Minnesota newspaper apologizes for calling selfie-loving narcissist Obama a 'self-absorbed assclown'

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Assclown

A local newspaper in Minnesota has retracted part of a story in which its reporter criticized President Barack Obama for using a selfie stick during a BuzzFeed video piece, calling the Commander in Chief an "assclown".

The original comments were made by sports producer Kevin Cusick, who ran one of his "Loop Ten" articles - a column that pokes fun at the top newsmakers and "fakers" of the day. When President Obama granted a recent interview to BuzzFeed, he posed with the increasingly popular selfie sticks as part of a video urging young people to sign up for health care coverage.

Making fun of people for using the widely-mocked selfie stick may be par for the course these days, but Cusick found himself in trouble over his choice of words.

"A fool-proof way to make yourself look like a self-absorbed assclown," read the caption under the photo, showing Obama holding the stick as he posed for a picture.

After the caption began spreading on social media, though, Cusick ended up taking back what he wrote.

"After further review, it's a poor choice of word," he told local KMSP. "I must have been in an especially foul mood last night. I've toned it down a bit."

Now, the caption reads: "A fool-proof way to make yourself look like a self-absorbed celebrity."

Unfortunately for enemies of the selfie stick, Obama's appearance with one seems to have led to a surge in interest for the devices. Google said searches for the stick increased threefold since the president used one, and some retailers are even reporting higher sales, the reported.

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