Every Once In a While the Media Gets It Right

“Assclown” or “celebrity”? You be the judge

In this case, the use of the word “assclown” in reference to President Selfie:

The author of a Minnesota newspaper slideshow that called President Obama an “assclown” for using a selfie stick apologized Monday.

Sports producer Kevin Cusick used a photo of Obama using a selfie stick from last week’s BuzzFeed video in a slide show countdown of the newsmakers of the day on the St. Paul Pioneer Press’s Web site. The photo description called selfies, “A fool-proof way to make yourself look like a self-absorbed assclown” before being edited to read “self-absorbed celebrity,” according to Minneapolis-St. Paul Fox affiliate KMSP.

“After further review, it’s a poor choice of word,” Cusick said in an e-mail to KMSP. “I must have been in an especially foul mood last night. I’ve toned it down a bit.”

At least his heart was in the right place.