Why would he do it?

jackassletters I was going to delete all my Kanye West songs out of protest, but I don't have any. I'm going to torrent some just so I can.

JeffAWard Although Kanye West did well to apologize yesterday I still think he is a douchebag.

ichigofresaemi So I saw what Kanye West did to Taylor Swift...wow...even I thought that was rather rude and I don't even like Beyonce'. Outta line 4 him.

Lilmiss4121 Kanye west YOURE A JERK!

isssybel just voted "oh yeah!" on "Are you angry at Kanye West's treatment of Taylor Swift?" vote too ➔http://bit.ly/14B39B

 

            These are just a few of the tweets coming from outraged fans after Kanye West’s rude interruption at the VMAs this weekend. Some public relations professionals have debated if this stunt was just an act to get people talking about him again. In my opinion, it was just a drunken act by one of Hollywood’s attention starved celebs. It was completely rude of West to interrupt Taylor Swift’s shining moment.

            If West’s disruption really was just a PR stunt like some of the professionals are saying, then it obviously didn’t work. His fans have spoken out against him on twitter. Some are even saying they are going to delete his music to show support for Taylor Swift. I don’t think he expected such an extreme reaction by his fans.

            Now, West’s fans are not the only ones speaking out about his recent VMAs distruption. A recent tweet by an ABC reporter caused an even deeper debate than anyone expected. The tweet paraphrased a recent off-the-record statement made by President Obama. Terry Moran, a former White House correspondent, logged on to Twitter and typed: Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a ‘jackass’ for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.”

            After the news was out, President Obama said in his own defense, “It’s one of those things that’s unfortunate, but I think it’s an honest mistake.”

            This comment could have just been an honest mistake, but Obama is still the president. But in my opinion, what is presidential mean? I don’t believe that he wasn’t presidential with his comment. Obama was just candid. The times are changing with America’s dependency on media. And I believe what America needs from a president is changing as well. With all the secrecy of past presidents, Americans need a president who is open with them in his actions and emotions. His comment about Kayne West being a “jackass” for what he did to Taylor Swift may have been over the line, but it just showed the American people how human a president really is.

 

You can find the article from the Associated Press on Obama’s candid comment here.

 

And if you haven’t seen the video from the VMAs of Kayne West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, then check it out!