(Myers throws to West, who looked extremely nervous in his super-preppy designer rugby shirt and white pants, which is not like the arrogant West and which, in retrospect, should have been a tip-off.)
West: I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food."
Excuse me, Mr. West, what evidence do you have? What instances are you referring to? In respect to the looting, I would take it to mean that if one family had jewelry and electronics, raiding Bourbon Street, vs. another family, at the Piggly Wiggly, getting diapers, etc., that is how you tell the difference. It matters not what race. What a stupid, bigoted comment. But, wait, there is more...
And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black.
Yes, you know exactly that is it. W said, don't go in, not enough blacks have died yet. Give me a friggin break. The reason it was five days is that there was no plan. Otherwise, why would over 200 school buses be allowed to be sacrificed by the ignorant mayor not having them moved to high ground? Yep, the mayor not issuing clear orders on Sunday is Bush's fault, and it is because the people are black. Yep, yeah right. Utterly ignorant and racist.
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 to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there.
I want proof. I want proof you are actually giving, since you make such inflammatory and patently untrue statements like what you said about whites vs. black families.
So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help -- with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way -- and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!
OK, first thing: private organizations were down there Monday. Individual citizens were down there with boats etc., however, "your people", Kanye, were shooting at their rescuers. The government is slow moving by nature. If you had any clue, if you had any idea of the real world, and not your own hyped overblown sheltered world, you would know how things work. This is a time for healing, not a time to spout your hatefilled bile. Oh, and then we throw in a war reference, and then talking about shooting to kill. Well, if that is how you need to get people into the area to help the dying, then dammit, fire away. This man is a total friggin idiot! But wait, the moron goes on:
George Bush doesn't care about black people!
No, George Bush hates blacks. That is why he put so many in his Cabinet. That is why he is spending so much for aid to Africa. Yep, he hates blacks. How else to explain all this money spent on, and for, blacks?
This guy is a disgrace. He takes a time for healing and bringing America together for common cause and turns it into a hate filled, racist spew of garbage. Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful.
9/4 Update by Mark
LA TIMES MISSES LARGER ISSUE...AS USUAL
In a review of the NBC telethon referenced above, the @$$hats at the LeftCoast Times decided NBC's shameless self-promotion was more of an affront than Kanye West's shameful slander against America and President Bush, and that NBC should not have edited Kanye's comments when they rebroadcast the telethon. Apparently, being all "corporationey" is a bigger affront than taking hostage a forum for bring folks together with racebaiting hatred. Here are some excerpts, note the arrogance in gauging how the people in the Supedome would feel about this and that:
By censoring Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's remarks critical of President Bush during its West Coast feed of the program Friday night, the network violated the most moving and essential moment in an otherwise sterile, self-serving corporate broadcast.
It would be most unfortunate," the network said in a statement defending its action, "if the efforts of the artists who participated tonight and the generosity of millions of Americans who are helping those in need are overshadowed by one person's opinion."
Excuse me, but whose tragedy is this: NBC's or America's?
NBC may have been nervous about West's comments, including the notion that America and its president are unresponsive to the needs of the poor. But you can be sure those remarks would have been cheered more than anything else in the program by the black parents and children still trapped in the New Orleans Convention Center and the Superdome if they had been able to hear them.
Yep, far better to inspire people already gripped in fear and terror to hate people around the nation, instead of seeking to calm them. Great endorsement for racebaiting there, LA Times. But wait, it gets better.
The line NBC stopped us from hearing on the West Coast: "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
The puzzling thing is why NBC axed that, but allowed another provocation, potentially more disturbing, to stay in: "We already realized a lot of the people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way, and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us."
West was apparently referring to the National Guard troops who were sent to New Orleans to help the flood victims and stop the looting.
The show was aired live on the East Coast, where West's full comments were heard.
There was a several-second tape delay, but the person in charge "was instructed to listen for a curse word and didn't realize [West] had gone off script," NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks told Associated Press.
Whether we agree or disagree with West's impassioned riff on media and government racism, the network's relentless self-promotion was by far the more offensive part of the broadcast.
Firstly, I love it when a lefty, anti-war paper tries to wrap itself in the war effort by a statement, like, gee, the bigger afront was to the troops....Come on, you know you liked that part, another dig at Bush. You could give three craps, LA Times, if someone dumps on the troops, or criticizes them. After all, that's just criticism, let's not go questioning Kanye's patriotism!
Secondly, racebaiting is no sin in the eyes of the media. Nope, it is far worse to have advertisements and for people in the corporate side to make appearances. Don't those EVIL(tm) corporate hacks know they are not allowed to come out to the light of day, that they should sit in their holes being all evil and dominating the world, those darn JOOOS (some whackjobs think Jews run the world). No, let the rapper get national attention by racebaiting and perhaps by encouraging insurrection and riot, far better than a guy who owns a company getting some face time to make himself feel a little better and to show the world who is the one controlling a company. Yep, just racebait. No corporations, you know, acting all corporationey.
However, perhaps without meaning to, this article hit the nail on the head as to why Mr. West would want to come out so negatively...
His provocative on-air comments come as his new album, "Late Registration," is expected to enter the national sales chart at No. 1 this week.
Can anyone say, publicity stunt? Of course, the LA Times tries to poopoo this notion with the following:
West, a black artist who is arguably the dominant creative force in mainstream popular music right now, isn't one of the thug-life rappers who might use a moment on a telethon for shock or exploitation purposes.
The most respected newcomer in rap, he has refocused interest on socially conscious themes, as did Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder in R&B decades ago. There's even a spiritual undercurrent in his biggest hit, "Jesus Walks."
Message: you Christians who like Bush, see the truth: this guy is spiritual and he hates Bush, so should you. Give me a break. Even R. Kelly, you know, the rapper turned child molester, used spiritual tones for his song "I believe I can Fly." Come on now, we konw these entertainers will use whatever they can to make a buck. Maybe instead of spending so much for a suit, Kanye could have used more of that money to help the victims. You send that check yet, Kanye?
The LA times misses the point again. At a time when America needs to come together, Mr. West decided he would try and tear us apart along racial lines. Stupid. And their attacks on NBC (not that I like NBC much) are superfluous. What West said was wrong, insensitive, and detrimental to the cause of racial harmony. And the Times chooses, as most liberals do, to wash this away, instead focusing on coming down on those evil corporate types, you know, the ones with lots of money who could like, really spend a lot on relief. Stupid, ignorant, but typically liberal.
