Political Bushwhacking Thread

[Eggs]

Ted Kennedy is crazy

[maniclion]

In my opinion Bush is a terrible President. I have felt about him over the past 4 years the way I felt about Clinton after the Oval O Blow, he makes us look like a nation of complete dupes. Like we have no control over our government and just let a bunch of bozos run shit. My first problem with Bush was listening to him give speeches, I feel that presidents should foremost have the best oratory skills imaginable. They should be able to stand tall before the nation in a time of crisis and bellow an opus that moves the collective spirit of the nation and not cause extreme polarization. And this brings me to my second peeve that he procrastinates after every major event and leaves the nation feeling abandoned.

Things I like about him: His sense of humor. The fact that he likes to joke and kid humanizes him enough to make me think he's not a demon.

[maniclion]

He 's just posessed by one

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I'm studying to be a Registered Nurse..

Fag.

[busyLivin]

Anyone see the hurricaine relief concert NBC had on last night? I flipped to it for a few minutes & heard Kanye West make a complete ass of himself.

on & on about how the "innocent blacks are being ordered killed by Bush.." "Bush doesn't like black people..." (they immediately cut him off then). What a moron. Shows how little he knows. The funny thing is that this week's TIME magazine was featuring West as such as "classy" guy.

This guy is absolute garbage. Pooring fuel on a pointless fire.

[P-funk]

Originally Posted by busyLivin

Anyone see the hurricaine relief concert NBC had on last night? I flipped to it for a few minutes & heard Kanye West make a complete ass of himself.

on & on about how the "innocent blacks are being ordered killed by Bush.." "Bush doesn't like black people..." (they immediately cut him off then). What a moron. Shows how little he knows. The funny thing is that this week's TIME magazine was featuring West as such as "classy" guy.

This guy is absolute garbage. Pooring fuel on a pointless fire.

yea, Kanye west is stupid. I can't believe he went on a tangant like that.

[buildingup]

anyone have a link so i can listen to what kanye west said?

[busyLivin]

Originally Posted by P-funk

yea, Kanye west is stupid. I can't believe he went on a tangant like that.

mike meyer's expression was pretty funny... he didn't know what the hell to do

[P-funk]

Originally Posted by busyLivin

mike meyer's expression was pretty funny... he didn't know what the hell to do

I know! he was dumbfounded! hahahahahah...

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Originally Posted by buildingup

anyone have a link so i can listen to what kanye west said?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168387,00.html

NEW YORK — It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks Friday night, took an unexpected turn thanks to the outspoken rapper Kanye West (search).

Appearing two-thirds through the program, he claimed "George Bush doesn't care about black people" and said America is set up "to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off as slow as possible."

The show, simulcast from New York on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and Pax, was aired live to the East Coast, enabling the Grammy-winning rapper's outburst to go out uncensored.

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," said NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks.

Immediately after the airing was over, Marks said it was undetermined how much, if any, of the tirade would be included in the taped West Coast feed three hours later.

The host was NBC News' Matt Lauer, who invited viewers to contribute to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund (search) by phone or on the Web. Some 18 presenters performed musical numbers or gave information on the tragedy's huge scope.

Louisiana native Tim McGraw (search) teared up as he told Lauer, "I know the citizens that weren't affected by this directly are gonna stand up and do good things for people." He sang two songs, then became the first of the evening's stars to sign a Gibson Les Paul Special guitar to be auditioned online.

Faith Hill (search), a Mississippi native, sang "There Will Come a Time," with the inspiring lyrics, "The darkness will be gone, the weak shall be strong. Hold on to your faith."

New Orleans son Aaron Neville performed Randy Newman's soulful "Louisiana 1927" with the memorable chorus, "they're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away."

New York governor George Pataki presented the Red Cross with a check for $2.5 million and promised, "This great state will do far more."

"In terms of property damage," said actress Hilary Swank, "the estimate is at least $26 billion in insured losses and perhaps twice that in uninsured losses over a 90,000-square-mile area — approximately the size of Kansas."

Other speakers included Lindsay Lohan (search), Eric LaSalle, Glenn Close, Richard Gere, John Goodman and Leonardo DiCaprio (search).

Comedian Mike Myers was paired with West for a 90-second segment that began with Myers speaking of Katrina's devastation. Then, to Myers' evident surprise, West began a rant by saying, "I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family, it says they're looting. See a white family, it says they're looking for food."

While allowing that "the Red Cross is doing everything they can," West — who delivered an emotional outburst at the American Music Awards after he was snubbed for an award — declared that government authorities are intentionally dragging their feet on aid to the Gulf Coast. Without getting specific, he added, "They've given them permission to go down and shoot us."

After he stated, "George Bush doesn't care about black people. Please call _" the camera cut away to comedian Chris Tucker.

Concluding the hour a few minutes later, Lauer noted that "emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard some of that tonight. But it's still part of the American way of life."

Then the entire ensemble performed "When the Saints Go Marching In."

In a statement, NBC said, "Kanye West departed from the scripted comments that were prepared for him, and his opinions in no way represent the views of the networks.

"It would be most unfortunate," the statement continued, "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."

Friday's program was the first of several TV benefits planned through next weekend.

NBC and the five other major commercial broadcast networks, along with PBS, plan to unite next Friday for a special. The same night, BET will air a benefit. And on Saturday, Sept. 10, the MTV networks will air a special

[P-funk]

"I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family, it says they're looting. See a white family, it says they're looking for food."

I am sick of hearing people say that shit!! The population down there is almost all black people. Ofcourse that is what you see on the TV....THEY FUCKING LIVE THERE!!! Does this dumb fuck honestly believe that the media is just zeroing in on black people running out of wal mart with carts filled with shit?? NO!! How the fuck would they do that? They let the camera's roll....if it is all black people running out of wal mart iwth carts full of shit then you know what!! SHUT THE FUCK UP! THAT IS THEIR PROBLEM!!

[busyLivin]

Originally Posted by P-funk

I am sick of hearing people say that shit!! The population down there is almost all black people. Ofcourse that is what you see on the TV....THEY FUCKING LIVE THERE!!! Does this dumb fuck honestly believe that the media is just zeroing in on black people running out of wal mart with carts filled with shit?? NO!! How the fuck would they do that? They let the camera's roll....if it is all black people running out of wal mart iwth carts full of shit then you know what!! SHUT THE FUCK UP! THAT IS THEIR PROBLEM!!

Exactly. Race isn't the issue at all.. really shows what an asshole he is. He's obviously the racist one.

He was out to make a statement... putting his views first over the entire point of the concert. He's garbage.

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