In a live benefit concert last night sponsored by NBC, hip-hop star Kanye West said what we all know is true, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” and said America is set up “to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off as slow as possible.”

It slipped past big brother on the east coast because, according to an NBC spokesperson, the person in charge of censoring was instructed to listen for curse words. I guess they need to hire a political screener as well. The comment was cut from the west coast broadcast.

West appeared alongside comedian Mike Myers for a 90-second segment which began with Myers speaking of the devastation Katrina has caused to southern states of the US. This was when West departed from his script and said: “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.” West conceded “the Red Cross is doing everything they can”, but said authorities were deliberately holding up getting aid to the Gulf coast.