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Sep. 14 2009 - 11:41 pm | 25 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments

Listen as Obama calls Kanye a ‘jackass’

UPDATE: Have a listen to what the president had to say about Kanye for yourself (courtesy of TMZ):

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And who can argue, given West’s on-stage antics at the VMA’s, during which the auto-tune dependent rapper/singer stole the mic from Taylor Swift? The funny part of Obama’s reported comment is how it continues a virtual conversation between the two men today. Earlier, a YouTube smash was born when a user substituted Kanye for another jackass, Joe Wilson, in footage of the now famous healthcare speech interruption:

West has a way of inserting himself into presidential matters, no? His legendary assertion that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” made great headlines (shout out to my “So I Married An Axe Murderer” Co-Star, Mike Meyers). Now, it’s a black president calling him out. Just another day in our topsy-turvy world.


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  1. collapse expand

    Does the proposed health care reform bill include “end-of-career” counseling?

  2. collapse expand

    encourages patients to lay out end-of-life planning with doctors. no mandates.

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    I’m glad the brotha’s are keeping each other real. Providing the proper accountability.

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