susan boyle

Call it damning with fat praise . . .

After Sgt. James Crowley did a good job at his post-beer press conference, a condescending Chris Matthews—apparently surprised that a policeman could handle himself well in such a situation—said "I think we've got our Susan Boyle here."

Here's how Matthews ended the post-Crowley press conference kibitzing on the 7 PM edition of Hardball:

In another example of Barack Obama's appeal diminishing with the public, the White House was forced to reschedule Wednesday's press conference to 8PM from 9PM as NBC didn't want its summer hit "America's Got Talent" to be pre-empted.

Appearing on Wednesday's program will be an interview with "Britain's Got Talent's" Susan Boyle, who became an international star earlier this year with her miraculous performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables."

As The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed revealed Monday, NBC didn't want to bump Boyle for Obama:

Topics in today's show: The public reacts to President Obama releasing CIA memos on interrogation, John Kerry wants to bailout newspapers, scientists now claim that fat people are a cause of global warming, and Susan Boyle receives praise far and wide.

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