Comments on: Susan Boyle: hairy angel or savvy media manipulator?

By: meems

meems — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:21:46 +0000

Bah. Cynics – all a yeh.

I think she is what she is and that’s all that she is. Did no one catch the horrible Diane Sawyer interview with her? (Sawyer was horrible, not Susan Boyle). Susan seemed pretty genuine.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:59:04 +0000

Well, there’s poor little Hugh G. Rection.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:53:40 +0000

Plus, I have to assume that if she were out to conquer the world with music, she would have chosen a genre that wasn’t musical theater. FWIW

She’d be perfect for voice work in an animated musical.

By: a random John

a random John — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:21:53 +0000

Is there anyone in recent memory that has a more unfortunate name than Paul Potts? How could anyone forget that name?

By: Sam B.

Sam B. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:51:54 +0000

some BIG Plan to conqer the world with her music.

Plus, I have to assume that if she were out to conquer the world with music, she would have chosen a genre that wasn’t musical theater. FWIW

By: Anne (UK)

Anne (UK) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:30:41 +0000

Susan Boyle is having the time of her life. I doubt she is manipulating anyone, but I hope she is having fun.She has had a hard life, deserves a break,and her singing voice is beautiful.

The media backlash has begun- the obnoxious Daily Mail has been on her case all week. Nothing like the British tabloids to set a person up, and knock them down.

And, yes, please, there is a huge difference between English and Scottish.Thanks.

By: jjohnsen

jjohnsen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:26:53 +0000

She’s probably not everything we’ve been led to believe, but I’m assuming that has more to do with the show and Cowell manipulating things then her having some BIG Plan to conquer the world with her music.

By: Geoff J

Geoff J — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:54:33 +0000

Said English villager is a Scot. That explains the eyebrows.

Being a descendant of Scots explains my eyebrows and generally surly disposition as well if anyone was wondering…

By: Supergenius

Supergenius — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:47:55 +0000

Thanks Brian, I couldn’t remember Paul Potts’ name.

By: Clark

Clark — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:37:44 +0000

You’re not going to convince me that Cowell didn’t know everything that was going on before it happened. Most of these reality shows are highly “scripted” and manipulatived.