From Susan Boyle To Hitler: Why Some Simply Can’t Hack Fame

Human Events ^ | 6/4/2009 | Rachel Marsden

[Frantzie]

Susan Boyle at birth had some problems and the poor lady is a little slow. The tabloids and the media can rip anyone apart. Her fame occurred on a global scale overnight. Writing articles with her name and Hitler in the title is stupid. Cut the poor lady some slack.

[rellimpank]

----Adolph Hitler: Spoiled by his mother, failed art school entry exams twice, claims to have had an “easy life”. Joined the German Worker’s Party as official blowhard. Resumed his art career by presiding over the design of the swastika. Pretty much a weak, useless spoiled brat beyond a few odd jobs as a draftsman and painter. What Hitty wants, Hitty gets. And the world paid for it. Relied heavily on his “entourage” to boost his weak ego--

--Barack Hussein Obama: Spoiled by his grandparents,affirmative action push-through in higher education after childhood with communist homosexual as father figure. No real life experience except as "community organizer"--you get the picture--

[GeronL]

What exactly is that “x-factor” that predisposes a person to both fame and the ability to properly manage it?

shamelessness?

[metmom]

Boyle doesn’t have the greatest voice, but she’s Sarah Brightman to every chump who likes to think he’s Sinatra on Friday nights at the karaoke bar.

She may not have the *greatest* voice, but I'll bet it's far better than yours, you idiot, and far better than those *chumps* you dis.

This author thinks no small beans of herself, that's obvious, but what she doesn't realize is that folks like her are a huge part of the problem.

Susan Boyle showed them all up and they can't take it. I hope she gets better, and soon.

[GeronL]

I have a lot less respect for Human Events after reading some of this article.

[jim macomber]

"...this “je ne sais quoi” I have just defined..."

Hmmmm. (Scratching head)

[metmom]

An unmitigated ego.

[A_perfect_lady]

It “donned” on them? Okay...

[martin_fierro]

Susan Boyle lived a quiet, simple country life alongside companions of the mainly feline persuasion, until she was thrust into the spotlight on Britain’s Got Talent and instantly became the focus of fantasy projections by every single fat slob splayed out on the couch with a Budweiser in-hand. Wiping a tear into their brew, it donned on them that they, too, could become rich and famous if Simon Cowell came knocking at their door, dragged them and their housecoat into the makeup chair, wiped the Cheetos off the corner of their mouth and gave them a shot at superstardom. Boyle doesn’t have the greatest voice, but she’s Sarah Brightman to every chump who likes to think he’s Sinatra on Friday nights at the karaoke bar. If she can get “discovered”, then fame and fortune could just as easily be theirs, as well. Or so the thinking goes.

Meee-YOW, Rachel. Must be lovely to be you.

[Free Vulcan]

I thought that name sounded familiar.

She’s the one with the crazy eyes.

[driftless2]

Boyle might not have the temperament for the big time, but her voice is better than very good. Sarah Brightman had a lot of formal training before she became famous. Boyle has had no formal training as far as I know. I've got recordings by a lot of excellent singers, and her natural voice is in that category. A little professional help and she might exceed many of them. If she can handle the pressure.

[Paperdoll]

“The feline persuasion?” Ms Boyle lived among cats before the amazing revelation of what God gave her, a voice and delivery capability beyond what connoting the feminine to the feline?
No wonder news publications are hitting the dust on a daily basis. A malignant death wish, and they want to take anyone with real talent down with them. My very best wishes for Susan Boyle.

[Paperdoll]

No, no, no. Let’s start that over again.....

“The feline persuasion?” Ms Boyle lived among cats before the amazing revelation of what God gave her, a voice and a delivery capability beyond belief? And the mongrel press stoops to connoting the feminine to the feline?

No wonder news publications are hitting the dust on a daily basis. A malignant death wish, and they want to take anyone with real talent down with them by trashing sensibilities.

My very best wishes for Susan Boyle.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

If she can handle the pressure.

Truth be told, she'll probably go back to her cats and the church choir. I too hope she recovers and finds peace and happiness.

Regards,
GtG

[perez24]

I think I agree with this author and you.

A huge ego is part of it. But if you think about it, performers are saying, “Hey listen to me I can sing, tell jokes, act, etc., and you people ought to pay me to do it” Politicians say “Hey listen to me, I have all the answers, and you people ought to pay me to do it.” Athletes say “I can slam, hit, throw a ball and you people ought to pay me to do it.”

And people do.

There are some very talented musicians, athletes, would-be politicians etc. who lack that ego and never become what they could have been. There are also a lot of hacks who have the ego and take those people’s places. It’s not fair, and we do pay too much attention to those egomaniacs...but if people didn’t pay attention they wouldn’t be famous.

[Judith Anne]

Rachel Marsden is a jerk. This one article shows her character, and it reflects badly on her employer.

[beejaa]

It’s French for “I do not know what,” some unknown factor.

[Lizavetta]

Susan Boyle lived a quiet, simple country life alongside companions of the mainly feline persuasion, until she was thrust into the spotlight on Britain’s Got Talent and instantly became the focus of fantasy projections by every single fat slob splayed out on the couch with a Budweiser in-hand. Wiping a tear into their brew, it donned on them that they, too, could become rich and famous if Simon Cowell came knocking at their door, dragged them and their housecoat into the makeup chair, wiped the Cheetos off the corner of their mouth and gave them a shot at superstardom. Boyle doesn’t have the greatest voice, but she’s Sarah Brightman to every chump who likes to think he’s Sinatra on Friday nights at the karaoke bar.

Hey Rachel........the Bitch Store called and they're running out of you.

[Moose4]

Yeah, if anybody would know about histrionic personality types, it’d be Rachel Marsden...

}:-)4