Ahhh, tabloid headlines. How I love writing them. In an interview with Matt Lauer that will air next Monday, George W. Bush stated that Kanye West’s “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” comment during the Hurricane Katrina telethon was the worst moment of his presidency.
Lauer: You say you told Laura at the time it was the worst moment of your Presidency?
Bush: Yes. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And– it was a disgusting moment.
Lauer: You’re not saying that the worst moment in your presidency was watching the misery in Louisiana. You’re saying it was when someone insulted you because of that.
Bush: No — that — and I also make it clear that the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well. There’s a lot of tough moments in the book. And it was a disgusting moment, pure and simple.
There isn’t any way that I can poke fun at this without it getting political and igniting the typical flame war in the comments — especially on the day after an election — so let’s all just join hands and re-watch the epic awkwardness of Mike Myers’ facial expression when Kanye goes off script:
[More excerpts at TV by the Numbers]
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John Boner has a Jersey Shore tan on his boner.
/politics is AIDS gay
//Bush doesn’t hate black people, he hates us all
What did George Bush say about Roe v. Wade?
“I don’t care how they got out of New Orleans.”
/Tip your waitress
For me the worst moment of his presidency was the moment I learned that my girlfriend had lost her key to my apartment the same night my sister missed her flight and crashed in my bed.
Or was it the best?
Kanye: “George Bush doesn’t like black people.”
Mike Meyers: “But he appreciates the Love Guru, opening July 8th.”
I’ve never seen that clip before. Bizarre. Why does Kanye sound like a nervous 6 year old standing on front of his classmates?
To be fair, I can see why Bush would be upset. “All Falls Down” is a kick-ass song.
@essequemodeia: dude…damn…I didn’t know that they let you use the internet from prison in Austria Mr. Fritzl
Allow me to quote Killer Mike: “The comment Kanye made was damn near right/But Bush hate poor people, be ‘em black or white”
@Enrico: George Bush doesn’t hate us ALL.
Wait, you’re not a white male millionaire oil baron? Okay, yeah. He hates you.
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people, Liz Lemon!”
There. fixed it.
/raises gloved fist
Nice job Bush, you’ve managed to make an eminent toolbag like Kanyeezy look good in comparison.
I think we can all agree (goes to Will Ferrell voice): Matt Lauer can SUCK IT!
Is it racist to think Kanye West was doing an impression of Tracy Morgan/Jordan from ’30 Rock’?
What does Bush say was the best moment of his presidency? That time they had the build-your-own-taco bar at the White House cafeteria?
Insano,
Because he’s bloody uneducated.
@Otto Man: See, as soon as I saw a political post bashing the right, I thought for sure your comment would be “First!”
Huh.
Don’t ever change, America. You beautiful bastard.
I totally forgot about the “The government has given permission to soldiers to shoot us” comment.
That was amazing. Kanye West’s Asperger’s syndrome has given us so much.
Obama
A failed comic actor and a self-important moron walk into a room…
Shouldn’t the moment he authorized the bombing of innocent citizens in Iraq have been the worst moment of his presidency?