Rapper Kanye West blasts Bush on TV benefit show: Thank you Kanye

Thank you Kanye West. How black people are portrayed in the media is an ongoing lesson in the disparity of American perception and how some people want us perceived. In regard to looting in New Orleans, stealing TV's and the like is wrong and downright dumb. But take a closer look. When looking at the footage most people are getting legitimate supplies, i.e. diapers, clothing, bread, etc. Looks like the ones who took legitimate supplies were in the right since they ended up being left behind for 5 days.
When the media showed white people taking food and supplies they referred to them as survivors desperately looking for food. When black people did the same thing they were referred to as looters and thugs. Bush calls Middle East terrorist thugs. Young black males in America have recently began to be referred to as thugs. The media then started calling the people from New Orleans who were displaced by Katrina - Refugees. Oh the looting. Nobody says shit when thousands of white college kids in Boston trashed the city after a Red Socks win over the Yanks last October; turning over cars, burning shit, breaking windows in stores and looting. They were just described as rowdy fans who took celebrating too far. Bush, while visiting Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama the Friday after the Sunday storm said on a couple of occasions that "We will help the good people in this part of the world." Huh? This part of the world? George may have done one line too many. Rick James said it best, "Cocaine is a hell of a drug."
Watch Kanye here. After you link to the MSNBC page, scroll down a bit and you will see the video link. I think it is hilarious how Mike Myers keeps the flow and continues to read the tele-prompter: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9177352/page/2/

I'm Chaz Atlas and that's how I see it. Here is the story.
Reuters AlertNet - Rapper Kanye West blasts Bush on TV benefit show
- posted by Chaz Atlas @ Saturday, September 03, 2005