Lil' Wayne, native to New Orleans, Louisiana, released the mixtape Dedication 2 in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina. Additional to this mixtape, Lil' Wayne did many guest appearances and other mixtapes from 2006-2008. His support to New Orleans reminds fans that he hasn't moved on past his home town. He performed a tribute to New Orleans at the Grammy Awards in 2009.
His song "Georgia... Bush" released off the Dedication 2 mixtape in 2006 and attacked former president George W. Bush. Throughout his entire first verse, Lil' Wayne attacks the government and Bush, claiming that the people are unaware of the truth and that Bush is telling and showing the people what Bush wants them to view.
Wayne continues to criticize the flood and hurricane protection system in New Orleans and how poor they were in dealing with Hurricane Katrina. The second verse continues on violently attacking Bush and any Bush supporters. The level of intensity portrayed by Lil' Wayne in this song properly displays the effect Hurricane Katrina had on the people of New Orleans, as well as the feelings felt by the people towards the government and President Bush. Many believe that Lil' Wayne was out of line while attacking the President, however President Bush was warned before Hurricane Katrina hit about the possible breaches in the levees and the unpreparedness of the city of New Orleans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11627394/ns/us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/t/video-shows-bush-got-explicit-katrina-warning/#.ToIRD0-m2t8
The video above shows how President Bush clearly had prior knowledge about the threats of Hurricane Katrina and did not act in response to these threats.
His song "Georgia... Bush" released off the Dedication 2 mixtape in 2006 and attacked former president George W. Bush. Throughout his entire first verse, Lil' Wayne attacks the government and Bush, claiming that the people are unaware of the truth and that Bush is telling and showing the people what Bush wants them to view.
Wayne continues to criticize the flood and hurricane protection system in New Orleans and how poor they were in dealing with Hurricane Katrina. The second verse continues on violently attacking Bush and any Bush supporters. The level of intensity portrayed by Lil' Wayne in this song properly displays the effect Hurricane Katrina had on the people of New Orleans, as well as the feelings felt by the people towards the government and President Bush. Many believe that Lil' Wayne was out of line while attacking the President, however President Bush was warned before Hurricane Katrina hit about the possible breaches in the levees and the unpreparedness of the city of New Orleans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11627394/ns/us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/t/video-shows-bush-got-explicit-katrina-warning/#.ToIRD0-m2t8
The video above shows how President Bush clearly had prior knowledge about the threats of Hurricane Katrina and did not act in response to these threats.
Many people weren't satisfied with Bush's performance as president; in fact, we still complain about him today even though he's no longer president. Yes, Bush showed a remarkable lack of care when our country faced turmoil, but he's not in office anymore. I think we should work more to rectify his mistakes rather than wasting our energy vilifying; he obviously does not care.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, we understand the ups and downs of the Bush administration and by now should know that attacking the past will not solve the future. People need to focus on the current and future problems rather than playing a blame game on old news.
ReplyDeleteI remember when this song first came out, I lost a lot of respect for Lil Wayne. He never really talked to much about politics, then to attack Bush in the way he did. Just didn't seem to justified to me. Its a catchy song, but it is often misleading. It portrays the situation that only buts the blame on bush, definitely when it should be put on the shoulders of others. FEMA,Nagan, and the Governor forgot her name though. Its just easy to go after the president I guess.
ReplyDeleteYeah her name was Governor Blanco and you make a valid point, one person cannot solely be responsible for the blame of a catastrophe. I still feel that Bush still remains at partial fault for the lack of preparation.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Bush is a symbol for all the failures surrounding Katrina?
ReplyDeleteI would agree with Bush and his administration being an acceptable symbol for all of the failures surrounding Katrina but not solely Bush, there were too many decisions made to blame only President Bush.
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