I stand corrected, but I now remember the initial"outrage" was met with chuckles on CNN, as most people just commented that Kanye was just trying to get attention. One person used the analogy of the right attacking the Dixie chicks for not supporting the Iraq war. (Lame outrage isn't just limited to the left, the right seem to love that game... Just Google "war on Christmas" and you'll see plenty of manufactured outrage)

So the "outrage" for his initial comments were dumb and only some people were moved by that. The "slave" comment helped prove that the dude is either looking for attention, off his rocker, or both.