Rap Artist Kanye West had this to say: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people!” — Said during a Hurricane Katrina telethon.
After the Katrina disaster many polls indicated that large majorities of blacks believed that the federal response to Hurricane Katrina would have been considerably speedier had those trapped in New Orleans been rich and white, and that the slow response was an indication of continuing racial inequity in this country.
Most whites disagreed.
A poll average indicated that 72 percent of blacks thought Bush doesn’t care, while only 26 percent of whites thought likewise, meaning a 74 percent majority of whites believe that Bush cares. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, said: “I do not think that this president cares about everybody in America…”
Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State, as expected — defended Bush. Condoleezza, like Colin Powell are examples of blacks who have allowed themselves to be used by the Republican Party “for an illusion of ‘black’ inclusion,” — a party which not only acts, but commits to things...