The phrase "a jackass with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe someone as foolish or annoying, often in a humorous or derogatory manner.
Example: "He acted like a jackass with his constant interruptions during the meeting."
Alternatives: "a fool with" or "an idiot with".
He was an early promoter of Thoreau, lent money to Poe, and employed as foreign correspondents both Mark Twain and Karl Marx (who described Greeley to Engels as a "jackass with the face of an angel").
I don't want to indulge in too much cultural relativism, but that's a bit like being sent to Rikers for getting on Facebook and telling everyone you think Obama is a jackass with an ugly mole on his face and an old bag for a wife.
I don't think I've ever bought a book specifically because of a blurb, but I've returned a few to the shelf because of an overwrought rave from a pretentious jackass with whom I've had the misfortune to serve on a panel.
Jonathan Franzen, of course, studying a more casual style, responded to Michiko Kakutani's description of his book of essays as a "portrait of the artist as a young jackass" with the assessment that she is "the stupidest person in New York," a view seconded by Salman Rushdie, who after receiving his own bad review from Kakutani, called her a "weird woman".
Actually, no one nailed the nature and dynamics of this problem better than Aesop did: The Hare, in a circumstance where he should prevail (racing the tortoise), snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, after making a jackass of himself with his pre-race prattle.
Yes, of course you can find both love and create a kick-ass career into your 50s, 60s and beyond, but let's be frank: There are only so many optimal, peak-performance years you've got to work with, and I don't want you wasting your prime with a jackass of a boss who doesn't appreciate all you have to offer.
Is dealing with a jackass boss or jackass client worth an extra $10,000 a year?
My childhood friend, Robert, is untamed and mostly a jackass in his interactions with girls and minorities.
The model and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant broke things off with George Clooney in June 2011, and it looks like she's finally moving on with a "Jackass".
And part of that safety involves keeping you from drinking too much, or making a jackass out of yourself with the attractive passenger sitting next to you, or getting so belligerent that the pilot has to make an emergency landing.
The mule is produced by crossing a jackass (e.g., male donkey) with a mare.
