During a nationally televised Hurricane Katrina relief show, actor/rapper Kayne West showed the world what he was made of as he went on a tirade against George W. Bush.
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” West said. “They’re saying black families are looting and white families are just looking for food…they’re giving the (Army) permission to shoot us”
NBC attempted to cut off the out-of-line remarks by cutting to a shot of actor Chris Tucker, but by then, the damage had already been done.
No doubt about it. Kanye was definitely playing the race card.
Video can be found here here.
Mike Myers was probably thinking “Oh shit”.
I hope I’m not the only one who can’t help but suspect a bit of self-promotion here. We’re talking about an egomaniac who cries when he doesn’t win awards or gets given a bad review. Not to mention someone who’s proven to have the reasoning abilities of a developmentally challenged seven-year-old. Not to say the issue isn’t worth discussing, but did it have to be Kanye?
#1 | Comment by luther exterior — September 4, 2005 @ 12:11 am
That’s got to be one of the funniest things i’ve ever seen…
#2 | Comment by matt fonty — September 4, 2005 @ 12:15 am
That was awesome.
#3 | Comment by Elvis Ripley — September 4, 2005 @ 12:44 am
Kanye West is so nervous in that clip.
It is suprising how nervous he is considering what he does for a living, but he is saying stuff he’s not supposed to say.
#4 | Comment by doppletwo — September 4, 2005 @ 12:56 am
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people”
that line almost sounds funny coming after what mike myers had to say. like a punchline!
#5 | Comment by Justin — September 4, 2005 @ 1:01 am
monkeys!
😮
#6 | Comment by AngelBaby — September 4, 2005 @ 1:03 am
^^^
zomg that’s racialist!
#7 | Comment by Justin — September 4, 2005 @ 1:20 am
“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell
#8 | Comment by Bill Clay — September 4, 2005 @ 1:25 am
#8 – I was watching Die Hard just last night on Encore when I first noticed one of your posts.
Were you watching too or are you stalking me?
😮
#9 | Comment by AngelBaby — September 4, 2005 @ 1:27 am
You have me at a loss. You know my name but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he’s John Wayne? Rambo? Marshall Dillon?
#10 | Comment by Bill Clay — September 4, 2005 @ 1:35 am
So much for obscure user names! 🙂
#11 | Comment by Bill Clay — September 4, 2005 @ 1:36 am
George Bush doesnt care about my Gravatar! 😮
Thats the funniest thing I’ve heard all year.
I think Mike Myers soiled himself after that one. lol
Kanye West > Michael Moore now?
#12 | Comment by Crackpot Live — September 4, 2005 @ 1:43 am
Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker.
#13 | Comment by AngelBaby — September 4, 2005 @ 1:44 am
#8 – respect to you, sir.
Yes Kanye looked nervous, but he was speaking off-the-cuff from the heart, whilst Mike was reading direct from an autocue.
You have to respect where he’s coming from though, and there is a hell of a lot of truth in what he says, possibly too much truth for some people.
But the fact is that people are probably raping, murdering, assaulting and looting in New Orleans, but this is regardless of creed.
Hell yeah more should be done to help those suffering, but those that criticise Kanye for his words should remember that he cares for the people down there, probably more than their president.
#14 | Comment by Matt — September 4, 2005 @ 1:48 am
#14- Thanks. I’d actually prefer to be posting about Hilary Duff’s anorexia than politics. But you can only watch your country go to hell in a handbasket for so long before you finally speak out.
#15 | Comment by Bill Clay — September 4, 2005 @ 1:59 am
Thinking about this a little more, George Bush doesnt care about white people neither.
Well George Bush does care about black.
Black Gold that is! 😮
“Texas Tea” O_o
#16 | Comment by Crackpot Live — September 4, 2005 @ 2:03 am
kayne west doesn’t care about suge knight…that’s why he shot him
#17 | Comment by turtle — September 4, 2005 @ 2:17 am
If black people want to be treated better they should stop been poor. It’s clearly their fault. As far as I’m concerned the army should mow down the roiters like the scene at the end of Gangs of New York.
#18 | Comment by kiko — September 4, 2005 @ 2:38 am
You tell ’em!
#19 | Comment by Ryan — September 4, 2005 @ 4:06 am
Combatting media stereotypes of black people by being an inarticulate, raving black stereotype on TV. Truly, the man is a genius.
#20 | Comment by stank — September 4, 2005 @ 4:18 am
The comments were cut from the West Coast feed.
Other than West’s comments, the whole thing was scripted. I know people who work there.
#21 | Comment by Dairy — September 4, 2005 @ 4:26 am
#10 – Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually.
#22 | Comment by Ricochet — September 4, 2005 @ 4:29 am
We all know George Bush caused the hurricane to wipe out the blacks. It was either him or the terrorists have stolen his technology and have used it against us.
#23 | Comment by howsurazz — September 4, 2005 @ 7:42 am
#18… and poor people smell bad too. That’s why they started using guns to get them from a distance instead of beating them with clubs. You get to close and you end up smelling like that episode from Seinfeld with the stinky car.
#24 | Comment by SpankMonkey — September 4, 2005 @ 8:33 am
#22 – Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?
#25 | Comment by Bill Clay — September 4, 2005 @ 1:08 pm
That clip wouldn’t play for me (said I didn’t have the required codec), but can also be found here (also good for if you don’t want to register).
And it was quite awesome. Kanye’s one-liner at the end, coupled with Mike Myers’ reaction the entire time, made the moment about a 9 or 10 on the Unintentional Comedy Scale.
#26 | Comment by ButterscotchStallion — September 5, 2005 @ 10:27 am
I cannot believe… that you actually believe… what you wrote.
How pathetic.
#27 | Comment by @ "kiko" — September 5, 2005 @ 1:16 pm
Huh? WTF!
#28 | Comment by kiko — September 5, 2005 @ 3:23 pm
hahahahaha
anybody notice the google ads that are showing up for this entry?
ps: click on them and give me some pennies!
#29 | Comment by Justin — September 5, 2005 @ 5:02 pm