Rev. Michael Pfleger and the “Entitled” Hillary Clinton Controversy (Video)

Posted on May 30, 2008 - 2:01pm by Shallow Nation in Controversy, Politics, Religion

Michael Pfleger

Has Father Michael Pfleger, Catholic priest and pastor of Saint Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago, succeeded in outdoing Rev. Jeremiah Wright in generating controversy?

Pfleger, the outspoken activist pastor of St. Sabina in Auburn-Gresham, spoke at Trinity last Sunday night, and his videotaped comments about Clinton started to ricochet around the Internet. Introduced by Wright’s successor, the Rev. Otis Moss III, Pfleger starts talking of the need to expose ”white entitlement and supremacy wherever it raises its head” in the the clip on YouTube.

Pfleger continues, referring to Clinton’s tearing up just before the New Hampshire primary — which may have helped her win.

”Rev. Moss, when Hillary was crying, and people said that was put on, I really don’t believe it was put on,” Pfleger says from the pulpit. ”I really believe that she just always thought, ‘This is mine! I’m Bill’s wife, I’m white, and this is mine! I just gotta get up and step into the plate.’ And then out of nowhere came, ‘Hey, I’m Barack Obama,’ and she said, ‘Oh, damn! Where did you come from? I’m white! I’m entitled! There’s a black man stealing my show!’ ”

Pfleger then pretended to wipe tears from his eyes. “She wasn’t the only one crying, there was a whole lot of white people crying.”

As he wrapped up, Pfleger must have sensed he went too far. ”Sorry . . . don’t want to get you into any more trouble,” he said, a reference to the controversial Wright, whom Obama cut ties with April 30, following what he called Wright’s ”rants” during a press conference at the National Press Club here. Moss, back on the pulpit, said, “We thank God for the message and we thank God for the messenger.”

Source: Pfleger warned about pulpit politics. Pfleger stepped down from “Catholics for Obama.”

Here is the controversial video of Rev. Michael Pfleger’s “white entitlement” and “white supremacy” remarks.

” Obama’s Church: Why Hillary Cried - Father Michael Pfleger”

He could have avoided much of the controversy by sticking to the “Clinton entitlement” for which there is plenty of evidence, such as Hillary Clinton’s “Why I Continue to Run” editorial in the New York Daily News or Hillary Clinton’s controversial Robert F. Kennedy assassination comments.

Call it “entitlement” with or without adjectives, Clinton has made it clear that she is not quitting. Nor will pundits, politicians or preachers cease to interpret her motives. See the LA Times story: Clinton faces new pressure on 2 fronts.

Barack Obama has apologized. (He must wonder sometimes if he is running for President or just on a long apology tour.) In turn, The Rev. Michael Pfleger also apologized.

Obama, in a statement, said, ”As I have traveled this country, I’ve been impressed not by what divides us, but by all that unites us. That is why I am deeply disappointed in Father Pfleger’s divisive, backward-looking rhetoric, which doesn’t reflect the country I see or the desire of people across America to come together in common cause.”

Pfleger, a passionate advocate for the down-and-out, immediately issued an apology: ”I regret the words I chose on Sunday. These words are inconsistent with Senator Obama’s life and message, and I am deeply sorry if they offended Senator Clinton or anyone else who saw them.”

Source: Pfleger warned about pulpit politics. Pfleger stepped down from “Catholics for Obama.”

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And the beat goes on, another day in the neverending (but should have ended) Democratic Presidential primary campaign.

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Rev. Michael Pfleger and the Hillary Clinton “Entitlement” (Video)

Video: Usher on “Good Morning America” GMA 5-30-08 “Love in This Club”

Posted on May 30, 2008 - 11:55am by Shallow Nation in Music, Television

Usher performs on Good Morning America - May 30, 2008

Usher performed his No.1 hit single “Love in This Club” live on Good Morning America - GMA - on May 30, 2008, in New York City’s Bryant Park, as part of the GMA 2008 Summer Concert Series. “Love in this Club” is the first single from Usher’s newly released album “Here I Stand,” which Billboard predicts will top the Billboard 200 chart next week.

On his way to rehearsals for his performance this morning on “Good Morning America,” Atlanta R&B superstar Usher offered his take on his recent appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “Dancing With The Stars”:

“First of all, understand, they’re warm-ups for me. And they allow me the opportunity to put the songs out there for a huge audience. Now when you see my show, and everything in proper context, it’s everything: It’s lighting, it’s wardrobe, it’s great sound and shot to perfection.

Source: Usher On GMA Today — And His Performances Recently

Usher performs on Good Morning America - May 30, 2008

Usher “Love in This Club” GMA video May 30, 2008

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Video: Usher “Here I Stand” BET Special 5-28-08

Posted on May 30, 2008 - 8:11am by Shallow Nation in Music, Television

Usher - Here I Stand album cover

“BET Presents Usher: Here I Stand,” a 30 minute special, aired on May 28, 2008, part of the promotion for Usher’s new album, “Here I Stand,” just released on May 27. According to Billboard, “Here I Stand” is expected to be a chart topper.

Usher’s “Here I Stand” (LaFace/Zomba) should stand tall at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week, as the set tops the Nielsen SoundScan Building chart, released today (May 28).

Unweighted first-day sales for “Stand” from the chart’s panel of nine accounts through the close of business yesterday came in at 146,000.

That figure is near the 154,000 that Mariah Carey’s “E=MC2″ (Island) began with in April. She finished the week with 463,000, though that number was amplified by an aggressive promotional campaign that included stops on “Oprah Winfrey” and “American Idol.”

Usher’s debut might be more in line with the sales bow that greeted Jack Johnson’s “Sleep Through the Static” earlier this year. That Brushfire effort launched a first-day figure of 121,000 on the Building chart and finished the week with 375,000.

Source: Usher On Track To Score No. 1 Album Debut

Usher “Here I Stand” BET Special video Part 1: “Moving Mountains” and “Here I Stand”

Usher “Here I Stand” BET Special video Part 2: “Yeah” and “Love In This Club”

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