Today I read an article about another Presidential controversy. I use the term very lightly too. I don't think this should have even been reported. In a nutshell, President Obama was chatting back and forth with a CNBC interviewer. Kanye West's escapades were brought up and the President said that Kanye is a "jackass". ABC employees overheard the conversation and twittered it, sending it out to the world.Fine. I think most people would agree with President Obama's opinion.
What bothers me is that people take the opinion seriously. People (maybe just the Media) are aghast that the President would say something like that. Come on!
Being LDS, we learn early on (though it is not always understood) that the Prophet and President of the Church is able to speak as a man, or as a Prophet. Not everything that comes from his mouth is doctrine. If he roots for the Utah Jazz it doesn't mean that it's a sin to hope they lose. If the Prophet enjoys florentine lasagna we shouldn't throw away all of our italian sausage lasagna.
Equally so, the President of the United States may like soccer, hate chocolate ice cream, and think Kanye West is a "jackass". It doesn't matter. He isn't signing a presidential decree. Do people (or the Media) believe he isn't able to share personal opinions? Or maybe it's just grasping at anything "news worthy".
2 comments:
I thought it was refreshing honesty. Kanye West IS a jackass and it was good to hear somebody in power say so. Obama is still the same man he was before the election. He's a mortal man, after all. Sometimes Americans need to be reminded of that.
'For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of' President Obama for saying that!
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