When the President calls you a jackass, you might be a jackass

OMG HAHAHA

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"][QUOTE="Serraph105"]

*smiles* who else hopes that Kanye voted for Obama right now?

:| It's called irony...

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god these are halerious

nimatoad2000

It's a tr-

[QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"] why should it matter? There are jackasses everywhere. Is Obama supposed to support Kanye because he voted for him?tocklestein2005

:| It's called irony...

You really don't understand the joke, do you?

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]

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god these are halerious

metroidfood

It's a tr-

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] I know they haven't been leaked because there haven't been any reports of leaked pre-interview conversations after pretty much every interview Obama has given before this one, unless you have evidence to the contrary. LJS9502_basic

No evidence of reporters regularly leaking "pre-interview" conversations

Therefore; there is no reason to believe that "pre-interviews" are regularly leaked

That's a perfectly sound line of reasoning, unless however there is evidence of reporters regularly leaking the contents of "pre-interview" conversations, which doesn't seem to be the case.

And yes, there does appear to a new meme on teh interwebz, and it seems to have brought the lulz with it.

No one is safe from Kanye.

*Picture of WTC burning*

nimatoad2000

I'm sorry, but that just crosses the line. Even if the context is joking, there is absolutely nothing funny about the Oklahoma City Bombing or the events of September 11, 2001.

LOLOL

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"][QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

:| It's called irony...

You really don't understand the joke, do you?

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="xaos"] Definitely not how journalism works; there is on the record and off the record; if that wasn't the case, ABC wouldn't have needed to issue an apology.LJS9502_basic

No one is safe from Kanye.

metroidfood

The best, hands down. Others pale in comparison.

And Kanye was always a dick. That's how he got famous, and why all of America is talking about him, over something that has NO effect on their lives.

God Bless America!

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nimatoad2000

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="duxup"] Did ABC issue an apology? Anyway yeah off the record usually stays that way. Most reporters value that relationship. I still don't get the big deal. Taxpayer money? Would it matter if he said to his wife before bed "man that Kanye is a jackass". Would that cost more?duxup

Thus is the paradox of public office. Every single one of his movements will be analyzed and criticized because he is in the public eye. He is our president, after all. He (supposedly) represents us, thus news agencies will always try to follow him to extoll his glories or, in the case of Fox, extoll his flaws.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I'd rather he concerned himself with the country.....he was in an official capacity at the time...not in bed. Nonetheless, his opinion on entertainment is not important to start with....so why care what he called Kanye?LJS9502_basic

Okay, I'm done now.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I'd rather he concerned himself with the country.....he was in an official capacity at the time...not in bed. Nonetheless, his opinion on entertainment is not important to start with....so why care what he called Kanye?tycoonmike

Thus is the paradox of public office. Every single one of his movements will be analyzed and criticized because he is in the public eye. He is our president, after all. He (supposedly) represents us, thus news agencies will always try to follow him to extoll his glories or, in the case of Fox, extoll his flaws.

Okay, I'm done now.

metroidfood

You are the man! Thank you for those wonderful pics, made my day.

[QUOTE="duxup"] You decide? That seems unlikely. Folks looking to complain about this need some perspective. That is some desperate begging for something to complain about there. LJS9502_basic

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

[QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

[QUOTE="duxup"] I think he decides when he's in official capacity. If he wants to chat with some dudes I don't see why he shouldn't be able to. duxup

Thus is the paradox of public office. Every single one of his movements will be analyzed and criticized because he is in the public eye. He is our president, after all. He (supposedly) represents us, thus news agencies will always try to follow him to extoll his glories or, in the case of Fox, extoll his flaws.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="duxup"] You decide? That seems unlikely. Folks looking to complain about this need some perspective. That is some desperate begging for something to complain about there. duxup

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="duxup"] You decide? That seems unlikely. Folks looking to complain about this need some perspective. That is some desperate begging for something to complain about there. duxup

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

Thus is the paradox of public office. Every single one of his movements will be analyzed and criticized because he is in the public eye. He is our president, after all. He (supposedly) represents us, thus news agencies will always try to follow him to extoll his glories or, in the case of Fox, extoll his flaws.

tycoonmike

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Where did I say I decide? President is not a 9 to 5 job. Second, as I said I'm tired of hearing about it and I fail to see what relevance Obama's opinion has.LJS9502_basic

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="duxup"] I said he decides, and you suggested he doesn't. So who does?

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

duxup

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Where did I say I decide? President is not a 9 to 5 job. Second, as I said I'm tired of hearing about it and I fail to see what relevance Obama's opinion has.xaos

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

Yeah he is the president but he can relax and can comment on whatever he wants no matter how trivial it is to the world. I agree with what he said whole heartedly.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="duxup"] I said he decides, and you suggested he doesn't. So who does?

What does being tired of hearing about it have to do with your complaint about tax dollars? How much did that cost?

duxup

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]

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metroidfood

This meme exploded so quickly it's amazing.

[QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

[QUOTE="duxup"] Oh I don't doubt people are going to complain. That doesn't justify it or make it any less silly. duxup

No, but then again you're exaggerating to the point of lunacy.

Like it or not, you're going to have to live with it. Does that make it right? No. Does that mean it'll go away? Not without a massive crackdown on the media.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="tycoonmike"] The thing is I'm fairly certain Obama knew what he was getting into when he chose to run for president. He knew that, if he won (or if he didn't win, as is the case with Palin), he would be in the public eye twenty-four hours a day every day until his term ran out. I don't see the logic in complaining about an aspect of the office that cannot, without a massive leap backwards in technology (before the advent of radio, for instance), be removed from the office.

tycoonmike

No, but then again you're exaggerating to the point of lunacy.

Like it or not, you're going to have to live with it. Does that make it right? No. Does that mean it'll go away? Not without a massive crackdown on the media.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="xaos"] Well, given the President's annual salary of $300,000 and LJS' implication that the President is always on duty, that comes to pay of 0.95 cents per second. Drawling out "Kanye was a jackass as slowly as I could, it took about 4 seconds, so given that, we can assume that this cost about 3.8 cents of taxpayer money. Yay math!xaos

o_0

[QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

[QUOTE="duxup"] I'm going to take a wild stab that plenty of presidents have spoken off the record, and it has stayed there. Let's say Obama traveled to the south during segregation and got beat down for protesting. Knowing he could get beat up, does that make it right just because you expect it might happen? My point is the argument that just because we expect someone to be under a microscope doesn't make any complaints related to being under a microscope valid, or sensible.duxup

No, but then again you're exaggerating to the point of lunacy.

Like it or not, you're going to have to live with it. Does that make it right? No. Does that mean it'll go away? Not without a massive crackdown on the media.

The problem being that right and wrong assume that there is a choice. If it is inevitable for something like this to happen, how can you judge something based on a right-or-wrong basis?

Maybe some reporter just wants some twitter attention....

Having said that if true, well yeah.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

No, but then again you're exaggerating to the point of lunacy.

Like it or not, you're going to have to live with it. Does that make it right? No. Does that mean it'll go away? Not without a massive crackdown on the media.

tycoonmike

The problem being that right and wrong assume that there is a choice. If it is inevitable for something like this to happen, how can you judge something based on a right-or-wrong basis?

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="duxup"]

Maybe some reporter just wants some twitter attention....

Having said that if true, well yeah.

enterawesome

[QUOTE="enterawesome"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"] This is developing into one of the best memes I've seen.duxup

I think this will be the only time every American will agree with Obama.Big_Bad_Sad