The press has been giving President Bush’s Gulf Coast drive by mixed reviews. Certainly, Bush’s Trent Lott blooper diminished the value of his photo ops with “our brothers and sisters along the Gulf Coast.” Basically, the analysis seemed to be that there was no bullhorn moment. So, not great, but not bad. However, this bomb shell revelation from Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (she says Bush’s levee repair photo op was faked) could change all that!
If the Bush administration tries to pull a Joesph Wilson on Kanye West (I can only imagine the racist shit they’ll try to pull on the 28-year-old hip hop star), please refer Karl Rove et Co. to last week’s Time cover:
Does that say “The Smartest Man in Pop Music” ? Why, yes, it does. Let’s see the mainstream media try and back track now.
…on President Bush’s response to Hurrican Katrina, and it ain’t pretty.
Amazing BBC Roundup of excerpts from around the globe here.
Kanye Clip Here. Just click on the TV screen. Hopefully, someone will sample the “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People” line and make it into a hit song on a Hurricane Katrina benefit CD.
Kanye West’s zeitgeist heavy comment about the president at last night’s “Concert for Hurricane Relief” was cut from NBC’s West Coast airing, which showed three hours later on tape.
But lucky for us West Coasters, the ever-attentive Kerri Harrop was watching the original broadcast on live feed from MSNBC and, thanks to TIVO, she transcribed his speech:
“I hate the way they portray us in the media, if you see a black family it says they’re looting, if you see a white family it says they’re looking for food. And, you know, it’s been five days. Because most of the people are black. And, even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite. Because, I’ve tried to turn away from the tv because it’s too hard too watch. I’ve even been shopping before even giving a donation. So, now I’m calling my business manager right now to see what’s, what is the biggest amount I can give.And, and just to imagine if I was, if I was down there and those are, those are my people down there so anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help.
With the set up, the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well off, as slow as possible. I mean, this is, Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of the people that could help are at war right now fighting another way and they, they’ve given them permission to go down and shoot us.”
Kerri reports: During this entire speech, he was visibly nervous and stammering. Mike Meyers then stepped in with a few obviously scripted words, while Kanye stood, looking angry and upset. Mike finished talking and Kanye then made a statement that made me really sit up and notice. He looked straight at the camera and said, quite simply, yet with authority:
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”
Kerri concludes: Mike Meyers looked panic stricken and the camera was abruptly cut from them.NBC is set to re-broadcast this tonight and I will bet you whatever you like that they will not include this segment. For those wondering, I transcribed Kanye’s script directly from the broadcast. Although it is a bit disjointed, the dude really tried to make his point.
I finally have respect for TIVO.
Finally, somebody had the guts to say it, and on live television: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” hip-hop star Kanye West declared on a live NBC telecast last night. And this less than two weeks after he publically called the world of hip-hop “too homophobic.”
Josh Feit, I didn’t realize you were running for City Council. According to this (informal) poll, you’re tied as of right now. With…the write in space. But congrats!
