tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9445962.post1953769849852572150..comments2024-03-28T22:25:45.761-05:00Comments on The White Rhino Report - “A Marketplace Where Many Diverse Ideas Meet for Coffee!”: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover - How Susan Boyle Made Al Chase Cry and Simon Cowell SmileThe White Rhinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510080328755228237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9445962.post-74999744948676765442009-04-16T21:35:00.000-05:002009-04-16T21:35:00.000-05:00Ah hem, I believe I linked this on my Facebook pag...Ah hem, I believe <I>I</I> linked this on <I>my</I> Facebook page, which is kinda like telling you about it. And I too love all things <I>Les Mis</I> (Thanks to Al Chase, I might add.)<br /><br />Okay, defensive posturing over. I had the Susan Boyle rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" stuck in my head ALL day today. Simply amazing.<br /><br />From the <A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story" REL="nofollow">L.A. Times</A>:<br /><br /><I>"It wasn't singer Susan Boyle who was ugly on 'Britain's Got Talent' so much as our reaction to her" was the title of a piece by Guardian commentator Tanya Gold...<br /><br />"Why are we so shocked when 'ugly' women can do things, rather than sitting at home weeping and wishing they were somebody else? Men are allowed to be ugly and talented," wrote Gold.</I>Her story reminded me of when Samuel was told to find Israel's new king, and all of the sons of Jesse impressed him by their size and strength, but God refused them all. Samuel asked Jesse if he had any more children, and he said, "well, the youngest little one is out tending the sheep."<br /><br />We all know how that turned out, right? Israel's best King, second only to the Messiah Himself.<br /><br />"For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).Mark Sohmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700004825482517728noreply@blogger.com