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The ones they panned and turned away were awful. How could they not know they had no talent? Perhaps friends and parents were afraid to hurt their self esteem.
1 posted on 01/19/2007 10:41:37 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

When there are 5,000 people looking to fill about 20 spots, you have to realize failure is highly likely unless you are extremely qualified.


2 posted on 01/19/2007 10:43:18 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.")
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To: silent_jonny

PING


3 posted on 01/19/2007 10:43:24 AM PST by Txsleuth (FREEPATHON TIME-Please become a monthly donor, or Dollar a Day donor.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
We have a generation of egotistical kids whose parents don't want them to have "self esteem" issues - even if it means totally humiliating them in public.

This is NUTS!

The parents pare probably peeved that EVERYONE DOESN'T WIN!

4 posted on 01/19/2007 10:45:04 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

It has been pretty brutal, but as far as I know, TVs still have on off switches and change channel buttons.


5 posted on 01/19/2007 10:45:39 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... California 2007,, Where's a script re-write guy when ya need 'em?)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I don't think they are being any meaner than usual. It is pretty fascinating to see the tenous grip on reality of some of these contestants.

How can someone watch every episode then be surprised when Simon tries to dissuade them from pursuing a singing career?


9 posted on 01/19/2007 10:47:49 AM PST by linear (We must act now to conserve the Earth's precious supply of momentum!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Cowell, who also told the would-be singer/juggler that he "summed up Minneapolis, mate - useless."

FU you overpaid Brit twit.
10 posted on 01/19/2007 10:48:01 AM PST by Vision ("Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4)
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To: MplsSteve

ping


11 posted on 01/19/2007 10:48:04 AM PST by definitelynotaliberal
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Exactly. My wife and I were discussing that. I'm sure the judges are just sick to death of people who clearly have no singing ability whatsoever wasting the judges' time. I'd probably start to get a little nasty too.


12 posted on 01/19/2007 10:48:30 AM PST by T.Smith
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The cruelest moment undoubtedly came in Seattle, where a spirited young man named Kenneth Briggs, who liked to compare himself to Justin Timberlake, was told by Cowell: "You look a little odd ... you look like one of those creatures that live in the jungle, with those massive eyes ... a bush baby." Once he left, the three judges were shown cracking up hysterically at the "bush baby" remark.

Gawd, the kid DID look like a lemur.

And he walked in like he was the hottest stuff going.

The next kid, who had no talent but at least some humility, was treated much more gently by Simon and crew. IMO if your talent is not sufficient to properly fill up your ego, Simon will downsize your ego to accomodate such.

13 posted on 01/19/2007 10:49:11 AM PST by dirtboy (Duncan Hunter - a candidate who doesn't need infomercials to convince you he's a conservative)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I laughed me @## off.... It just confirms my belief that a good portion of our citizens are Delusional, and lack normal thought processes.

Although, the "Eye" comment by Simon might have been better said to himself than out-loud, even though he was right.

15 posted on 01/19/2007 10:50:06 AM PST by united1000 ("An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last " Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Simon funds the "discovered" performer's career.

If they went into an executive's office and auditioned these acts, would they expect to be treated any better.


23 posted on 01/19/2007 10:56:26 AM PST by weegee (The Left is worried that '24' will have the same effect as LBJ's 'Daisy' mushroom ad.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

A new feud? Rosie and Simon?
And just when the tabloids were looking for something new...

The only complaint I have about the first two episodes was Fox's decision to air the audition of the kid who, to me, had a clear mental disability. The large blonde kid on the second night is the one of whom I speak. While I apprecaited that the judges were not cruel to him, I couldn't watch the audition itself - it made me too sad.

I would like to see a bit more discretion on the part of the producers in terms of who they choose to air from the awful auditions. Someone who is clearly deluded about their own talent or who is looking for a chance to tell Simon off makes for good TV - that is the 'train wreck' that keeps us glued to the audition episodes. On the other hand, airing someone who is clearly 'special', regardless of how polite the judges are to them, is to me a bit outside the lines of good taste. For the record I will say again that I don't think the judges were overly rude and recognized the situation for what it was. But they have hours upon hours of tape - they could have filled that 5 minutes with something else

I do, however, particularly enjoy watching the kids who've never been told no or given an honest assessment of their talent. They whine to the judges, then storm out swearing, then go crying into mommy's arms and she tells them how they will be famous someday. Very few seem to learn anything in the way of a lesson from the judges critiques. The whining is hilarious - [sarcasm]clearly the people responsible for numerous #1 records, millions upon millions of records sold, and breath taking TV ratings know nothing about the business...[/sarcasm] Sheesh.


33 posted on 01/19/2007 11:01:42 AM PST by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I never heard of Simon Cowell before this show. He's pretty snippy for someone whose career has peaked as, essentially, a game show host.


46 posted on 01/19/2007 11:31:52 AM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This is what happens when you have a public education system that emphasizes self-esteem over hard work, practice, and diligence.


52 posted on 01/19/2007 12:05:19 PM PST by Palladin (A mother's womb should be a no-kill shelter.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All

Anyone who wants to join in on the Live Thread for Idol, here on FR, can go to this link:

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53 posted on 01/19/2007 12:09:02 PM PST by Palladin (A mother's womb should be a no-kill shelter.)
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