Obama: Kanye Is A "Jackass"

[democracy1st]

During a CNBC interview on Monday, President Obama called hip-hop artist Kanye West a "jackass" over his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards. (Watch video of Kanye at the VMAs here.)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/13/kanye-west-steals-taylor_n_285198.html

Obama's colorful remark was actually made in an off-the-record portion of the interview that was tweeted -- and then deleted -- by ABC News reporter Terry Moran.

"Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential," Moran wrote.

Politico's Michael Calderone has ABC's statement apologizing for Moran's journalistic breach.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/14/obama-kanye-is-a-jackass_n_286623.html



ABC's Moran removes tweet with Obama swipe at Kanye

ABC News reporter Terry Moran caused quite a commotion tonight on Twitter after writing the following: "Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a "jackass" for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential."

Although it wasn't long before Moran removed it, with over a million followers, the tweet quickly bounced around Twitter through various users. (And it can still be found here).

Now, an ABC spokesperson explains to POLITICO what happened:

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.

(h/t Patrick Gavin and Daniel Libit)



By Michael Calderone 08:52 PM
http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/ABCs_Moran_tweeted_OTR_Obama_swipe_at_Kanye.html?showall




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[spanone]

1. more proof abc sucks

[Psephos]

2. There's a statement that will easily win bipartisan support. n/t

[Skip Intro]

3. What else was in the off the record portion of the interview? nt

[Gman]

4. "Off The Record" is sacred ground

it's a trust that cannot be broken by either side.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. What part of off the record do they not get?

What a moronic move by ABC.

[Kerrytravelers]

6. While she should never have tweeted that comment...

... Obama was right.

I like Kanye's music, but I can't defend his behavior. He acts like a jackass.



However, I did so enjoy "George Bush doesn't care about Black people." That was classic.

[rocktivity]

11. Rachel just showed it. I'm speechless

especially when you consider the speech he made during that Katrina fundraiser.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Cha]

18. Was he drunk on his ass? Not an excuse but a sign

he needs to get his ass to rehab.

[ruggerson]

30. he's a self involved little prick

is there rehab for that?

[Cha]

32. Well, his mom died not too long ago and I'd read

he was drunk so I was thinking this might be a wake up call.

Sometimes we humans need to hit bottom before we get help.

[JerseygirlCT]

20. I think that being perfect led him to think he could

continue to win praise anytime he felt like acting like a jackass. Unfortunate. And I agree, his behavior was just wrong - immature, boorish, egotistical...

[burning rain]

40. Agreed on all points...

except Kanye's music. Meh. Medium-OK, I guess. I'm not wild about anything Jay-Z's done since The Blue Album (loved that over-the-top stuff, but there already he'd crested the peak), including bringing Kanye along in the industry. To each their own, though.

[notadmblnd]

42. Terry Moran is a man who should now not have a job

[Faygo Kid]

7. Call it as you see it, Mr. President. About damned time.

Now if he can just extend that courtesy to the Repukes, we might have some FDR stuff going on here.

Yeah, Kanye was a jackass. But he doesn't hold a candle to Grassley and his ilk.

[rooboy]

8. It's only disappointing in that it would be nice for him to call Beck and Limbaugh the same. n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

23. Who's to say he hasn't?

I bet he's said worse.

All off the record, as this was.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Well...... Kanye IS a jackass.

And so is Terry MORAN.

[Mojambo]

10. Kanye West responds: "Barack Obama doesn't care about jackasses." n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. That's an insult

to jackasses.

[Lost-in-FL]

13. CNBC, enough said. nt

[Raine]

14. Good call on Obama's part

he calls em as he sees em. :thumbsup:

[Cha]

15. Bullshit.. where's the proof? Some jerkoff

at abc? Corporatemediawhores starting controversary..hmmmmmm.

[wroberts189]

16. And who does not agree? WHO !!! nt knr

[PM Martin]

17. Truth hurts Kanye.

You just got slapped in the face (and rightfully so) by the President of the US!

[Kaylee]

22. That's gonna leave a mark.

[democracy1st]

44. I'm not sure if that will even phase the idiot,

[Tangerine LaBamba]

19. Moran should be fired IMMEDIATELY -

you do NOT betray "off the record." Not EVER.

And he betrayed the President of the United States?

What the FUCK is happening to the rules, to civility, to time-honored traditions that served us well?

Moran has GOT to go......................

[Pirate Smile]

38. It's a free-for-all to betray and disrespect the President. That seems to be the message.

Although, if something was going to be leaked, this one doesn't exactly hurt Obama at all.

What an asshole and Pris Terry Moran looks like for bashing the President for calling West a jackass. Everyone thinks West acted like a jackass.

[wroberts189]

39. Yes and that is exactly how it was with Carter and Clinton. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

41. Jackass isn't the point -

the point is that someone - anyone - said something off the record.

Ask any reputable journalist. "Off the record" is sacrosanct. You do NOT violate it, not ever.

Moran is an abomination, a disgrace, and should be fired immediately for this most egregious and unprofessional act.....................

[Seen the light]

43. This is going to backfire immensely for conservative media like Moran

Kanye West has turned into the Devil for all of these country fans that worship Taylor Swift. With Obama coming out stronger against Kanye than practically any other well-known person in this country, they'll have to at least admit that the man isn't that bad after all. Who knows, it might even buy him a few votes amongst the more hardcore pro-Taylor Swift, anti-Kanye folks that know little about the issues.

[unblock]

21. abc fuckup #1 - moran tweets off-the-record quote. abc fuckup #2 - abc spokesperson CONFIRMS quote

it's one thing for an errant reporter to fuck up and quote some off-the-record material.

it's another thing entirely for a media outlet to carefully, thoughtfully "apologize" and in the process CONFIRM the off-the-record material.

the proper thing to do was to say that the quote could not be verified, could not be confirmed, was the result of a miscommunication or misunderstanding, something, ANYTHING but to simply confirm that obama actually said it.


abc has simply dug itself a much deeper hole.

[Telly Savalas]

24. I'm shocked that this thread hasn't turned into a flamefest

with the "Obama's comments on Kanye are another move in a chess game so impossibly complicated we mere mortals could never comprehend" people going toe-to-toe with the "Obama has no right to opine on Kanye's behavior until he's signed a single-payer health care bill" crowd.

[Selatius]

25. ABC sucks. Its parent company, Walt Disney Worldwide, also sucks

I figure it would either be a company like Disney that would fuck-up in such a way that makes Obama look bad or FOX News.

Guess we now know which company screwed the pooch first on that one.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

26. That's hysterical.

[madville]

27. Here's the video of what really happened and sparked all this

This is what caused the whole thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKIcrDsJAs

[ruggerson]

28. This only serves to make people like Obama more

I'm thinking some WH aides did not mind this "breach" at all.

Good for you, Mr. President. Keep standing up for civility.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

29. What about Joe Wilson?

:*

[City Lights]

31. So we've been spelling "Moran" correctly all along.

The Mickey Mouse network should not be considered a serious news network.

Obama is right about Kanye.

[Rowdyboy]

33. An insult to jackasses everywhere....

What a turd

[LWolf]

34. I don't know who Kanye West is.

I don't care who Kanye West is. I'm not really interested in finding out.

I don't know if he deserved to be called a "jackass," or not. I don't care.

I don't like Obama's politics.

But it doesn't bother me a bit for him to call someone a "jackass" when speaking off the record.

"jackass?" Not even a molehill.

Health care? A mountain.

Education? Mount Everest.

Is this really going to obsess people, to take up time and energy, for the next week?

[Seen the light]

35. Maybe Obama is the Messiah after all

Because that is the greatest comment I've ever heard. GO OBAMA!

[burning rain]

36. Extremely unethical of Moran...

On a sidenote, I don't like that feature of Twitter, that you can delete individual posts--I've never once used it, and it seems weaselly to me. You take responsibility for what you say; you take yoir lumps like a big boy or girl; and you don't try to erase the record. Though in this case, Moran's Tweet has been recorded forever.

[Octafish]

37. President Obama just got 10,000,000 new friends.

Is it Tao?