending self-reflexive Kanye bars sounding something like, “Man I thought I dropped out and had class, then Obama callin your boy a jackass”. That is all.
^
Very good points from Nina,
That interview was almost unbearable to watch. The racial overtones were blatant and it looked, to me, to be a bit more of a lecture. At the end of the day regardless of any wrong that Kanye is responsible for, Jay Leno has no business playing Mr. Drummond to anyone.
But on a less charged sidenote, goddamn that’s a charismatic president!
shit…we were JUST on the verge on a dope Kanye album…now he’s drinking herbal tea and preparing his voice for another autotuned album of sadness
I have worked with the “Jackass.”
I have no other comment/opinion beyond that it was not shocking to me [at all].
It is Kanye.
It was the VMA’s (what has NOT yet happened at them – someone being murdered? Lady Gaga was not? Oh. Oops. The blood threw me off ;)
Who is right and who is wrong? I do not know and honestly, I do not care. But yes, three days and it [still] being the biggest news in this country says all that it needs to.
I probably should make GoDaddy my home page until this blows over. Even Tom over at MySpace is constantly asking about it in his updates.
Goodness.
“I’m expecting Hennessy to announce Kanye as their new spokesman any day now.
Only to have the prss conference crashed when Lil’ Mama finds her way onto the stage.”
LMFAO!!! :-D
And by the way, Barry-O is gully.
This happened Sunday night. This was posted Tuesday afternoon. That’s almost two days, people. Not three. I’m just saying…
*The first “This” meaning VMA-Gate ’09
all you whites and sambos need to get another black to lynch, I mean come on they even bringing up his dead mom, what type of disrespectful ish is that
@ Exposed Agenda
Come on man! LOL!
…Its a freaking shame I’m hearing more about Obama calling Kanye a jackass than I’m hearing about him getting the democrats in line for the fucking health care bill.
As far as Kanye…does it even matter anymore? Kanye’s pulled so much stupid shit that his entire “legend” is pretty much done at this point. People are wondering why the internet hasn’t died down about this yet? That’s because it won’t. I mean, net nerds really have no love for anyone, but now? He’s basically hip-hop’s Dane Cook. Even when he does tight shit now people will still call him a douchebag.
He can release another College Dropout and STILL not get any respect.
@ HAK2750: In a shocking twist of irony, most of the responses to Kanye’s bitch move have been even more bitch made than what he actually did in the first place.
Obama sounds like a cool ass person to hang with.
Why did she give up the mic?
@sagachini or whateva u call u’r self it was a bait and u fell for it so u are worthless to address to predictable and corny…..there is no shocking irony besides u’r feelings being hurt
and obama is coward for addressing childish issues when retarded rednecks are making him look like a handicappped puppet
^^^
Muthafucka they asked him the question — off the record.
HAK2750: Learn to spell, clown. I was actually agreeing you. But hey, since you coming at folks with the internet tough guy act, you can actually go kill yourself.
@ TC: That’s true. Y’know what though? We never should’ve even heard about it. And its a trip that I’ve seen more on the internet about that than about his health care reform bill.
this whole ‘jackass’ comment thing has gotten so much hype over him just basically making a smh comment; he wasn’t trying to ether him, he was saying it half-heartedly
Get off Obama’s dick.
The end.
@sagachini it was getting out of hand with the tirade and it seemed everywhere i go someone had something stupid to say…..i couldn’t even tell if u were agreeing with me
Go Obama you are the best president ever…
I think what Kanye west did was funny, but also very mean. And I think Obama is pretty koo for speaking his mind.
Obama hates black people
This begs for a remix contest.
lol! obama told the true xD
Kanye West is a mentally challenged individual from youth in a victim mentality mode and everything he does he uses the death of his mother as an excuse. He needs some serious help or else I guarantee u drugs and rehab is his next move. As per Barack, for the first time since his election I am proud of my president. At least he sounded sincere in his remark.
cant wait for yeezy to release his Obama dis track.