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Harry Belafonte condemns Bush 'lackeys'

By Stone Martindale Mar 12, 2007, 17:13 GMT

Stephen Evans of the BBC caught up with Mr. Tallyman singer and iconic musical artist Harry Belafonte, who at the age of 80 has quite a bit to say about everything he believes terribly wrong with the Bush administration of the United States. 06/27/2006 - Harry Belafonte - © Chris Hatcher / Photorazzi

06/27/2006 - Harry Belafonte - © Chris Hatcher / PhotorazziBelafonte refers to Condi Rice as a "house slave" and explains why Bush is more of a tyrant than Castro. He refers to them [black political administrative appointees]as "lackeys" and "failed house slaves" who are not the masters of their own destiny."She needs somebody to tell her about her blackness..Condoleezza Rice is revered nowhere. She has influence over a nothingness," said Belafonte about Rice.Belafonte stated Rice was in the service and was a "powerless powerless powerless" extension of George Bush.When the interviewer asked if he acknowledged there were conservative blacks, Belafonte retorted that right-wing conservative black people "will sell you out in a minute."Belafonte also stated in the audio interview that Bush was the front runner for being the greatest tyrant, and he was definitely worse than Fidel Castro.He has described them as "house slaves", and doesn't feel their presence has helped his cause in any way. "He puts them there in the service of power. They are quite powerless - powerless - powerless," he says."Does she not make even one millimetre of difference," Evans asked. "She makes a difference for the worse," Belafonte replied. Hear-Harry-rant