Obama Kanye Jackass

This only shows the human side of the President. The comment came during an off the record interview of President Barack Obama by CNBC. But the news came out as a Tweet by ABC’s Terry Moran “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.”

The remark referred to the Taylor Swift’s victory of MTV Video Music Award. Taylor was addressing the audience at VMA “I always dreamed about winning this someday, but I never thought it would happen. I sing country music.” As she delivered these words Kanye West almost snatched the mike from her hands and remarked “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!” Coverage cameras took Beyonce into focus, who seemed totally stunned. After Beyonce’s speech Taylor came to the stage and said, in a very self controlled manner “Maybe we can try this again,” said, thanking “all of my fans on Twitter and MySpace and everyone who came out to my shows this summer.”

Unfortunately this is not a solitary happening. Kanye West holds a history of ruining award shows with his tantrums. In 2004 he blasted American Music Awards for not awarding him as Best artist and accused AMA of conspiracy.

While “The White House” has not yet commented, ABC has apologized and called the event as a “Premature Tweet by an employee”.