Bush has not commented, but his wife has!; controversial cartoon

Latest news on the Kanye West George Bush incident - First Lady Laura Bush has now come forward to defend her husband's stance at one who cares about everyone in the United States. He also claims Kanye's comments on Sept 2 "disgusting". She elaborated stating: "I think all of those remarks are disgusting, to be perfectly frank, because of course President Bush cares about everyone in our country. And I know that. I mean, I'm the person who lives with him. I know what he's like, and I know what he thinks, and I know how he cares about people."

In other "weird" news, a cartoon designed by a University of Florida student has garnered some controversy. The cartoon, playing off of West’s comments that "George Bush doesn’t care about black people," ran in the Tuesday edition of U of F's Independent Florida Alligator, featured West handing a playing card labeled "The Race Card" to United States Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice.

The artist who drew the cartoon, Andy Marlette, said the cartoon was not meant to be racist and said of the cartoon: "If anything it's celebrating a black person who has really done something great and represents the best of black culture," Marlette said referring to Rice.

Independent Florida Alligator editor Mike Gimignani said the paper has received numerous phone calls and letters about the cartoon.

"(Marlette) is very good at pushing buttons," Gimignani told the Gainesville Sun. "Unfortunately, there is a little too much tied to this word."

Members of the black student union and other campus organizations are demanding an apology from the paper.