President Obama Calls Kanye West a "Jackass" for VMA Awards Outburst in Leaked Off-Record Comment, ABC's Terry Moran Commits Journalism Breach

According to Politico, ABC's Terry Moran set the Twitter-sphere all aflutter when he wrote:

Here we go again. Another controversy. During a CNBC interview yesterday, President Barack Obama called Kanye West a "jackass," regarding his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards. The President told the truth but this will be dragged out in the media for days on end. Sorry, but President Obama has found himself in the middle of another unfounded distraction.
Herein lies the problem, 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. Moran's actions is a significant journalistic breach. That's just low and dirty. Of course, ABC issued a statement apologizing for Moran's faux pas.

Sorry, but President Obama told the truth. Kanye West is indeed a jackass and then some! He appeared on the "Jay Leno Show" last night and issued a rambling apology to Taylor Swift. Watch that here.
Still, President Obama should not have said anything. He has not learned after the incident with Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. Crowley when he quickly jumped to the conclusion that the police "acted stupidly." It's high time that President Obama realizes that there are many people who would only be too happy to see him fail.
Sorry, but the bigger story today is the fact that the Iraqi "shoe thrower" was released from prison this morning to a hero's welcome. Muntadhar al-Zaidi told reporters after he was released that he was beaten with cables and pipes and tortured with electricity immediately after guards removed him from a news conference for hurling both shoes at President George W. Bush.

Kanye West Ruins Taylor Swift's MTV VMA Victory, Grabs Mic From Her, Gives Shout-Out to Her Competitor Beyonce (VIDEO)

Once again Kanye West has shown that he has no class. Taylor Swift had finally won her first MTV Video Music Award and Kanye West had to ruin her moment. Just as she began telling the viewers and audience how much winning the best female video award meant to her, Kanye West stormed the stage and ripped the microphone from her grasp. He gave a crazy shout-out to one losing nominee -- Beyonce. As far back I can remember, Kanye West has been acting crazy and has put himself on a pedestal as the greatest entertainer behind Michael Jackson. It seems, however, that his behavior has become even more erratic since his mother died. What he did to Taylor Swift was a disgrace and West has, once again, shown a complete disregard for everyone else but himself. This is another example of the dumbing down of America.

"Taylor, I'm really happy for you. I'll let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!" he ranted.

Of course the cameras cut to Beyonce, who sat in the audience with jaw dropped in disbelief. Well, after that tirade, Taylor was rendered speechless as Kanye gave her the microphone back and marched off stage. The audience booed and rightfully so.

Wait. There's more drama. The MTV VMA producers, feeling really stupid about what had just transpired, cut to a taped video clip of "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan and rapper Eminem while Taylor tried to continue her acceptance speech. Of course, she couldn't be heard. Her mike was cut off. Giving up, she strolled off stage.

At least Beyonce showed some class and called Taylor Swift back on stage as she accepted her award, to finish her acceptance speech. Unbelievable. Kanye West is an imbecile.

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