A pathetic piece of steaming elephant sized dung heap mr kayne west..ok,you may now continue in your ego fest lo these many months of lack luster music,rant now overcome by completeness.

You're right. He's pretty pathetic. And i don't even like country music. The little girl deserved more courtesy than that.


R.

When we have sunk so low as to have a Congressman shout 'You lie!' to the President of our country, does (or even should) anyone really care what is said to a country singer?

What is disgusting is that, in all probability, Kanye or Serena Williams (another shining example of what passes for American 'values') is likely to pay a higher price for their childish behavior than the Congressman.

Which, in a way, probably reflects the importance we put as a society on each of these petulant losers...

Diki, I know you'll agree that the U.S. doesn't have any exclusives when it comes to a general disrespect component of society, so don't feel bad about it happening in your country. It seems to be a global attitude.

124 is right. We've all witnessed everything from shouting matches to outright barroom-type brawls, in legislative bodies in Asia, Europe, and South America. Maybe it's something in the global water supply or maybe we, as a global society, just seem to take one step back socially, for every one step forward technologically. I think the anonymity of the Internet has emboldened us to the point that we think it's ok to be rude even when we're not hiding behind a computer screen. We're becoming more and more accepting of bad behavior (or maybe just jaded); witness the shoe throwing incident with President Bush and the 'hero's welcome' greeting the offender after little more than a wrist-slap for punishment; or the release and subsequent 'hero's welcome' afforded the Lockerbie bomber after the mass murder of nearly 300 fellow human beings. Sure, Kanye West is an easy target for us to vent on, but what we should really be concerned about is the global deterioration of just plain old good manners and respect for each other as fellow inhabitants of this planet. JMO.

chas

Too late for that now....look around you we're doomed....JMO

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Chas, you may be onto something here. I think technology has enabled us to be more insular, with the consequence that we're forgetting, and new generations not even learning, about what it takes to just plain get along. The skillset required for decent interaction is fading away. Hell, we don't even play in bands anymore!

Society has made this jerk a multimillionaire you think he cares?

chas... you are SO right with that statement ... I have been saying for years that starting with young people, all societies are being TAUGHT to be disrespectful and desensitized to feelings of guilt ... just watch any 'kids' show and see how disrespectful they are to each other and to adults ... and as for video games !!! ... don't get me started on that ... ... As a grandfather I keep praying that it's not too late ... but I don't only pray, I also try to TEACH !!! ...
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Of course he doesn't. Isn't he about to open up a tour? This was a pure publicity stunt. It got him on Leno quick enough, got his mug out there, didn't it? I hit the switch on the TV right there.