Who Said That?

"It's almost like a crucifixion, in terms of the cross you have to bear. We reap the fruits of the resurrection, in terms of the power that emanates from [Michael Jackson's] sacrifice. He sacrificed his childhood because he loved us so. He didn't just entertain us, he sustained us."

Please leave your guess in the comments section below.  Please no google searches or cheating.  The whole point is to guess!  Answer to follow in one week.

Update on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 04:56PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This is how Princton religion professor Cornel West views the life and death of Mchael Jackson--as a Messiah figure.  West made these comments in an interview with Tavis Smiley and they are cited in John Kass's Chicago Tribune editorial "Deification of [Michael] Jackson" from July 8, 2009.

Comments

[Roger Duran]

Al Sharpton is my guess.

[GrinningDwarf]

Sounds Oprah-like to me.

[Greg]

I guess Sharpton, too.

[Craig Boyd]

Joel Osteen?

["lee n. field"]

Ditto to Al Sharpton.

[MrZerep]

I believe the individual who said this is the professor Cornel West.

[bil]

that's disgusting

[Mark Gunn]

It's Cornel West who is a Professor at Princeton.

[Michael]

Oprah

[Brian Davilla]

Sounds Sharpton-esque.

[Coyle]

Jeremiah Wright?

[Raymond]

Cornell West

[Mike]

I guess it had to happen. Sounds like it could be Uri Geller - a wild guess.

[matt]

Either Sharpton, Ofrah Winprey or the "Rev." Jesse Jackson

[Jason]

President Obama

[dsanger]

I heard this wicked blasphemy on the radio. I think its Cornel West.

[Jeff Rolfe]

I think I heard this on Renewing Your Mind just last week....or maybe it was the Tavis Smiley Show, I forget.

[Michelle]

It was the Tavis Smiley Show, and yes, it was Cornel West, and I nearly fell out of my chair when I heard him say it!

[Wesley]

al obtuse-ton

[Lloyd Cadle]

The collective mind of Los Angeles -- the most deranged of all cities, where many of the Hollywood types are truly silicone phonies. Watch a Lakers game from Los Angeles some time!