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BlinkyMcChuck
09/15/09

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I don't even like her music, but after this, I like her. She's funny.
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coconanas
09/15/09

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Don't worry, Kanye's frying bigger fish now
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Conchie Birdie
09/15/09

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I know that what he did was wrong and there is nothing that can justify what he did, but watching the Jay Leno interview made me realize that, when it comes down to it, this is all because Kanye just really misses his mom.

I mean that in all sincerity. I think what he did was kinda like the way people "act out" when they need help. It is never really a rational act or anything and many times its fueled by alcohol - which, according to everyone, Kanye had a bit too much of that night.

When Jay asks him what his mom would think I almost thought hulu was 'rebuffering' ... he took that long to respond. His body language and general demeanor were of someone very uncomfortable with talking about what had happened and then, when his mom is brought up, it got even worse. It got sad.

I know Kanye is an asshole, and Taylor Swift did not deserve that and I'm not trying to cover for him, but I think he's really struggling with losing his mother.
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hellosunshine
09/15/09

@Conchie Birdie: Co-sign. It's been well-documented that he and his mama were super close.
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EltonJorts
09/15/09

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My favorite LBJ quote is "The OAS couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel."

Which is far worse than calling Kanye a jackass.
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joops
09/15/09

@EltonJorts: LBJ had a way with words. He once said to the Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson "Don't you come into my living room and piss on my rug!"
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kerry
09/16/09

@joops: Man, that rug really tied the room together.
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miss.helen.sears
09/15/09

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You have to go pretty far off the rails for Barack Obama to flat out call you a jackass, off the record or on.

And yeah,just another great reason to heart our president who watches TV, reads the papers and lives in the real world.
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meritxell: an erotic life
09/15/09

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Oh... BURN. If Obama called me a jackass, even indirectly, I'd probably commit seppuku.
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LadyBossyBoots
09/15/09

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Please, please, please... don't apologize for this.

Really, in my dreams, I see Obama at a press conference saying "What? He IS a jackass! He types in All Caps and dresses like a fool."
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Arosci
09/15/09

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Am I the only one actually disturbed by President Obama’s comments on Kanye West leaking out? That shows a major lack of respect on whoever was recording it & presumably sold it to TMZ.

Off the record means exactly that. No Twiiter or Facebook updates. Twitter has turn snitching into an all time high.

………and please let this Kanye/Taylor thing die. He apologized, she accepted, move on.
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WashingMyHair
09/15/09

@Arosci: No, you're not alone. I totally agree with you. If reporters can't keep things that their sources and interviews say 'off the record', then they're not very professional people that don't deserve to be in the industry.
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homovegetarian
09/15/09

@Arosci: sort of agree, had he said something like "i want him dead by sundown," then i say LEAK LEAK LEAK!
but shit that just doesn't matter, like this, should be kept private so that not only megalomaniacs will run for president.
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Sarah Dove
09/15/09

@homovegetarian: And Rahm Emmanuel murmurs 'I hear and obey' and slips away into the shadows and the next morning Kanye's stiffening corpse is found bowed backwards over a ballet barre!
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Lolita Hazed
09/15/09

@Sarah Dove: Pants down. Don't forget.
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jigglyball
09/16/09

@Arosci: I agree with you, but I'm not even a little bit surprised. It's TMZ. As they've shown time and time again, ethics are not an issue for them.
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o-line
09/15/09

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I hope people don't overreact about this. Remember Bush/Cheney and the "major league asshole" comment?

And really, Kanye is a jackass. Can we please get over it now? The President might as well have said "the sun is f***ing hot" and manure "smells like sh*t"
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Mary McCarthyite
09/15/09

@o-line: AGREED.

This type of scrutiny over Obama's every word really annoys me.
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rocknrollunicorn
09/15/09

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Let's call this what it is: truthful, awesome and hilarious. I couldn't wait to hear him say "jackass" and it was everything I'd dreamed it could be.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/15/09

@rocknrollunicorn: Do you think we can get this combined with a tape of Rahm doing his version of a Christian Bale rant (aimed at birthers and the 9/12 idiots)? Cause that would make my day.
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rocknrollunicorn
09/15/09

@curiousgeorgiana: That would be ideal, though I'd even accept a remix of Christian Bale's original rant with a few Obama "jackass"s thrown in at opportune times. I'd do it myself if I knew how.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/15/09

@rocknrollunicorn: Awesome. Someone who knows what they're doing needs to do this now. I'll be monitoring youtube.
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meritxell: an erotic life
09/15/09

@curiousgeorgiana: OOOOH GOOD FOR YOOOOOU!
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rocknrollunicorn
09/15/09

@meritxell: I swear to god these are the only quotes that will never, ever, ever get old.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/15/09

@meritxell: You and me? We're done professionally.
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Mary McCarthyite
09/15/09

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Guys, seriously. This is NOTHING compared to what Lyndon Johnson used to say, and is QUOTED saying. He was more imaginatively scatological and offensive than you can imagine. I wonder why the media likes to make a big deal of it when Obama says something non-presidential...hmmm.
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rd2uk
09/15/09

@Mary McCarthyite: because lyndon johnsons every quote didnt spread on the internet like a virus on speed to be read/listened to by every ninny with an internet connection!
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
09/15/09

@Mary McCarthyite: Very true. And let's not forget this iconic image of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller responding to a heckler. The media needs to quit with the kerfluffles over nothing, already.
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Mary McCarthyite
09/15/09

@MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Exactly. Johnson was fond of peppering his speech with (among MANY other words): "jackass," "balls," and "bitch." These are things that were quoted by the press and that the American people would have read.

Dear media: STFU.
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TexasCrude
09/15/09

@Mary McCarthyite: At least we have this picture to go by!
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Mary McCarthyite
09/15/09

@TexasCrude: JFK is like, "Hey dude, cool it."

Here is a great Johnson quote: "Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time."
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napalmnacey is an angry feminist
09/16/09

@TexasCrude: JFK is adorable in that shot.
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09/16/09

@napalmnacey is an angry feminist: JFK enthusiasts must see this:
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PilgrimSoul
09/15/09

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I love it. Calling dibs on it as a ringtone.
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Le Coucher d'Yvette
09/15/09

@PilgrimSoul: I think that we should all get it. I would love to assign it to ex-boyfriends.
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rd2uk
09/15/09

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dudes, ya'll reckon tmz can dig up osama? they seem to have mad hookups everywhere!
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rd2uk
09/15/09

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i really wish his comment hadnt leaked. and i really really wish the audio bit hadnt leaked. i heart the president but i dont think its particularly presidential of him to be calling folk jackasses (i know he was off the record so its ok by me, i just wish itd stayed out of the media!). its just gonna give crazy folk more stuff to bitch at him for.
and, if he was gonna comment on pop culture events, i wish hed made a comment about chris brown instead. HE deserves a presidential put down.
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Jack_Burton
09/15/09

@rd2uk: The thing is, the Obama girls may well have been watching the show. If, as a responsible parent, he discusses the TV that his kids watch, that's pretty damned cool in my book.
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raphaela
09/15/09

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Barack Obama doesn't care about fly people.
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