Friday, April 13, 2012

President Obama Calls Kanye West A “Talented Jackass”

It’s been nearly three years since Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards, but some things are never forgotten.

President Obama called Kanye a jackass at the time and not much has changed since September 2009.

Obama repeated the same statement to David Samuels of The Atlantic during a brief interview recently when asked which rapper he preferred most, West or Jay-Z.

“Jay-Z,” Obama says. “Although I like Kanye. He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented.”

When reminded that he once referred to Yeezy as a donkey’s rear end, Obama said his feelings hadn’t changed.

“He is a jackass.” Obama continued. “But he’s talented.

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