QOTD: jackass edition

QOTD: jackass edition

by digby

Who else but Kanye West?
"Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Black people don't have the same connection as oil people.

"You know we don't know nobody that got a nice house. You know we don’t know nobody with paper like that we can go to when we down. You know they can just put us back or put us in a corporation. You know we ain’t in situation. Can you guarantee that your daughter can get a job at this radio station? But if you own this radio station, you could guarantee that. That’s what I’m talking about."
Somehow, I think Kanye's going to have enough to get him through whatever hardships he's going to face.  He's reportedly worth a hundred million dollars.

And he certainly knows people with a nice house. This is where he's currently staying with his girlfriend and her family:


But that's only temporary until his 11 million dollar mansion is fully renovated:


Obviously Kanye is planning a run for president.

You know, I get the point he's trying to make about money.  But he's a very wealthy meathead who sounds like a fool talking that way.  There are a lot of reasons why being the first black president creates unique problems.  Lack of access to money isn't one of them.

And he's also, apparently, a bigot.

sigh ...