George Bush "Absolutely" Forgives Kanye West
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George Bush says he and Kanye West have patched things up.
After Bush, 64, bashed West, 33, in his new book for once calling him a racist, he said on the Today Show Wednesday that he has "absolutely" forgiven the rapper.
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West famously declared on the 2005 televised Concert for Hurricane Relief, "George Bush doesn't care about black people," blaming him for the reason that America helps "the less well-off as slow as possible."
When Today's Matt Lauer showed Bush a tape of West's rant, Bush said, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina. I cited him as an example. I cited others as well. I appreciate that."
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But he stressed that they have both moved on.
"I'm not a hater," the former president said. "I didn't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were saying things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called racist if, in your heart, you believe in equality of race."
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3of course he does. if he doesn't he'll be called a racist! stupid kanye.
But do people who were part of Katrina forgive you...?
Beer summit?