HOME EVENTS PHOTOS/MEDIA NEWS BLOGS SIGN UP CONTACT US ABOUT US / AFFILIATES OBAMA DONS KANYE WEST: A JACKASS Tuesday, September 15, 2009 President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age. ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to tweet that Obama had called West a "jackass" for the rapper's treatment of country singer Taylor Swift. The network said some of its employees had overheard a conversation between the president and CNBC's John Harwood and didn't realize it was considered off the record. The network apologized to the White House and CNBC. Damn. OBAMA DONS KANYE WEST: A JACKASS Tuesday, September 15, 2009 FULL STORY Hide Full Story President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age. ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to tweet that Obama had called West a "jackass" for the rapper's treatment of country singer Taylor Swift. The network said some of its employees had overheard a conversation between the president and CNBC's John Harwood and didn't realize it was considered off the record. The network apologized to the White House and CNBC. Damn. Hide Full Story NFLER BRANDON SPIKES FUMBLES HIS OWN SEX | 9/3/2010 DIDDY GETS SUED | 9/3/2010 T.I AND TINY ARRESTED | 9/2/2010 KANYE'S PROMISE TO FANS | 9/2/2010 LLOYD'S OF LONDON INSURES TROY POALAMU'S | 8/31/2010 CHRIS BOSH ENGAGED | 8/30/2010 TI SALUTES FAN FOR MAKING TAKERS #1 | 8/30/2010 HOVITO OPENS UP | 8/26/2010 TIGER & ELIN: DONE AND DONE ! | 8/25/2010 DIDDY INTRODUCES CHANCE | 8/23/2010 TREY SONGZ VINTAGE FOR COMPLEX | 3/31/2010 RIHANNA FOR W MAGAZINE! | 1/17/2010 RIHANNA DOES GLAMOUR MAGAZINE! | 11/3/2009 BLACK BARBIES: SO IN STYLE | 9/30/2009 RIHANNA FOR VOGUE ITALIA ! | 8/31/2009 ZOE SALDANA DOES VANITY FAIR | 8/19/2009 VOGUE ITALIA: BLACK BARBIE ISSUE | 7/30/2009 AMBER ROSE FOR FORD ! | 7/15/2009 KERI HILSON POSES FOR 944 MAGAZINE | 6/6/2009 RIDDIM DRIVEN | 5/7/2009 WHO IS CHRISTOPHER 'DUDUS' COKE? | 5/24/2010 ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE ROCKS HAITI: 5.9 | 1/20/2010 OBAMA: TOO MANY AMERICANS STILL UNEMPLOY | 8/31/2010 RANGEL DISMISSES CRITICS, PLEDGES TOUGH | 8/12/2010 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESIDENT OBAMA! | 8/4/2010 WYCLEF FOR PRESIDENT? | 8/4/2010 MLK DAY 2010 | 1/18/2010 OBAMA ACCEPTS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE & DEFEND | 12/11/2009 MICHELLE OBAMA ACTION FIGURE! | 10/15/2009 OBAMA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE | 10/9/2009 HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL: $856B | 9/16/2009 OBAMA DONS KANYE WEST: A JACKASS | 9/15/2009 DARRELL REVIS SIGNS ENDS HOLDOUT | 9/6/2010 SANTONIO HOLMES TRADED TO NYJETS | 4/12/2010 SAINTS MAKE HISTORY! | 1/25/2010 HOW YOU CAN HELP HAITI | 1/13/2010 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES HAITI | 1/12/2010 WORLD AIDS DAY 2009 | 12/1/2009 USAIN BOLT BREAKS WORLD RECORD | 8/17/2009 VICK SPEAKS OF HIS ACTIONS | 8/17/2009 STALLWORTH: SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY | 8/13/2009 ELI MANNING TO SIGN $97 MILLION DEAL | 8/5/2009 DARRELL REVIS SIGNS ENDS HOLDOUT - 9/6/2010 NFLer Brandon Spikes Fumbles His Own Sex Tape! - 9/3/2010 Diddy Gets Sued - 9/3/2010 Property of Showcase Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved Created by GreatMedia Etc.