LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - President Barack Obama has softened and shifted his stance on some issues, but on one topic, he stands firm: Kanye West is still a jackass. Obama, who famously called "808s & Heartbreak" rapper West "a jackass" after West hijacked Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the Video Music Awards, re-affirmed that opinion during an interview with the Atlantic. Asked by the interviewer -- who will surely receive a Pulitzer for this -- whether he prefers West or his fellow rapper/recent collaborator Jay-Z, Obama answered, "Jay-Z ... although I do like Kanye. ...