Times slams NBC's censoring of West (criticizing Bush)

I'm sure many on the west coast have heard all his comments.

I haven't seen it.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-critic4sep04,0,6092967,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines

"There's the possibility of more unscripted passion breaking through this week as NBC and the other networks, along with PBS, join forces Friday for another special. BET will air a separate benefit the same night. And the MTV networks will present a special Saturday."

Los Angeles Times: The Show Didn't Benefit by Censors
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just like Dan.

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I thought the most interesting words Kayne used were "my people" and "hypocrite." And just as his crossover dreams were starting, too.

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Most of those dying and starving were black people and those in Washington who let them die were not. I looked at those pictures and I felt just as bad about the whites, Vietnamese and others as I did about African Americans. But most of those who died and suffered and who continue to suffer are my people,meaning people of my race,black people. I am sure West had sympathy for all who suffered, but he like most of America looked at a sea of suffering and it was mostly a sea of black faces. If people cannot understand how West felt, well that's most unfortunate.

I don't think white Americans can understand just how deeply hurt blacks feel watching food and water being thrown to people wading in filthy water, with them scrambling to catch the food, with blacks living on the sidewalk in filth, with the media focusing much on looters instead of showing why such things might occur under such circumstances. It looked to me a black person, that those blacks were considered not much than animals, forced to beg for food and water. Someone said it reminds her of the accounts of slavery, with the slaves knee deep in water, trying to tend tobacco and rice fields. I know I will never get over this episode. Just seemed liked there are people in power who really believe that blacks are trash, they are expendable.

it kills me to read what you wrote; so devastating.....I saw Mr. West speak live (I had honestly never heard of him) - his remarks struck me as genuine and deeply from the heart - he looked anguished by what he had seen....I'm glad he spoke out, someone needed to say it

Those who have been affected the worse are Black (and poor).

Besides, NBC's owner GE, is feeding fat out of the BushCo trough.