George Bush Doesn't Care About Kanye West

Former President George W. Bush (#2 for those counting) says Kanye West’s claim that he didn’t care about Black people following Hurricane Katrina was one of the most disgusting moments of his presidency. Really George?? More disgusting than the thousands of people of New Orleans and surrounding areas that were affected directly by this disaster or the disturbing videos of the carnage and chaos that followed in its destructive wake? More disgusting than the devastation caused, those who lost their lives, loved ones, homes and those who were permanently displaced due to the slow and ineffective response by your administration?

What about the lives lost from 9/11 the most horrible terror attack in our nation’s history which, happened on your watch and which your staffers warned you about prior to it happening? What was that George a success? How disgusting was it when you cut taxes for the rich and when addressing a dinner of your wealthiest donors you joked, "This is an impressive crowd...the haves...and the have mores. Some people call you the elite...I call you my base." How about the lies from your administration regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Lies which led to the deployment of thousands of American soldiers who lost their lives in your “made up” war? What about the lack of postwar medical and mental health care for soldiers after their deployment? Didn’t you find that disgusting? What about destroying our nation’s reputation on the world stage, endorsing the use of kidnapping, torture and murder as the new standard of American foreign policy. How about ushering in the Bush Depression which led to the current state and collapse of our national economy? Not disgusting enough?

Five years later and you’re still fixated on comments made by an entertainer Mr. Bush? Your comments further expose you as petty, thin skinned and self-centered. To be clear Kanye West did not call you a racist, he said you didn’t care about Black people and there is no evidence to contradict his assertion. What I find disgusting is your utter lack of ability to even grasp an ounce of reality. I find it disgusting that in your fantasy world you’re just a poor misunderstood little rich white boy. In your version of the eight years spent in the white house you didn’t steal the presidency in 2000 with the help of the Supreme Court. In your deluded sense of reality there WERE weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and homeboy who threw the shoe at you was simply a well meaning though overzealous Foot Locker employee trying to make a sale.