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It's not that I'm totally disagreeing with what you say, but think about this. My thought is, Team Lachey WAS the best choir, but Team LaBelle had the best singers. After the first night (He's Got the Whole World in His Hands), I thought Patti LaBelle's team had the show locked. But after that first performance, something changed. The choir became a bunch of solo artists singing with little help from the choir. If you look at the time spent singing solo to choir singing, it is considerably benefiting the solo artists, (i.e. I'll Stand By You / Jesus, Take the Wheel). Team Lachey's subpar performance of "Unwritten" was overshadowed with a true choir performance of "Friends in Low Places" which had a short solo intro in the beginning. But lets give credit where credit is due. The Accapella version of "Flight of the Bumblebee" was nothing short of perfection, i.e. Nick's secret weapon. Again, a choir effort. Remember, the show is called Clash of the CHOIRS, not Clash of the Singers.

patricke 12/22/2007 10:13pm

Patti LaBelle, hurt herself with her selection of a rasist charity

Imagine if;

The other 4 contestants, had eliminated, blocked or excluded Africian Americans from their charities.

IF Nick Lachey said that :ONLY white children of Cincinnatti would benefit from the $250,000 donation.

Or Blake Shelton's $50,000 would exclude all African Americans in Oklahoma City.

The uproar would be deafening. The reverands would be out marching, screaming and protesting until their coffiers were full, somebody got fired and they were back on Television talking to Tim Russert or Katie Couric!

Patti LaBelle selected an inner city health agency that ONLY SERVICES Black women. Ms. LaBelle had a responsibilty to insure that all Philadelphian women, REGARDLESS of race could have benefited.

Yes, I know the arguement that her 3 sisters surcumbed to the terrible disease that through early detection, may have saved their lives, BUT many families could say the same. Cancer knows NO COLOR and I wish Ms. LaBelle could make the same claim.

Some would point out that her targeted and exclusive group of inner city BLACK women, who depend on inner city clinics and hospitals often have FREE health options, IF they would only take advantage of them.

Look, I know some will read my words and try to peg this posting as racist. After all it's the quickist way to shut up a rational debate. Instead, try to be fair in your thoughts and judge the acts and not the messenger.

GAT 12/21/2007 2:02pm

Patti LaBelle, hurt herself with her selection of a racist charity

Imagine if;

The other 4 contestants, had eliminated, blocked or excluded Africian Americans from their charities.

IF Nick Lachey said that :ONLY white children of Cincinnatti would benefit from the $250,000 donation.

Or Blake Shelton's $50,000 would exclude all African Americans in Oklahoma City.

The uproar would be deafening. The reverands would be out marching, screaming and protesting until their coffiers were full, somebody got fired and they were back on Television talking to Tim Russert or Katie Couric!

Patti LaBelle selected an inner city health agency that ONLY SERVICES Black women. Ms. LaBelle had a responsibilty to insure that all Philadelphian women, REGARDLESS of race could have benefited.

Yes, I know the arguement that her 3 sisters surcumbed to the terrible disease that through early detection, may have saved their lives, BUT many families could say the same. Cancer knows NO COLOR and I wish Ms. LaBelle could make the same claim.

Some would point out that her targeted and exclusive group of inner city BLACK women, who depend on inner city clinics and hospitals often have FREE health options, IF they would only take advantage of them.

Look, I know some will read my words and try to peg this posting as racist. After all it's the quickist way to shut up a rational debate. Instead, try to be fair in your thoughts and judge the acts and not the messenger.

GAT 12/21/2007 2:01pm