Wife Says Criticism of Bush 'Disgusting'
Source: Associated Press
09/09/2005

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WASHINGTON - Laura Bush described as "disgusting" comments by rapper Kanye West and Democratic chairman Howard Dean blaming her husband for the disproportionate number of black hurricane victims.

"I think all of those remarks are disgusting, to be perfectly frank, because of course President Bush cares about everyone in our country," the first lady said Thursday in an interview with American Urban Radio Networks.

"And I know that. I mean, I'm the person who lives with him," she said. "I know what he's like and I know what he thinks and I know how he cares about people."

The president has faced sharp criticism over federal relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims, who are disproportionally black and poor.

On a nationally televised telethon Friday, broadcast live on NBC, West departed from the script to declare " George Bush doesn't care about black people."

Earlier
this week, Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the National Baptist Convention of America, a black religious group, that race played a role in the hurricane casualty numbers.

Mrs. Bush said it was clear that poor people were more vulnerable when the hurricane hit.

"They lived in poorer neighborhoods. Their neighborhoods were the ones that were more likely to flood, as we saw in New Orleans. Their housing was more vulnerable," she said.

"And that's what we saw, and that's what we want to address in our country."

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you just mad cuz kanye said the word that represents the opposite of hip hop is gay, and laura bush looks like a troll.

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ahhh fuck them.

Laura Bush is a penguin without correctly alligned eyeballs.

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its funny how the newspaper didnt mention the other shit she sed in the interview which was that she was "scared because all of them are now coming into Texas"..... meaning all the blacks..... and i cant remember the other thing she sed.... but it was really racist without her trying to be racist..... like she wasnt sayin "god damn niggers are coming here" but she was actin like she was afraid that all of "them" are going to invade Texas and burn her house down or sum shit in mad riots

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yea, kanye did....... but he was sayin that that shit needs to stop..... if i was Q, if anything i would be sendin a letter to Kanye tellin him his situation and bein grateful for the comments he made.... why would he be mad at him?

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WTF are u babblin about?

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^lmao.......... but yea, fuck both the bushes...... losers. ~_~

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Meh.. Good for her w/e..

I think kanye's statements were blaintant stupidity and attention seeking..
Hes a fucking moron..

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I agree...he managed to turn the focus of that event from the victims to him...

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Kayne's remark was bad timing,but needed!

Fuck Bush...Bud is better! Really!

Water'd down muthafuckin beer.

the comment was stupid...but shit there has been so much racist shit going on..

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