Rapper Kanye West in a promotional TV appearance with Mike Meyers for the NBC telethon to raise money for Katrina victims decided to disgrace himself by ignoring the prepared script they were asked to take turns reading describing the breach in the levees around New Orleans and going off on some racist rant.
The transcript went like this,
Myers: The landscape of the city has changed dramatically, tragically and perhaps irreversibly. There is now over 25 feet of water where there was once city streets and thriving neighborhoods.
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." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] 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 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. 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!
(This is why all live events run on a 30 second delay, to cut clowns like this off. Instead the network chimps fell asleep and did a great job in allowing a professional like Myers to look like an idiot.)
(West throws back to Myers who tries to stick with the script, but looks noticably uncomfortable)
Myers: And subtle, but in many ways even more profoundly devastating, is the lasting damage to the survivors' will to rebuild and remain in the area. The destruction of the spirit of the people of southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all.
(Wait! the idiots not through spewing!)
West: George Bush doesn't care about black people!
(Back to Myers, who now looks as if he could die)
Myers: Please call . . .
At which point someone at NBC News finally regained control and cut over to Chris Tucker, who did his job and read from the script.
Kanye West needs to be "bitch" slapped silly by someone like Oprah or Celine Dion who are showing genuine care and using their celebrity status for the purpose of helping ALL the victims of this unfortunate tradgedy. These people have openly expressed their displeasure towards George Bush's total lack of compassion for the people of Louisianna, but in a way that doesn't show their ignorance to the facts.
We all hurt regardless of race when jerks like West spew this kind of hatred.
Later,
Kenaz
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