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.” (AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE)
Although Moran quickly removed the tweet, he has over a million followers, and it quickly bounced around Twitter through various users and can still be found here.
An ABC spokesperson explained 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.
The White House has not commented on the incident, but I’m sure we’ll hear more in the coming days.
iam willing to bet the he called joe wilson more than that but not in our ear shot. . he is the president; look folks , he can’t respond to everything said or thats blow’n in the wind. cause you got them sharks aka TV news anchors and fox news just wait’n and hang’n on ever word this man says.. settn traps and everything…… just ask robert gibbs and david axelrod them 2 is catching hell “EVERYDAY” TRYING TO DEFLECT all the crap that TV news is trying to infer or assume what the president means and what he says or trying to explain what he says…. they [ tv news ] are really ride’n his jock …… and sett’n traps …… HE [PREZ] just can’t stoop to our level , he has to deal w/ serious backlash . that is why i can blog and tell it like i feel it. you hearrrrrrd me.
i don’t see what the big deal is obama spoke the truth. finally something we can agree on lol.
LOL whether or not its true the president just wanted to say what he felt..
“this n*gga Kanye is makin ‘ me look bad!”
ahahahaahahaha…
my president go hard! he called it like it is.
Who cares about that white girl. KANYE WAS BEING REAL. Remember when he gave his award to Outkast when he thought they were more deserving of it? Aint nobody saying Taylor shoulda gave her award to Beyonce but everybody needs to leave Kanye alone. And wtf Obama?? There is so many things that you should be concerned about instead of this sh*t. Where were you when Rihanna got her head bashed in and all those little girls were on tv saying Chris Brown is not a monster?
Not a good week for black celebrities. Serena loses her shit and Kanye…….!
Pray for black people. Build and empower BLACK people. “They” (open and clandestine, racist white America) neither want, value or appreciate your prayers. Good black people have tried to be rational with these people for WAY too long now… It’s time for black America to focus EXCLUSIVELY on black America and the/a black movement WORLDWIDE!!
@125 Okay
And wtf Obama?? There is so many things that you should be concerned about instead of this sh*t. Where were you when Rihanna got her head bashed in and all those little girls were on tv saying Chris Brown is not a monster?
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But where were their MOTHERS when they were saying this? Where were the FATHERS? See, what I want to do is to challenge people on concreteloop to stop thinking in cycles. As a teacher, as a mentor, none of my students are allowed to defend Christ Brown’s actions to me. That says more to my students then President Obama ever could. It is funny that this was brought up because one of my students actually challenged one of my writings describing how black men are the greatest offenders of black women (It’s true Judah, It’s true), not always physically but through their words and actions. I told her honey, if I had a daughter, she would not be allowed to bring another Chris Brown CD in my house. Let me connect this back to the article. When will we get tired of defending the ignorant. Kayne West has even described black women as mutts, and yet here we are. You see what he has hanging on his arm. Stop the insanity.
For people who question the President commenting…it was supposed to be off the record and he was asked. The same way you feel the need to come to this site everyday and voice your opinion is the same way Obama can voice his. Im tired of watching people dictate to this man what he should or should not be saying. He a human being and the vast majority of everyone were saying the same thing about Kanye. So please save it. Hell, Obama probably doesn’t even sleep at night with all he has on his shoulders and all the work he does…let the man phuckin breath already!! Everytime the man blinks it is considered “news”.
Also, dont no one in here know what Obama called Wilson behind closed doors..the reason why we know he called Kanye a jackass is because it is on audio and was released from an off the record comment. Im sure Obama had a few choice words about that Congressman behind closed doors. Obama did exactly what he needed to do about Wilson and take the higher road…therefor, Wilson looks like the jackass he is and Obama looks like he’s above it all. Some of you need to understand the position this President is in and quit acting like he got elected to “fight the white folks”. He is the President of everyone..not just black people. Some people are ignorant as hell. SMDH!!
@ Pete,
You mean to tell me Obama hasn’t fixed all the worlds problems in eight months? Imagine that.
okay, this is old now. is there anything else in the news besides the kanye thing? seriously.
I know Kanye was wrong, but Obama is a president and he didn’t had that to say! I agree with someone comment earlier! He didn’t say that when Congresmen Joe attack him! Eventhough Kanye was wrong, Obama shouldn’t have thrown stones when stones are thrown at him by the same side who he’s trying to protect. He should have said nothing. It amazes me how white people do bad things (hush-hush) and when we do bad thing even the president and Oprah gets involved to hate on us instead of being neutral. White people have been doing bad things to us and others all of their lives and they have never been crucified like Kanye,Chris,Serena, and others. I know we f**ck up sometimes,but so do they! They can call us niggers and we agree with them! Kanye shouldn’t take up for Beyonce anyway! He just f**ck up his career to protect RocNAtion little angel!!!! Then she turn around and support Taylor. I did feel sorry for her,but Kanye should have learned an important lesson. Keep your mouth close and stop defending Beyonce unless she asks you to!!!!
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OK obama lose my respect. Its alot going on in this world you need to be focused on. What about healthcare, economy, the troops, What about all those white folks calling you coon, monkey, liar come on now you truly lost cool points. But I guess you have to bow down to all mighty whity to. Don’t show weakness. Can you truly run this country. He was wrong but its alot going on Mr PRESIDENT.
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in regards to what you wrote, what Obama said was “off the record” which means it was most likely said during casual talk. Obama is a normal person too, he has normal conversations just like you and me. Being president is just his job. In the middle of the interview there was probably side conversation and the VMAs were brought up and im sure he just made a comment. Obama was probably like “man, kanye was a jackass for that” or “that was a jackass move”. Its not like Obama got up on a podium at a press conference and made the statement “Kanye is a Jackass” like it was some big important thing to address more important than the world issues
Just making a simple statement off the record in an everyday conversation doesnt make Obama more or less of a good president doing his duties. What was said was really was suppose to be between Obama and the person he was talking to, but that person was dumb and twittered it. It doesnt concern us. Barack could be sitting with Michelle right now and say “man my ass hurts”, but that doesnt mean he’s focusing more on his ass than he is the country.
*— Duh!! First day of Broadcasting school I learned rule # 1) There is no such thing
—— as ” Off the Record”. The pres needs to remember that.
Obama hasn’t did ish yet for the majority of Americans and definitely not minorities but I’m still rooting for him. Dude has no time for commenting on Kanye. MJ is the greatest American Icon and Barack played him like he was just another dude, that wasn’t a good look. We need Barack to step that ass up when he needs to. He aint a regular dude trying to feed his family he suppose to be the most powerful man in the world. This isn’t just about standing up for blacks it’s about doing what’s right for the world.
wow u people make me laugh really the man can’t even catch 1min entertainment anymore? just b/c he’s a goddamn president so he has to be working 24/7 right? For the record he didn’t put America in the situation it’s now, he’s just trying to do his bit to help if u could give him a bit of time and support it’ll be great instead of believing every crap the (white)media throws @ him. They been hating from the beginning. He’s human he needs time to relax, to listen to music(entertainment) and work. U people r funny with ”i lost respect towards him” really? wow that means u got no respect for no one in this world anymore b/c every1 (including ur parents) do some messed up shit from time to time and urself as well lol
Obama continues to fall into the trap. Why is it that these people keep asking him questions that have nothing to do with running the country? Think about it.
President Obama has been critized,ridiculed,talked about every since he decided to run for president damn ppl even tried to assassinate the man already,people downgrade him because he’s a black man wit the highest position,he dosent need his own people coming down on him,obama cant jus sign the health bill and jus send it out like its nutn,thers proper channels that it haves to go threw before it can be released,some of you ppl are so ignorant its not even funny its not obamas fault that were in this situation YOU CAN BLAME BUSH FOR THAT,he is tryn his best to improve this situation and dont need us (BLACK PPL) coming down on him jus because he made a comment on kanye SO WHAT GET OVER IT,obama eats,sh!t,sleep,talk sh!t and swallow spit like the rest of us,so please get off that bull,alot of u guys are in no postion to judge cuz im pretty sure you guys did things that would bust hell wide open.
basically obama said what all of us were thinking. Kanye is indeed a jackass! but it just sounds much cooler when your president says it!
Wow kanye you messed up big little man. Over the last year with your bald headed alien looking potato head girlfriend and now you wreck someones first big award momment. Sit down little man and what the hell you following in your girls footsteps now man getting shapes cut in ya head?? Come on man you are not in your teens or early 20s that crap looks horrible.
Hope you bounce back and learn a lesson from this that kanye is not the world you are not the only person who is going to shine and have a swag. Now get back to making hot beats let the alien girlfriend of yours go because she look the same in every pic like her face can’t move man no flow no life = death , trust me when she hits 30′s 40′s you going to wish you never messed with that lol
When the president of the united states calls you a jackass you know you better do some soul searching fast
WOW!! kanye was so wrong!! WHAT!!!!!!!! ever!!!! what about all these HATE SITES!!!! people yall need to GET REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL I actually heard obama say it, CLASSIC because he was just like ” what are you doing on stage, he’s a jackass” Pres. Obama kept it 100
………..I LOVE Obama…but when one of my students comes in class and says
……….. “Kanye’s a jackass…Kanye’s a jackass”…..it shows just how much
………..influence Obama really has…and its jus not a good look. But hey he’s my
………..President
…………Im not defending Kanye (altho I agreed with his statement, not his actions)
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Barack Obama is a bitch!!! What did he have to say about Joe Wilson’s punk ass when he disrespected him to his face!! Then he had to kiss that cops ass but its ok to treat Kanye like shit cause he’s just a nigger, Please people when are we going to learn to stop turning on each other. Yes Kanye acted an ass but he didnt beat the hell out of the girl he was just rude, where’s all the outrage from white america about disrespecting the president on national tv. Obama is akways quick to criticze black folk, man is this dude going to apologize for his entire presidency!!
im glad Obama said what he felt. he was keepin it real cuz kanye was keepin it real ig’nant. if kanye didnt feel like an ass already, he should now that the president (not just any president, the first black president of the united states) called him out
Obama needs to STFU. This pitiful mofo will throw any black person under the bus he can to kiss up to whites. It’s sickening. He has NOTHING scathing to say about whites who openly attack him. No, he’s to “presidential” (cowardly) for that, but got time to castigate Kanye.
Obama = FAIL.
I cant believe people are hating on Obama for hating on Kanye!!!
If one can keep in “real”, why cant the other? and what does that say about those that are hating on Obama? hypocrites!
IMHO, Kanye was out of line, not for thinking what he thinks, but for getting on stage and making an ass of himself, just as Joe Wilson and Serena did…. time and place people!!!! Obama tried to speak off the record, the press (likely republican) was at fault here, not Obama!
Come on people, support this President and focus your hatred on the right people!
Damn it Man!!
@Missy
First off people throw around the term hater anytime someone expresses a criticism of something which is ridiculous. And I have been a severe critic of Obama since his campaign days. I wouldn’t say I hate him, but I certainly have no respect for him. Whether people want to admit it or not, Obama is quick to castigate black folks. Does he do this with whites, hispanics, asians? Any other group? I haven’t seen it. This pathetic mofo needs to exercise the SAME restraint with black folks that he does with everyone else. I aint got no free pass for Obama.
And if you can see how Kanye, Serena and Joe was out of line, you should be able to see where Obama was out of line as well. Did he exercise good judgment as far as “time and place” with his comments? Hell no! He is the president. This is not something that should have been spoken about with reporters period and he wouldn’t have had to worry about whether it was on or off the record. He should have said no comment and left it at that.
THAT’S GOOD FOR ALL THE DUMB BLACK FOLKS THAT VOTED FOR OBAMA…HE IS A “TURN COAT” P.E.R.I.O.D
He did not think Kanye was a Jackass when Kanye was supporting his presidential bid and giving free concerts. Yes…I am very disappointed in Kanye…I believe he can do better than that stabk behind “Coco” #2, Ice T suck too…but he needs help and has not dealt with his mothers death.
So instead of Obama big coconut head a$$ putting Kanye down, want not help him. Black folks will always continue to bring each other down..that ‘s why we will never move forward as people.
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