“Most disgusting moment” of your presidency, huh? For some reason it just doesn’t seem to match up right. George W. Bush, Former President, has a new book coming out called “Decision Points” where he talks about a range of subjects from Hurricane Katrina and all through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Promo for the new book, Bush did an Interview with Matt Lauer of the Today Show. The interview will air Monday, November 8, but since it was a prerecorded interview, certain parts get leaked out. One such leak was when Bush spoke about the “worst moment” of his Presidency. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the Bush administration was criticized for not being prepared to handle the devastation and also for not following through on its duties to the people. So NBC aired a telethon to raise money for Hurricane victims and had a slew of celebrities there to hep. At one point, actor Mike Myers and Kanye West were doing a short spot for the telethon and a very visibly agitated Kanye said at the end, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Look at the old footage here:
Flash to 2010 and the interview with Bush and Matt Lauer. Bush said it was one of the worst moments of his presidency to be called a racist. Bush continued:
He called me a racist…And I didn’t appreciate it then. I don’t appreciate it now. It’s one thing to say, “I don’t appreciate the way he’s handled his business.” It’s another thing to say, “This man’s a racist.” I resent it, it’s not true, and it was one of the most disgusting moments in my Presidency. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And– it was a disgusting moment.”
Aww, poor Bush’s feeling are hurt, I guess taking America into a war that never needed to be fought was not disgusting enough. Do you have any sympathy for Bush feeling bad about what Kanye said?
Just this past week, Kanye West was doing a radio interview and was asked about what George Bush had commented, and Kanye responded by saying that he feels his pain. Relating the whole thing to his Taylor Swift controversy, he said that he knows what its like to be called a racist:
“I definitely can understand the way he feels, to be accused of being a racist in any way, because the same thing happened to me, where I got accused of being a racist…For both situations, it was basically a lack of compassion that America felt in that situation. With him, it was a lack of compassion of him not rushing, him not taking the time to rush down to New Orleans. For me, it was a lack of compassion of cutting someone off in their moment. But nonetheless, I think we’re all quick to pull a race card in America. And now I’m more open, and the poetic justice that I feel, to have went through the same thing that he went [through] — and now I really more connect with him on just a humanitarian level.”
Hear the interview with Debbie Deb from Houston right here.
I still have a problem with what Bush said, being that it was the worst part of his presidency. I just don’t see it, he has way bigger fish to fry than to call out Kanye West. It is difficult to be called our on National TV tho by a Music Star. I also have to give kudos to Kanye. Although I still think he is kind of a jerk, I have to commend him because ever since the Taylor Swift debacle and the loss of his mother, it really does seem like he has tried to make amends with the world and become a better person. Keep it going Kanye. How do you all feel about Bush and Kanye, were any of them right to say what they did? Sound off in the comment section.
Another story involving Presidents and rap stars is this story of Bill Clinton and Lil Wayne. Bill Clinton LOVES Lil Wayne! As you might have heard, Lil Wayne was sent to prison for 8 months for weapons charges, but he is now OUT. Serving time at Rikers Island in NY, Weezy kept up with his fans through written letters and blogs at his site, WeezyThankxYou.com has been in touch with the his followers since he went in. As he left prison, Weezy took to his twitter page to say, “aaaaaaahhhhhhmmmmm baaaaakkkkkkkkkk.” For a roundup of stars reaction to his release read more here. But one interesting person to weigh in on this was Former Prez Bill Clinton! In an interview with the KISS Morning Freak Show, Clinton was asked what he though about Lil Wayne leaving prison and he responded by saying that he was smart and talented: “I tell you what I think about that. I know this is kind of a funny question for you to ask me. But I think—you know, my daughter introduced me to rap and hip-hop music after I said some things she thought were not very smart. She said, ‘Dad, you need to listen, all these people are smart.’ This guy’s smart. And he’s got abilities. And he’s got a new chance now. And what I hope is that this is not just something to brand him as a cool guy, but that it’ll never happen again to him.” YEA! Good job Chelsea on introducing your dad to Hip Hop/Rap. Not much to say about this one, just that who would have thought that Bill Clinton was a fan Weezy’s??? Check out the Bill Clinton interview here.
And Now the Music New Roundup:
1. Ricky Martin once one of the biggest stars in the world, and still so today has a new book out right now called “Me” In it he talks about his life, spirituality, and sexuality. Recently Martin has publicly announced that he is gay, and was met with good reactions from the public. He said on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today show that fear kept him from coming out, but when he finally did everyone still loved him. I congratulate him because when you look at these interviews you can see a very happy man who is now at peace with himself. I have been a fan of his since back in the day when my mom would bump his stuff, so I feel so happy for him to be finally be open and himself. Check out his Today show interview right here by clicking the picture and read some of the best excerpts of his book here.
2. Johnny Cash’s daughter, Rosanne got mixed up with the soon to be Speaker of the House John Boehner. John Boehner, Congressman from Ohio, used Cash’s name in a lame joke which prompted Rosanne to call him an “Asshat.” Rosanne Cash writes “John Boehner: Stop using my dad’s name as a punchline, you asshat.” She still stands by what she said, but does regret her choice of words.
3. And finally, Justin Bieber get bullied too He recently went on to the Ellen Degeneres show to talk about haters and bullying. He said don’t do it cuz you could be bullied next. The Bieb is content with just laughing it off and not paying too much attention to it. Check the vid for all you Bieber fans.
He recently went on to the Ellen Degeneres show to talk about haters and bullying. He said don’t do it cuz you could be bullied next. The Bieb is content with just laughing it off and not paying too much attention to it. Check the vid for all you Bieber fans.
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