Kayne West and Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars perform on stage at Puerta de Alcala on November 7, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
When I first saw the video, via YouTube, of Kanye West delivering his now infamous Angry Black Man mantra, "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People," I stood up and applauded. Finally someone, albeit it was Kanye West, had the courage to speak up for those who'd either witnessed or were personally affected by the government's failure to act rapidly in response to Hurricane Katrina.
West's statement, while not the most eloquent of phrasing, was raw, emotional and ironically hilarious, especially when you observe the face of co-presenter Mike Myers, who appeared to be caught between a state of bewilderment and mortification. Personally, I think that his remark, and the accompanying video, should be added to the National Archives to confirm the hurt and pain people of darker hue had to endure.
West's remarks even hurt worse than the back spasm you must have received dodging, not one but two, shoes thrown at you by a disgruntled Iraqi journalist? If Bush is this shallow and ignorant about all the bad choices he made during his presidency that he should regret, than it's safe to say that not only does George Bush not care about black people, but human life, regardless of what color.
And yet, it is West, not Bush, who is continuously being asked to apologize for what, I'm not quite sure.
Regardless, West has spent the last year through his music and interviews being remorseful. Even after he was baited by Matt Lauer of The Today Show to apologize to Bush (okay, technically it wasn't so much as an apology as it was a show of empathy for the former president), West can't seem to
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