i think kanye west could've put it more simply and

[elduderino]

not to say race doesnt come in to it... but i think it

'george bush doesn't care about poor people'

[hippiechick]

1. George Bush doesn't CARE. Period.

n/t

[librechik]

4. right--what would it take to get him to turn on his own?

not very much, I'd wager.

He cares about nothing but his own comfort.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

2. That loses the edge and the images don't show simply "poor people"

Most Americans watching wouldn't simply say look at those poor people.

[laureloak]

3. AGREED. IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING POOR OR DEPENDENT.

[bettyellen]

5. he was speaking from the heart... and he saw race as an issue and called

them on it.
the people who say he did it for publicity don't know hip hop at all - he didn't need it- he was already making the cover of Time this week, had the biggest single of the year in 2004.