
So I guess yesterday President Obama got caught slipping once again. Apparently, the President was having an “off the record” conversation with ABC’s Terry Moran and called Kanye West a “jackass.” Of course, Moran got so excited that he had the inside dirt that he lost his manners and tweeted Obama’s nonsensical statement to the entire world.
It’s not clear why Obama feels the need to address questions about Kanye West. By chiming in on such low priority things as the VMAs, Obama weakens his positions with both allies and opponents. (Not to mention that I don’t think that I want the busiest man in the world to even know about Kanye’s sophomoric antics.)
After all, while Kanye is a jackass today, 18 months from now Obama is going to need Yezzy’s and hip-hop’s support to get reelected. There are only so many beer summits, or in this case Hennessy summits, that he can host during his time in office to clean up his messes.
So Mr. President, next time you get asked a potentially controversially question about pop culture, just say no comment.