Two big stories recently focused on President Obama’s trip to Cairo and Susan Boyle’s lose to the dance crew Diversity on Britain’s Got Talent. While you may think the only connection these two stories share is there timing, I beg to differ.
President Obama’s charisma has been evident since his unforgettable speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. His confident tone and his way with words, makes every phrase he utters a jewel the listener wants to possess. His ability to interact with people of all ages, color, and creed seems both genuine and sincere, and he is beloved by many around the world. Enter Susan Boyle, a plain looking woman from Scotland who stood before the people in a talent contest in England. She was pegged as a joke even before she made it to the microphone. I am sure, like the famous crowd at the Apollo theatre, many had their “boos” already poised on their lips. However to the astonishment of everyone, including the judges, Boyle belted out a version of “I Dreamed a Dream” that made the world take notice; this attention eventually drove Boyle to a mental facility. Still don’t see the connection? Let me help you, you can’t be all things to all people. There is an old saying “If everyone likes you you’re doing something wrong.” Okay it may not be a universal old saying but it is my old saying.
I am weary of a person that tries to be all things to all people. During Obama's campaign bid for the presidency he often downplayed his Muslim background and shied away from having his middle name “Hussein” used. Now we are fully aware that the Republican Party tried to use his Muslim background and name to inject fear into the American people. With the horrific day of 9/11 still fresh in the minds of many; Obama’s middle name was an easy target, a cheap one but an easy one. However in President Obama’s recent trip to Cairo he comfortably talked about his Muslim background and even brought up his one- time controversial middle name. I ask you, is he embracing his roots or exploiting them to “make friends"?
After Susan Boyle made YouTube history, her looks and her background became public interest and public scrutiny. Everyone seemed to love her and want a piece of her; even Oprah wanted the armature singer to grace her studios. The attention began to change Boyle, she got a makeover and changed the way she dressed. But what goes up must come down. The pressure to once again be great for the people took a toll on Boyle and brought her to the brink of insanity with camera’s and news crews documenting every moment.
Both President Obama and Susan Boyle are and were expected to be exactly what the people wanted, but people are never satisfied. There comes a time when the people want more than a person can give and when that takes place the people are none too happy. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue. I don’t expect President Obama to buckle under the pressure as Boyle did, the qualifications to be the President of the United States are much higher than that of the person chosen in England’s Got Talent; however the desire to be liked by many is the same in all man (and woman to.)
President Obama’s charisma has been evident since his unforgettable speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. His confident tone and his way with words, makes every phrase he utters a jewel the listener wants to possess. His ability to interact with people of all ages, color, and creed seems both genuine and sincere, and he is beloved by many around the world. Enter Susan Boyle, a plain looking woman from Scotland who stood before the people in a talent contest in England. She was pegged as a joke even before she made it to the microphone. I am sure, like the famous crowd at the Apollo theatre, many had their “boos” already poised on their lips. However to the astonishment of everyone, including the judges, Boyle belted out a version of “I Dreamed a Dream” that made the world take notice; this attention eventually drove Boyle to a mental facility. Still don’t see the connection? Let me help you, you can’t be all things to all people. There is an old saying “If everyone likes you you’re doing something wrong.” Okay it may not be a universal old saying but it is my old saying.
I am weary of a person that tries to be all things to all people. During Obama's campaign bid for the presidency he often downplayed his Muslim background and shied away from having his middle name “Hussein” used. Now we are fully aware that the Republican Party tried to use his Muslim background and name to inject fear into the American people. With the horrific day of 9/11 still fresh in the minds of many; Obama’s middle name was an easy target, a cheap one but an easy one. However in President Obama’s recent trip to Cairo he comfortably talked about his Muslim background and even brought up his one- time controversial middle name. I ask you, is he embracing his roots or exploiting them to “make friends"?
After Susan Boyle made YouTube history, her looks and her background became public interest and public scrutiny. Everyone seemed to love her and want a piece of her; even Oprah wanted the armature singer to grace her studios. The attention began to change Boyle, she got a makeover and changed the way she dressed. But what goes up must come down. The pressure to once again be great for the people took a toll on Boyle and brought her to the brink of insanity with camera’s and news crews documenting every moment.
Both President Obama and Susan Boyle are and were expected to be exactly what the people wanted, but people are never satisfied. There comes a time when the people want more than a person can give and when that takes place the people are none too happy. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue. I don’t expect President Obama to buckle under the pressure as Boyle did, the qualifications to be the President of the United States are much higher than that of the person chosen in England’s Got Talent; however the desire to be liked by many is the same in all man (and woman to.)
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