rosiet2008:Hard to believe there was a time when people won talent shows for reasons other than that they appealed to the young and/or were considered ''cool''. In today's youth obsessed, ''cool'' obsessed climate people like Pam Ayres, Max Boyce, Michael Barrymore, Dave Allen, Frank Carson, Mary Hopkin, Su Pollard, Les Dennis and Victoria Wood ...

I dont understand all this talk of a backlash against Susan Boyle, SHE CAME SECOND !!!!!! not much of a backlash that. I just read that over 18 million people watched the show, Diversity got 24 ,9 % Susan Boyle got 20.2% and the sax player got 16.4% That leaves 38.5% between all the rest. How many thousands of votes does that translate ...