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Niall O'Dowd is founder of Irishcentral.com,Irish America Magazine and Irish Voice newspaper. He specializes in Irish America and American politics and raising hell.

The fat lady sings and everyone wins --Go SuBo!

Posted by Niall O'Dowd at 7/1/2009 5:20 AM EDT

Susan Boyle made it to Dublin yesterday to rapturous applause for a 10-minute gig that left everyone happy and content.

After a "will she? won't she?" drama that lasted for days the fat and frumpy lady sang.

Amazing is it not ?

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A middle-aged lady proved she could sing -- a fact that brought 200 million viewers to the You Tube video of the first time she did it.

Are we mad?

Not at all -- just human.

The great and the good have certainly begun weighing in.

The Guardian reported yesterday that arguably the most important man in the world - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt - decided he had to fly to London to meet top executives of the television station that first showed Susan Boyle on "Britain's Got Talent."

As The Guardian reported, Lord Grade the executive said: "Over 200 million hits on YouTube had Eric Schmidt, the computer scientist who founded Google, calling to see if he could possibly come over to get a meeting with me in my office. Thank you, Susan."

One wonders just how many people on earth would get a call from the Google founder requesting a meeting. Most of the time we are all pale captives to the sheer might and power of the world's greatest media machine,

Thank you Susan too from the Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Express, the British red tops who have seen their circulation grow month on month for the first time in years.

Thank you Susan too from embattled British Prime Minister Gordown Brown who told The Guardian in a newspaper interview that he tried to don his new populist persona first when he called Simon Cowell to inquire how SuBo was after her collapse. Susan a fix for faltering Prime Ministers? I can see Irish leader Brian Cowen barking 'Get me Subo"

The New York Times even had a long piece this week dissecting her incredible fame. They concluded after much verbiage that it was because the song 'Memories' is a sad one, ultimately about failure, a wistful air that somehow brings out great emotion in us.
Hmm.

I think the beauty of this phenomenon is that no one can quite explain it, not the founder of Google, the red tops, the New York Times. Madison Avenue Perez Hilton TMZ or anyone else.

Someone has broken though the star and the myth making in the most unlikely way and all of us ordinary folk are willing her on. You go SuBo and keep' em confused. Ordinary folk get it. You send them home sweating and begging for more last night in Dublin -- long may it continue.

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knudt31 wrote:

There is an icon that says "Report Abuse". I am reporting it. Mr. O'Dowd is being abusive to Susan Boyle. Miss Boyle experienced bullying and name-calling as a child and this writer is continuing it. “The Fat Lady Sings” "Fat and frumpy lady" He ought to know better. The Terms of Service for commenters prohibit harassing, abusive, offensive, or distasteful comments. If this paper doesn’t permit that kind of name-calling in the comments section, why does it permit it by the staff?

7/1/2009 9:32 AM EDT

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theworld wrote:

Sir, I concur with "knudt31" 's comments. We(as in Canadians and our cousins, the Americans) have great respect for "Lady" Susan Boyle, and even though your Headline is an old saying, we never refer to her in those terms. You disappoint especially in light of your position as "Founder" of this excellent publication."SuBo" is a term of affection and Ms.Boyle has autographed with that shortform so evidently enjoys it. On a happier note, it was great to open the computer this morning and see another article on "Superstar Susan" from Ireland. And for the rest of the article,, you did her proud. Thank you for that. Any chance of you editing your "Headline"?

7/1/2009 9:59 AM EDT

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Niall O'Dowd wrote:

get a life guys-- Susan has been called a million times worse including names I'm sure would make your ever so tender souls blush even more.

7/1/2009 10:29 AM EDT

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theworld wrote:

Mr.O'Dowd, we have a life. One that respects great musical talent. Your justification for your joining in the name calling of Ms.Boyle is inappropriate.

7/1/2009 10:35 AM EDT

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Amanda1 wrote:

Dear Readers: Doesn't Mr O'Dowd remind you of that nasty little school yard bully who, when held to account for tormenting some innocent schoolmate, is reduced to sneers and whines. Well, thank goodness Susan, and most of the adult world, have left the schoolyard behind. Which is where we'll leave Mr. O'Dowd, to sulk on his own.

7/1/2009 11:41 AM EDT

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knudt31 wrote:

"Susan has been called a million times worse "

That sounds like a good reason not to join in, rather than an excuse to be one of the yobs.

7/1/2009 11:54 AM EDT

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PWattis wrote:

Though I think you are being sincerely complimentary to Ms. Boyle I don't think the comparison to the fat lady who sings was necessary to get your point across. From your picture you don't look too thin.

7/1/2009 1:54 PM EDT

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martyPA wrote:

"Susan has been called a million times worse"........that's true, but does that make it ok?
What is it about Susan that makes everyone want her to fail?
What did she do to deserve it?
She sang 3 times on TV and never did anything to hurt anyone, but yet the tabloids had to do their best to trash her, and the ignorant public bought into it.
She lost the competition and ended up in the hospital from the brutality of it all, isn't it about time that it all stops?

7/1/2009 2:10 PM EDT

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wolfhound wrote:

Hey there, Niall, you keep giving it to us straight! Don't let these fan-atics of "Jum-Bo" turn you into another piece of PC! Call 'em like you see 'em! If she's no Slim Jim, she's no Slim Jim, fair and square. Doesn't mean she isn't a swell lady with a great voice, like you were saying anyway before these mad cows got their dander up. And I'm just wondering, how come none of 'em has got a picture with their comments? No wide-angle lens for the camera, maybe?

-- Your pal, Wolfie

7/1/2009 3:17 PM EDT

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KathyCallahan wrote:

That Susan Boyle continues to reach so many people (eric of google) -unreasonably and while defying all forms of PR convention is a testament to her all too obvious -boundless and imperceptible mystical Irishness and effervescent transcendant glow. She brings a w-holy new meaning to the -mystery of faith -in action.

the NYT tried hard but failed in their flat out attempt to reduce her down to the size of a merely irish caricature and cliche. but they can't trivialize and diminish her Irishness and all that
she was called to teach us -about what is real and everlasting.

Susan Boyle has those defining devining twinkling eyes
and then some

7/1/2009 4:33 PM EDT

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