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1. #101
   On September 14th, 2009 at 11:44 am, 3Angela said:

   Tell me that wasn’t a racial moment. Had the tables been turned, a white performer grabbing the mike of a black winner, and there would have been hell to pay. Kayne West is indeed “empowered.”

2. #102
   On September 14th, 2009 at 11:45 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

   Look for Kanye next to TALK about peace and Jesus

   all the while

   Pushing and Taking

3. #103
   On September 14th, 2009 at 11:46 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

   Context racist geeks-
   When McEnroe, Connors, et al played there wasn’t a set standard for the referee’s and things have improved.

   I would expect any ref to eject an athlete for a verbal tirade that crosses a line. Use profanities, your given a warning and if it occurs again-EJECT them.

   Since race has been brought up, then lets be fair and treat black atheletes and coaches the same way white atheletes and coaches are treated.

   Treat Isiah, Dusty, and Serena the same way Rush, Imus and “The Greek” were treated. In other words-Fire them!

   GSP

4. #104
   On September 14th, 2009 at 11:57 am, Dave Turson said:

   What can anyone expect from a man whose name in Swahili means “the only one” ?
   He’s known for grabbing attention this way. I’ll bet he rehearsed this last week in front of a mirror in his home.

   “I’m the closest that hip-hop is getting to God. In some situations I’m like a ghetto Pope.” – Kanye West

5. #105
   On September 14th, 2009 at 12:05 pm, nyk said:

   Since race has been brought up, then lets be fair and treat black atheletes and coaches the same way white atheletes and coaches are treated.

   Treat Isiah, Dusty, and Serena the same way Rush, Imus and “The Greek” were treated. In other words-Fire them!

   1) Neither Jimmy “The Greek,” Rush nor Imus were/are athletes or coaches, so I’m not sure how they relate to your prior comment or how the comparison is valid.
   2) Andy Roddick is a contemporary player.
   3) Um…Isiah *was* fired.
   4) Tennis players aren’t “fired” for inappropriate behavior (mostly because they aren’t “hired” to play). They are, as Serena Williams is being, fined.

6. #107
   On September 14th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, greenfairie said:

   Hmm, I thought Kanye was Swahili for “douchebag.”

7. #108
   On September 14th, 2009 at 1:13 pm, mom2jack said:

   This is not the first MTV show on which Kanye has pulled this crap, and it probably won’t be the last. If MTV is serious about “punishing” him they would ban him from all their future shows. But then of course everyone would scream “raaaacccissst!”

8. #109
   On September 14th, 2009 at 1:31 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

   I wish she’d have buttstroked him with that big ol’ award she won, knocked his sorry a$$ right off the stage. She could claim that she was in fear of her life.

   Do you think he would have tried that with Gretchen Wilson? I don’t THINK so!

   ECS

9. #110
   On September 14th, 2009 at 1:37 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

   Nyk-
   Isiah wasn’t fired (or fined) for his racist comments when coaching the Knicks.

   Dusty Baker (former Cubs coach) wasn’t fired or fined for his comments.

   John Rocker (If I recall his name correctly) makes racist comments off the field, is fined for his comments and ultimately loses his career.

   Greek, Rush and Imus make comments about black athlets without resorting to slurs and they held to a different standard. BTW-Imus “Nappy headed” comment is the name of a Memphis black owned salon. So if its racist for Imus, then it should be racist across the board.

   GSP

10. #111
    On September 14th, 2009 at 1:41 pm, cabrerski said:

    What a horse’s *ss!!!

    I noticed that he was swilling from a bottle of Hennessy VS on the red carpet. I thought you had to show the bling as a rapper of note. VS is the lowest offering from the good folks at Hennessy. From earlier observations of rap videos, XO would be the standard.

    Hey Kanye, I use VS to saute mushrooms in before putting them on a steak. Based upon this evidence, I imagine that your preference of sparkling wine/champagne is Andre Cold Duck. What a no-class piece of dung.

    Speaking of class, Beyonce has now moved up to the top of my most-respected entertainers list.

11. #112
    On September 14th, 2009 at 1:46 pm, thutmose18 said:

    What does Obama have to do with Kanye West? And what’s with the racist comments? West isn’t a thug, just a arrogant a-hole music nerd. Shun him MTV!

12. #113
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Lets see…

    Never spent a penny on anything from kanye “barack” west…..never will

    Note to self, research everything this idiot promotes and avoid

    The drop kanye “barack” west movement should make the lefts attack on Glen Becks advertisers look like a church social

    kanye “barack” west needs a taste of social justice

13. #114
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:05 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Thutmose said:

    What a big man. I kind of wish he had done that to Pink. I’m not a fan of hers, but she certainly would have made it a more enjoyable, classless moment when she punched him out.

    I see West with his back to Taylor Swift and think Pink would have hauled off and kicked him right in the @ss at that point. That would have been priceless.

14. #115
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    After a quick check on wiki, I find the following

    In August 2008, Kanye West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area, with the first coming in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second will follow in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although they are in the process of finalizing the lease. His company, KW Foods LLC, has bought the rights to the chain in Chicago.[88] Kanye is planning to launch his fashion career, applying for internships with major European fashion houses.[89] He is due to release his own clothing line called Past Tell in 2009.

    Kanye has also collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe named the Air Yeezys. There colorways have currently been produced and released.

    On January 22, 2009, during Paris Fashion Week, Kanye West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton. The line is to be in stores by summertime.

    So that means, no fatburger…. no nike …. no louis vuitton …. no past tell

    Can anyone add other brands this piece of human debris is associated with?

15. #116
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:18 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Kanye West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton.

    All I can say is, the Louis Vuitton ’shoe’ must be fashion code for ‘tampon carrier’.

16. #117
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:19 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    What an ass.

    BTW, the Beyonce video has been removed…

17. #118
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, neocon527 said:

    Man, one minute heckling and acting like a rude jackass on national television is cool with all y’all and the next minute it’s proof of our declining culture. Weird.

18. #119
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, battleaxe said:

    Videos removed via copyright abuse.

    I think the whole thing was staged to try to bring some controversy and a smidgen of relevance back to MTV.

    It’d be nice if MTV just went back to playing videos. The bands from the 80s that have gotten back together for reunion tours owe their existence in most cases to MTV’s 24 hour video playing.

19. #120
    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:32 pm, spaceycakes said:

    OT but equally hilarious

20. #121
    On September 14th, 2009 at 3:58 pm, taggart said:

    On September 14th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, neocon527 said:
    Man, one minute heckling and acting like a rude jackass on national television is cool with all y’all and the next minute it’s proof of our declining culture. Weird.

    Um. Good one?

21. #122
    On September 14th, 2009 at 5:05 pm, nyk said:

    Man, one minute heckling and acting like a rude jackass on national television is cool with all y’all and the next minute it’s proof of our declining culture. Weird.

    Ha. So true.

    I think the whole thing was staged to try to bring some controversy and a smidgen of relevance back to MTV.

    Totally — and that’s the general scuttlebutt on music blogs today. It’s just too perfect. Kanye gets more press for pulling the same tired stunt he always does, Taylor Swift and Beyonce both benefit. This has MTV pr stunt written all over it.

    It’d be nice if MTV just went back to playing videos.

    THANK YOU. That channel has sucked since the late ’90s. I mean, who watches it anymore? Horrible reality shows filled with horrible people doing horrible things. No. Thanks.

22. #123
    On September 14th, 2009 at 6:24 pm, Brian Roastbeef said:

    I don’t know if it was staged. If it was, Taylor Swift wasn’t in on it…

    So then the question is was Kanye a jerk by himself, or did he conspire with MTV execs to be a jerk. Either is plausible to me.

23. #124
    On September 14th, 2009 at 9:24 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    This was not staged

    barack west is exactly as you saw him

    That is the real him inside and out

    He is a self absorbed bigot who feels entitled to trash anything his little mind sets itself to trash

    He is a racist bigot who outed himself in the most visable way he could

    He will sober up and try to make up but the truth is out

    Racist apoligists will attempt to provide cover but they only discredit themselves by doing so

24. #125
    On September 14th, 2009 at 11:37 pm, starlightwoman said:

    It’d be nice if MTV just went back to playing videos. The bands from the 80s that have gotten back together for reunion tours owe their existence in most cases to MTV’s 24 hour video playing.

    1. This shows Beyonce is truly a class act.

    2. Some bands like Scorpions and Judas Priest have always been together and are still ROCKIN’ after 40 years.

25. #126
    On September 15th, 2009 at 2:04 am, nyk said:

    This was not staged

    barack west is exactly as you saw him

    This is pure nutiness. I can guarantee you that Obama and Kanye West have nothing in common,and if you were to put them in a room together, the dominant noise would be crickets chirping. You people really are so out of touch with reality it’s like taking a Delorean back in time. You’re so essentialist and reductive. Try getting out a little more.

26. #127
    On September 15th, 2009 at 10:07 am, spaceycakes said:

    Try getting out a little more.

    You first.

27. #128
    On September 15th, 2009 at 10:32 am, Salt said:

    On September 15th, 2009 at 2:04 am, nyk said:

    You people really are so out of touch with reality it’s like taking a Delorean back in time.

    You start harping about being out of touch with reality and finish with a 1985 sci-fi movie reference?

28. #129
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:02 am, Dave Turson said:

    On September 15th, 2009 at 2:04 am, nyk said:

    This is pure nutiness. I can guarantee you that Obama and Kanye West have nothing in common,and if you were to put them in a room together, the dominant noise would be crickets chirping.

    Obama listens to Kanye West’s music. Jay-Z helped West get into the rapping business, as West helped Jay-Z. He likes rap. Obama said rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris were “great talents and great businessmen.” Rappers are renowned for their swaggerings and gangsta attitudes. Cickets did not chirp when he met Kanye West and Jay-Z, although he did call Kanye a “jackass” in this instance. Obama should call out the filthy rappers in loud and clear ways, but he doesn’t. He wants rap music to evolve to a higher plain. He’s just dreamin’ or he’s latched onto a clever way to avoid discussing the issue.

29. #130
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:10 am, DBNinKY said:

    This has MTV pr stunt written all over it.

    Strangely enough, I agree w/ NYK, about this being an MTV PR stunt.

    Plus, there’s an element of Leftist preaching contained in the incident, a sorta convenient sermon to America on the need for civility, now that GW Bush and the Republicans are perceived by the Left as being safely out of power, that makes the whole event as questionable as the matching red dresses Beyounce and Swift just happened to have waiting for them backstage.

    Just look at the parallels between what happened w/ Obama’s speech to the joint session of Congress and what occurred at the VMA’s: While Obama had his parade rained on by Rep Joe Wilson speaking his mind, West aided w/ alcohol (cast as Wilson) rained on the parade of Swift (cast as Obama) by speaking his mind.

    It was a set-up. A contrived, teachable moment on civility courtesy of the Lefties at MTV.

30. #131
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:11 am, nyk said:

    You start harping about being out of touch with reality and finish with a 1985 sci-fi movie reference?

    Because I know this audience.

31. #132
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:13 am, nyk said:

    the matching red dresses Beyounce and Swift just happened to have waiting for them backstage.

    Yup. I noticed that too. Those dresses were just too perfectly matched. And frankly, there is no low to which I think MTV will sink for press. Or celebs, for that matter.

32. #133
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:15 am, spaceycakes said:

    Because I know this audience.

    LOL

    If you’re today’s entertainment, I want my money back.

33. #134
    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:20 am, Salt said:

    On September 15th, 2009 at 11:11 am, nyk said:

    You start harping about being out of touch with reality and finish with a 1985 sci-fi movie reference?

    Because I know this audience.

    No, you don’t. You just think you do and you’ll apparently happily brush all conservatives with that same broad stroke.

    Your ILMC styled “You people” slam including an 80s Michael J. Fox movie is funny, but not for the reasons you likely intended.

34. #136
    On September 16th, 2009 at 3:53 am, Spacko said:

    Give Barack Obama a little cred for stating the obvious regarding what West is, though