Obama Calls Kanye A 'Jackass'

2009-09-15 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 140 Comments
President Barack Obama has been caught on tape branding disgraced fashion icon Kanye West a "jackass," following West's show-stealing performance at the VMA Awards in New York.

The audio was recorded as the rock n' roll President discussed the popular issues of the day with staffers at CNBC as he prepared for an interview with the network. He said: "I thought [Kanye's behaviour] was really inappropriate. It's like she's getting an award- why are you butting in?"

West was hastily escorted from the ceremony on Sunday evening after taking to the stage while Taylor Swift was accepting the award for Best Female Video, declaring: "Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!" Swift left the stage soon after, embarrassed.

President Obama, who also kills flies, plead for mercy after making the remark, saying: "Where's the pool? Cut the President some slack! I've got a lot of other stuff on my plate."

http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/15/obama-calls-kanye-a-jackass/

Tagged: Kanye West

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ninjuice
September 15th 2009
6760 Comments


His approval rating might go back up for a week, which is a shame considering how insignificant this is.

Phantom
September 15th 2009
9010 Comments


oh shit, he done got the president involved now

Shrapnel94
September 15th 2009
2213 Comments


It's so precious the way he says it.

Prophet178
September 15th 2009
6397 Comments


Obama hates black people?

Ricven
September 15th 2009
207 Comments


They way he said it reminded me of Jim Gaffigan for some reason.

Greggers
September 15th 2009
2375 Comments


Obama has spoken

robertsona
Emeritus
September 15th 2009
28661 Comments


lol wat

Roach
September 15th 2009
2148 Comments


President Obama, who also kills flies


lol

CrazyFool84
September 15th 2009
1083 Comments


wow, does this really interest us?

Athom
Emeritus
September 15th 2009
17249 Comments


Finally something both republicans and democrats can get behind.

Jesuslaves
September 15th 2009
5027 Comments


Obama hates black people?


No, Obama hates dipshits.

Skyler
September 15th 2009
1084 Comments


So much for "off the record."

Emim
September 15th 2009
38558 Comments


Its a pot and kettle affair, but at least he's right about something. Way to go Obama.

AmericnZero02
September 15th 2009
3956 Comments


hahaha, Obama's the man.

StrizzMatik
September 15th 2009
4232 Comments


Dude's a class act when he's not plotting the Communist takeover/killing puppies/drinking aborted fetus milkshakes (think I heard that on Fox somewhere)

Athom
Emeritus
September 15th 2009
17249 Comments


you forgot the death panels.

robertsona
Emeritus
September 15th 2009
28661 Comments


obama is, i believe, a racist.


he hates black people.


look at him.

insulting that poor kanye west. might as well have called him a nigger

PanasonicYouth
September 15th 2009
7413 Comments


HEY BARACK IM REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU AND IMA LET YOU FINISH BUT BUSH HAD ONE OF THE BEST PRESIDENCIES EVER

robertsona
Emeritus
September 15th 2009
28661 Comments


hahahahaha not bad

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


Best internet meme of all time.

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


No this is (warning, fucked up)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7918/sharex.jpg

rannz
September 16th 2009
3 Comments


kanye didn't really do anything wrong.
people are freaking out over nothing.

robertsona
Emeritus
September 16th 2009
28661 Comments


dude....so fucked up.....my eyes fell out my ass.....

robertsona
Emeritus
September 16th 2009
28661 Comments


rannz is kanye west's troll account take note

PanasonicYouth
September 16th 2009
7413 Comments


No this is (warning, fucked up)


same meme, sillypants

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


Yeah but in context it was a lot more offensive which = better

robertsona
Emeritus
September 16th 2009
28661 Comments


that makes no sense in two different ways

Demonicgman
September 16th 2009
417 Comments


now he can get back to killing old people.

i kid.

Jesuslaves
September 16th 2009
5027 Comments


[IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/16i5ugx.jpg[/IMG]

robertsona
Emeritus
September 16th 2009
28661 Comments


the part of the video where he does that shrug makes me crack up every time

Carnifex
September 16th 2009
1918 Comments


I lol'd so hard at this

BallsToTheWall
September 16th 2009
52578 Comments


This shit seriously keeps getting better and better. Lol at the Jesuslaves pic.

JizzInMyPants
September 16th 2009
2965 Comments


lmfao this is awesome, the pics are priceless

encmetalhead
September 16th 2009
744 Comments


Real reason why Obama is mad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjTkPpUrYTk

illmitch
September 16th 2009
5511 Comments


lol jesuslaves pic is total win, i just posted that shit on my facebook

DonTheReader
September 16th 2009
121 Comments


lmao @ jesusslaves post. Obama just got some props from me

Zizzer
September 16th 2009
915 Comments


Hahaha! I really disagree with obama politically, but he is very funny sometimes.

illmitch
September 16th 2009
5511 Comments


http://kanyegate.tumblr.com/

YES

Bfhurricane
September 16th 2009
6284 Comments


Obama likes fish dicks.

Bfhurricane
September 16th 2009
6284 Comments


& huge lol at Jesusslaves pic

shindip
September 16th 2009
3539 Comments


this probably wont be too good for kanyes career

Romulus
September 16th 2009
9117 Comments


Obama has a pair

JizzInMyPants
September 16th 2009
2965 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8B-GjKHb0

"Oh...Kanya West is here...."

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


She's right about the cool haircut.

BallsToTheWall
September 16th 2009
52578 Comments


black on black haterade. Oh...shit son!!!!!

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2009/09/15/colbert-blasts-kanye-with-autotune/

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


Chyna sex tape was obviously the best.

BallsToTheWall
September 16th 2009
52578 Comments


That.....so much win, Hanson, seriously I might have to pay for your ticket.

pizzamachine
September 16th 2009
28290 Comments


And then some sex happened.

JizzInMyPants
September 16th 2009
2965 Comments


LMFAO

shit i splurted out water all over my school's computer

JoshIsNumber3
September 16th 2009
151 Comments


Misspelling in an already terrible meme.

JoshIsNumber3
September 16th 2009
151 Comments


lmao elitist.



EasternLight
September 16th 2009
2711 Comments


gobama

Waior
September 16th 2009
11778 Comments


I like this president of yours.

JoshIsNumber3
September 16th 2009
151 Comments


Actually, coming in and rain on your parade while you celebrate a perfectly spelled meme would be HIGH AND MIGHTY. Coming in and doing it on a failed one is just observing the failure. It's like standing on level ground and looking down into a hole.

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


Goomba + Obama = Goombama, the ultimate Mario foe.

JoshIsNumber3
September 16th 2009
151 Comments


Yeah, those LOLCATS sure are fresh, aren't they?

PanasonicYouth
September 16th 2009
7413 Comments


Yeah I don't think I've ever read a good JoshIsNumber3 post.


second'd

also obama is a communist
he's gonna do so many great things for this country

Relinquished
September 16th 2009
50089 Comments


lol

What the hell's wrong with this country?

Tableshaveturned
September 16th 2009
60 Comments


haha yes obama we can call kanye a jackass. i mean, that's how you know you're a douche when the freaking president of the US basically says it.

Wizard
September 16th 2009
20629 Comments


lol jesuslaves pic is total win

Klekticist
September 16th 2009
1463 Comments


haha. i bet kanye voted for obama...
bet he won't 3 years from now

Bfhurricane
September 16th 2009
6284 Comments


bet he won't 3 years from now


No one will

jredmond
September 16th 2009
224 Comments


Leno: So Kanye, remember when your mom died? What would she have said?

YOUR FACE JUST GOT SHAWSHANKED

JizzInMyPants
September 16th 2009
2965 Comments


ya he did have a bit of a moment of silence there

ToWhatEnd
September 16th 2009
3173 Comments


WIN! The whole thread is full of win.

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


Shawshanked hahahaha. I would love to hear Morgan Freeman do a "Ima let you finish".

Prophet178
September 16th 2009
6397 Comments


http://www.atom.com/spotlights/kanye_west_apology/

Emim
September 16th 2009
38558 Comments


That picture just freaking made my day.

Zip
September 16th 2009
5312 Comments


This is one of the best threads ever man

ant4tbc
September 16th 2009
373 Comments


obama ftw.

Teddy Picker
September 16th 2009
285 Comments


Actually, coming in and rain on your parade while you celebrate a perfectly spelled meme would be HIGH AND MIGHTY. Coming in and doing it on a failed one is just observing the failure. It's like standing on level ground and looking down into a hole.

^^ Ten bucks says you're a Glenn Beck fan

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


Glenn Beck for the fail. Sure is funny watching Keith Olbermann tear him a new one every night

Avirov
September 16th 2009
1206 Comments


I still think Obama, all politics aside, is a godamn badass.

qwe2
September 16th 2009
377 Comments


i love you all. seriously haven't laughed this hard in ages

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


Well I have to give it up for the guy, Kanye most definitely won Douchebag of the Decade which is pretty prestigious

Can't wait for the South Park episode, and you know it's coming

JoshIsNumber3
September 16th 2009
151 Comments


^^ Ten bucks says you're a Glenn Beck fan


I could have bet ten bucks that you were just informed enough to make some dumbass statement like that. Your political knowhow is contrived and is the summation of equally moronic and shallow statements.

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


Your rebuttal is pretty contrived in itself Dexter but do go on

MIRAI87
September 16th 2009
249 Comments


Remember that time when South Park created a joke that everyone loved except Kanye and he went apeshit?

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have predicted the future.

Captain North
September 16th 2009
6793 Comments


Obama is awesome.

And as I don't live in America I won't comment on the politics, but I thought his approval rating dropped because people are retards and blame him for the recession.

Emim
September 16th 2009
38558 Comments


No, his approval rating dropped because he exacerbated the recession. Obama is not awesome, neither was Bush, and neither was Clinton. The first is a commie, the second is a pansy, and the third is a sucker (pun intended).

MIRAI87
September 16th 2009
249 Comments


Way to not comment on the politics, but then comment about the politics :p

But yeah, I agree.

BornDeadBuriedAlive
September 16th 2009
427 Comments


Obama is awesome.

Captain North
September 16th 2009
6793 Comments


Nah, it was more a question in the form of a statement. But I do know every single leader in the western world is getting shit for making recession worse, when all they did was act the best they could. There is no sure fire way of fixing it, but if they didn't try they would have gotten shit for that too. So they did, and for the most part failed.

Also, capitalism is just as bad as communism anyway.

bastard
September 16th 2009
3432 Comments


you're so fucking serious get over yourself dex


GTFO MY LABORiTORY!

theilladelph
September 16th 2009
278 Comments


His approval rating is dropping because ppl wont let him do anything.... Hes trying but republicans would rather stop him from doing anything to make him look bad and help themselves out in 2012 than actually fix the country

weareshadenow
September 16th 2009
175 Comments


[img]http://i27.tinypic.com/10e4xup.jpg[/img]

bastard
September 16th 2009
3432 Comments


Kanye, i know you like fish dicks in your mouth and all and imma let you finish, but this south park reference is one of the best of all time

Emim
September 16th 2009
38558 Comments


Also, capitalism is just as bad as communism anyway.

Ah, I see, you're an idiot.

weareshadenow
September 16th 2009
175 Comments


ideology is serious business

Lelle
September 16th 2009
2819 Comments


lol @weareshadenow

renegadestrings
September 16th 2009
1646 Comments


weareshadenow... wow. icing on the fucking cake

Captain North
September 16th 2009
6793 Comments


nice.

emim, no I'm not an idiot. Capitalism is what brought the economy down, communism isn't any better though. There is an inbetween though - I think Sweden does it best really.

Winsomniac
September 16th 2009
8902 Comments


shade, you are my fucking hero. i dub thee slayer of interfags.

Douchebag
September 16th 2009
3626 Comments


Obama just go so much cooler, and he already was cool.

Douchebag
September 16th 2009
3626 Comments


Kanye just needs to stop talking.

Teddy Picker
September 16th 2009
285 Comments


I could have bet ten bucks that you were just informed enough to make some dumbass statement like that. Your political knowhow is contrived and is the summation of equally moronic and shallow statements.


^^Moronic and shallow statements seem to be the purpose of your comments here to begin with.

Douchebag
September 16th 2009
3626 Comments


Is that aimed at me?

StrizzMatik
September 16th 2009
4232 Comments


^^ Maybe it's aimed at the person he quoted

Titan50
September 16th 2009
4588 Comments


Obama, bear my children

Emim
September 16th 2009
38558 Comments


emim, no I'm not an idiot. Capitalism is what brought the economy down, communism isn't any better though. There is an inbetween though - I think Sweden does it best really.


I love how you refute my point, and then prove it again in the next sentence. Communism works at the expense of the people, capitalism works for the better of the people. And, the misuse of capitalism led to the recession.

ant4tbc
September 16th 2009
373 Comments


weareshadenow u just made my day.

Bfhurricane
September 16th 2009
6284 Comments


I try to stay politically neutral on sputnik, but quotes like these...

Capitalism is what brought the economy down

just piss me off. Like anything in life, businesses, and more importantly, people, make extremely stupid and selfish mistakes. Maybe one or two people on this thread can intelligently explain the policies of loans and real estate that started the recession.

Motiv3
September 16th 2009
9351 Comments


LMFAO! jesuslaves and Iluvator ftw!

Eakflanderyof
September 16th 2009
6668 Comments


just piss me off. Like anything in life, businesses, and more importantly, people, make extremely stupid and selfish mistakes. Maybe one or two people on this thread can intelligently explain the policies of loans and real estate that started the recession.


Yeah, such as banks giving out loans to pretty much anyone.

Chewie
September 17th 2009
4544 Comments


Communism works at the expense of the people, capitalism works for the better of the people. And, the misuse of capitalism led to the recession.


123

niobium
September 17th 2009
238 Comments


didn't laugh until that

CelestialDust
September 17th 2009
3170 Comments


would you guys stop posting vague philosophical bullshit explaining why the economy is in crisis

Teddy Picker
September 17th 2009
285 Comments


Illuvatar ftw in the best picture category

robertsona
Emeritus
September 17th 2009
28661 Comments


"didn't laugh until that"


haha this post is so funny coming after derekchewie's

Emim
September 17th 2009
38558 Comments


would you guys stop posting vague philosophical bullshit explaining why the economy is in crisis


Just cause you don't understand it, doesn't make it "vague philosophical bullshit".

Captain North
September 17th 2009
6793 Comments


Actually, everything stated has been pretty vague.

And capitalism works for the better of a few, not 'the people'. But I didn't prove your point at all, I said from the beggining that communism is shit.

JoshIsNumber3
September 17th 2009
151 Comments


Just cause you don't understand it, doesn't make it "vague philosophical bullshit".


It may not be philosophical, but it is vague bullshit. The only thing people are doing here are regurgitating empty talking points that people who like to appear intellectual have been espousing for nearly a year. There's nothing to understand because there's no substance. Saying capitalism is good because "it works for the better of people," doesn't mean anything.

or its because no one cares its a fucking music site


And it's barely even that!

Emim
September 17th 2009
38558 Comments


or its because no one cares its a fucking music site
And yet you posted.

Saying capitalism is good because "it works for the better of people," doesn't mean anything.
Anything except that it works for the better of the people. Anyway, can we agree to disagree this time?


JoshIsNumber3
September 17th 2009
151 Comments


No because that statement doesn't mean anything. It is an empty idea with no referential information
to back it up. You can basically take the idea and put nearly any subject you want to and get the same
result with the same amount of validity.

CelestialDust
September 17th 2009
3170 Comments


Just cause you don't understand it, doesn't make it "vague philosophical bullshit".


the misuse of capitalism led to the recession.


Are you finding it difficult to believe that someone can't make sense of your elaborate 8 word argument detailing what led to the current global recession? There's nothing to understand, you hardly said anything.


CelestialDust
September 17th 2009
3170 Comments


lol that makes me sad

Winsomniac
September 17th 2009
8902 Comments


why is god wearing a pink t-shirt?

Asiatic667
September 17th 2009
4651 Comments


YOYOUOIJSDNKLFNJDSFMV

Emim
September 17th 2009
38558 Comments


Are you finding it difficult to believe that someone can't make sense of your elaborate 8 word argument detailing what led to the current global recession? There's nothing to understand, you hardly said anything.


Never said global recession. I really do not see what's so hard for y'all to understand, its a pretty damn simple statement. I'm not going to write a dissertation outlining each and every cause and effect just because you don't understand "the misuse of capitalism led to the recession".

i dont care about the discussion hence i told you to fucking stop. funny attempt at a rebuttal though


But still you post, see my point? Until the point where Sputnik personally slaps you, what's it matter to you?





GenNarain
September 17th 2009
781 Comments


Obama is so cool. You can disagree with the guy, but you gotta admit, we really needed a badass president.

charlesfishowitz
September 17th 2009
1792 Comments


what's going on in this thread?

scyther
September 17th 2009
1606 Comments


memegenerator.net

charlesfishowitz
September 17th 2009
1792 Comments


okay...


continue

JoshIsNumber3
September 17th 2009
151 Comments


The thread lacks both humor and an on topic discussion about economics.

robertsona
Emeritus
September 17th 2009
28661 Comments


too bad it doesnt lack josh

Chewie
September 18th 2009
4544 Comments


It may not be philosophical, but it is vague bullshit.


well economic systems can't exactly be explained in detail in a thread comment.

but Iluvatar's right, take the discussion elsewhere.

BrahTheSunGod
September 18th 2009
1280 Comments


"The thread lacks both humor and an on topic discussion about economics."

Then please explain why I just spent the last half hour reading this and laughing my ass off, for like 17 different reasons.

BallsToTheWall
September 19th 2009
52578 Comments


AOL homepage seems to think this was staged. I mean It probaly isnt but I wouldnt be suprised.

ScorpionStan
September 19th 2009
1912 Comments


haha Hanson wins the picture war dat's fo sho. however, THIS:

capitalism is just as bad as communism anyway.


gave me the biggest laughs of anything in this thread. wow.

CelestialDust
September 19th 2009
3170 Comments


it's funny because it's true

ScorpionStan
September 19th 2009
1912 Comments


no you still don't get it...it's funny because YOU ACTUALLY THINK IT'S TRUE.

see i'm laughing at you now.

CelestialDust
September 19th 2009
3170 Comments


carry on

ScorpionStan
September 19th 2009
1912 Comments


haha. i wonder how you would've liked living in the USSR.

Seriously dude. Don't just believe everything your professors/teachers tell you.

CelestialDust
September 19th 2009
3170 Comments


i'm not suggesting that capitalism is anything like communism, i'm just suggesting that capitalism too has it's dark side, and hey also, i think this is a music site which makes this whole thing awkward

ScorpionStan
September 19th 2009
1912 Comments


idk about awkward...i'll talk about anything haha. i don't care where i am. and yes capitalism does have it's dark side, i agree. but it could also be argued that communism doesn't have a bright side. PURE capitalism (i.e. - what the U.S. was founded upon) is much better than any form of communism. It's only when capitalism is misused that it becomes a problem.

BrahTheSunGod
September 19th 2009
1280 Comments


^THANK you

CelestialDust
September 19th 2009
3170 Comments


iluvatar don't be such a gay fish

Chewie
September 20th 2009
4544 Comments


and yes capitalism does have it's dark side, i agree. but it could also be argued that communism doesn't have a bright side. PURE capitalism (i.e. - what the U.S. was founded upon) is much better than any form of communism. It's only when capitalism is misused that it becomes a problem.


mutherfucking this.

Emim
September 20th 2009
38558 Comments


I'm back...what'd I miss? Ha ha ha. Stan's last comment FTW.



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