I heard Meredith Viera's interview with Susan Boyle and a lot was being made about how courageous and uplifting her story is and while it is a legitimate nice story, are we maybe taking things a bit far? This thing happened months ago. Pretty soon she's going to be meeting with Warren Buffett and Barack Obama for her advice on foreign and economic policy, being treated as some kind of king maker. Or maybe she'll meet with Melvyn Douglas and Jack Warden. And then, when her rich benefactor shrugs off his mortal coil, Susan Boyle will bid farewell to the public, umbrella and valise in hand, and walk across a pond, into the blue, cloudy firmament as Barack Obama states that life is just a state of mind.
I'm not hating. Susan Boyle should be given credit where it is due, but lets not lionize the woman yet. I'm just saying...I already saw that movie and Susan Boyle...she ain't no Chance Gardiner.
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