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Nine Million Viewers Watch Season Two Winner of "The Voice" Evoke Jesus; NYT Skips Mention of Praise
MTV News ^ | May 9, 2012 | Rona Badger

Posted on 05/09/2012 9:17:46 AM PDT by Rona Badger

In last night's (May 9, 2012) season two finale of TV's hit show, "The Voice," NBC took first place in the 18-49 demographic share and third in total viewers with 9 million. The winner, Jermaine Paul, gave all the credit to Jesus.

From MTV.com: Universal Records added a new artist to their roster Tuesday night (May 8) when Jermaine Paul of Team Blake was named season-two champ during the finale of "The Voice," which also featured some major star power appearances from the likes of Justin Bieber and Flo Rida.

"I just wanted to say thank you for everyone that voted for me," the former Alicia Keys backup singer said on the sparkler-filled stage, before giving credit to his wife, children and parents. "God bless y'all, man. Nobody but Jesus, man, nobody!"

(Excerpt) Read more at mtv.com ...


TOPICS: Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: jesus; newyorktimes; thevoice
But New York Times critic, Jon Caramanica, makes no mention of Paul's unmistakable and emphatic praise to Jesus, instead focusing on his family:

But Mr. Paul had been brought low from his perch. He wept openly and embraced his father, and then his wife, who kissed his head nurturingly, as he veered off melody and sometimes stopped singing altogether.

Underdog’s Win Makes the Finale of ‘The Voice’ Feel Right

Would it have been news if the winner praised Allah?

1 posted on 05/09/2012 9:17:54 AM PDT by Rona Badger
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To: Rona_Badger

The article doesn’t say anything about what the winner said upon winning. In fact the article barely discusses the winner, it’s about the show itself. People shouldn’t try so hard to be offended. It wasn’t an omission, the article had a completely different focus.


2 posted on 05/09/2012 9:22:18 AM PDT by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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To: discostu

No offense taken, rather I’m posing a question: Would it have been news if the winner praised Allah?


3 posted on 05/09/2012 9:24:58 AM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the Calling Wind)
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To: discostu
And why didn't Caramanica also accurately report it this way:

He gave credit to Jesus and embraced his father, and then his wife, who kissed his head nurturingly...

4 posted on 05/09/2012 9:29:44 AM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the Calling Wind)
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To: Rona_Badger

Probably not. But even if it was it wouldn’t fit in the story linked to. That story is about the show and how it works and how it compares to other talent shows specifically American Idol for flow and search for talent.


5 posted on 05/09/2012 10:39:17 AM PDT by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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To: Rona_Badger

Becuase he is a programmed Atheist NWO faux journalist who is programmed to hate our Lord and to diminish any reference to Christ.

He is part of the media’s not-so-secret hatred of religious Christians and Jews.

When you look at a Liberal, don’t feel sorry for him, view him as a Nazi taking aim at you in France in 1942 or an NVA/Viet Cong soldier trying to cut your throat in 1968.

Godless, nanny-state, Orwellian, OWS, Soros-funded, Greentard Utopian Socialists want you starving, broke and dead.

There should be no mercy given to them, despite your Christian leanings to forgive. They want you and your kidsd dead with their policies of immigration and hatred of your religion, and the appeasement of Islam.


6 posted on 05/09/2012 11:13:19 AM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers.....)
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To: wac3rd

Right... well, nine million people heard quite clearly who he credited and that is something remarkable to me!


7 posted on 05/09/2012 12:53:39 PM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the Calling Wind)
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To: wac3rd

When you look at a Liberal, don’t feel sorry for him, view him as a Nazi taking aim at you in France in 1942 or an NVA/Viet Cong soldier trying to cut your throat in 1968.
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There should be no mercy given to them, despite your Christian leanings to forgive. They want you and your kidsd dead with their policies of immigration and hatred of your religion, and the appeasement of Islam.

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How many liberals have you murdered? Let me guess, zero.

Why not? Do you lack the courage of your convictions? Or do you just like the sound of your text, so bravely and anonymously posted on an internet forum?

If you were who you portray yourself as, you’d not be posting here, you’d actually be doing something besides posting dreck on the internet.


8 posted on 05/09/2012 1:59:53 PM PDT by dmz
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To: wac3rd

Ain’t you the murderous little cupcake...


9 posted on 05/09/2012 2:02:08 PM PDT by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: dmz

I am not speaking literally, I am speaking figuratively. I don’t mean ammo box, I mean ballot box.

I am saying that Liberals are an absolute threat to your way of life and to your children’s, in a myriad of reasons.

So shut the f up.


10 posted on 05/09/2012 5:41:23 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers.....)
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To: dmz

Lemme guess, PG County...


11 posted on 05/09/2012 5:42:40 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers.....)
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