So I heard Kayne West dropped a bombshell

[LynneSin]

I was working the phone lines for the American Red Cross and the phone lines got jammed with some complaints.

By the 3rd call I was like "Are you making a donation, No? Thanks for calling" but it cleared up about 10 minutes later. Most people didn't say a word.

[Tallison]

1. Good for him

I just read about his comments this morning. If people don't see the political, racial, and economic subtext of the Feds failure to aid NO refugees, they're asleep. Good for West for waking some of them up.

[Heidi]

2. It's disgusting that Kanye West was the only one who had the guts

to say what needed to be said. I very much like Kanye West's music; he's young, smart and very talented, in my opinion.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/4931993/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=news

[MrScorpio]

3. ...And the script said otherwise

The script was lying and he had to say otherwise

Bravo, Kanye!

[Heidi]

5. So who's gonna start the thread to compile all this stuff, Mr. Scorpio?

You? Or me?

Here's a start:

- Kanye West departs from script, tells the truth at fundraising telethon: http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Kayne-West-Bush-Black-People.mov

- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin tells WWL radio that federal officials "don't have a clue."
-- Also: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/9172420/

[MrScorpio]

6. Good work

Thanks for starting this

[Heidi]

7. I've had enough, Mr. S.

It takes a lot to make me angry, but I've arrived.

When you have some time, here's something else you might be interested in: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/seminoles.html

[MrScorpio]

9. My Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was a Cherokee Chieftain

Charles Hunkerfoot

Frankly, I find the position of the tribe on the question of Black Cherokees highly disturbing

[Heidi]

10. "Highly disturbing" doesn't begin to scratch the surface

of how I feel about it. Anyone who's Cherokee and truthful knows the Freedman issue isn't about freed slaves adopted by the tribe; it's about denying citizenship to Cherokees with black skin.

My granny is probably rolling over in her grave about this.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

4. Here are some video links for those who would like to watch :

Windows Media : http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Kayne-West-Bush-Black-People.wmv

Quicktime : http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Kayne-West-Bush-Black-People.mov

[Skittles]

8. I SAW IT LIVE AND I LOVED IT

it was from the heart - I don't know who Kayne West is but that poor guy was distressed

[Heidi]

11. He's brilliant.

Look at this video: http://www.islanddefjam.com/www2/av/go.wvx?num=28335717542

[WilliamPitt]

12. Here's what he said

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090300165.html

[Heidi]

13. Thanks, Will. Why do you suppose the article describes West

as "arrogant"?

[WilliamPitt]

14. Because "Uppity" would get them in trouble.

[Heidi]

15. Exactly.

Abso-friggin'-lutely right.

[Seabiscuit]

17. The article was wrong about the content of the "west coast feed"

Here in California we watched the entire thing, *including* the line "George Bush doesn't care about black people".

[crispini]

16. It was beautiful.

I will purchase a Kanye West Cd soon in my future.