All hail Kayne West for having the courage to tell the truth. During NBC's apolotical concert to raise money to help the victims of Katrina, West went off the script, leaving scene partner Mike Myers speechless, probably wondering why he'd signed on to Shrek 3 and 4.
Yahoo news has the whole story; here's an excerpt:
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," the camera cut away to comedian Chris Tucker.
If you live on the East Coast, you caught that live. If you live out West -- sorry, NBC cut it for the rebroadcast.
And now we know that Red Cross is not being allowed into New Orleans by the National Guard. Maybe if the Red Cross carried AK-47s, Bush would let them in.