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President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (Assoc. Press Joins the Fray!)
Assoc. Press ^ | 09/15/2009 | By DAVID BAUDER

Posted on 09/15/2009 2:28:50 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

NEW YORK — 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.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jackass; jackassgate; kanyewest; obama
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To: woweeitsme

Oops...sorry....didn’t realize that he was talking to a reporter from CNBC...my bad!


21 posted on 09/15/2009 2:55:29 PM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: Responsibility2nd

How the heck is West’s first name pronounced?


22 posted on 09/15/2009 2:58:17 PM PDT by IM2MAD
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To: IM2MAD

It’s pronounced “Con-yay”.


23 posted on 09/15/2009 3:00:15 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Obama: slowly sucking the positive attitude out of the US since 11-4-08)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If it was not supposed to be published, it wouldn’t have been.


24 posted on 09/15/2009 3:02:20 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Fido969

You guy are suckers. The whole thing was planned.

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That’s what you (or FReepers like you) were saying about Beergate.

Planned?

EXCELLENT!!! If so, I support his “plans”.


25 posted on 09/15/2009 3:06:45 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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To: Cicero
Now Obama must invite Kanye West to the White House for a beer.

Nah! I believe Kanye's drink of choice is cognac.

26 posted on 09/15/2009 3:09:43 PM PDT by mellow velo
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To: Responsibility2nd

Want to place a bet that Charlie Gibson heard about this little incident?


27 posted on 09/15/2009 3:15:44 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“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.”

I realize journalist (i.e.gossip-mongers) love “off the record” statements because it allows them to extract information easier, and interviewees love it because it lets them vent without consequence. But it’s not like the confessional or doctor-patient confidentiality. It’s a make-believe trust, held together by the parties so long as they think breaking it will come back to hurt them. It certainly doesn’t extend to people who aren’t party to the agreement.

There is an assumption of risk when undertaking to speak out loud in public. ABC has nothing whatsoever to apologize for. It’s not as if they were snooping, or they bugged CNBC’s phones. Obama should have been aware of the possibility that someone could overhear. As for the apology to CNBC, there was no harm done. CNBC wasn’t going to report on it, so you can’t say ABC stole the scoop. It shouldn’t hurt their relationship with the president, either, since they’re not the ones who spilled the beans. You can argue the president may watch his words more carefully in the future around them, but again, they weren’t allowed, by virtue of the sacred trust, to report his off the record comments anyway. So the president tightening his lips shouldn’t matter one way or another.


28 posted on 09/15/2009 4:03:50 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: hoagy62

Thanks. I never would have guessed that.


29 posted on 09/15/2009 5:05:14 PM PDT by IM2MAD
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To: Cicero
Now Obama must invite Kanye West to the White House for a beer.

No ... Hennessy. Aw, yeah!

30 posted on 09/15/2009 7:43:33 PM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Colt 45


31 posted on 09/15/2009 7:46:35 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: Responsibility2nd
"President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (Assoc. Press Joins the Fray!)"

From what I can gather the debate is whether Kanye is a "Punk-ass Bitch" or a "Bitch-ass Punk".

Me, I think he is a douche-bag.

apologies all around for my colorful expletives.

32 posted on 09/15/2009 7:50:32 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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To: IM2MAD

You’re quite welcome.


33 posted on 09/16/2009 12:42:58 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Obama: slowly sucking the positive attitude out of the US since 11-4-08)
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