Jonathan Allen Performs "Time To Say Goodbye" - America's Got Talent

[itsrobert]

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[MADem]

1. I posted a thread about this kid in the lounge,

with a hidden comment so I wouldn't get bagged for "spoiling."

I thought he was pretty good. I think with a little coaching and polish he could be quite good.

I called him America's Susan Boyle because he looks rather unlikely until he opens his mouth and starts singing....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018409029

[Summer Hathaway]

2. I really could have used a four-tissue warning up front.

Thanks for sharing.

[Tx4obama]

3. Video below has his FULL stage performance

On stage starting at the 1:50 minute mark

[Whisp]

4. wow....

[marew]

5. What an amazing young man!

I cannot imagine the hurt he has felt. So very sad. So wrong.

[a kennedy]

6. Thanks for this video......

just can't get myself to watch AGT anymore, all the judges make me want to gag. Ugh......

[reflection]

7. Beautiful song and he seems like a great guy.

I was surprised to hear him refer to his "lifestyle" though. That's unusual phrasing, in my experience.

[libodem]

8. Right?

As if it were a choice? You can still be born that way and be a monk. An entertainer in a Bird Cage? Would that be a choice? A 'lifestyle'?

What if he bought a Harley-Davidson and a bunch of gear and hung out with bikers exclusively? Would it be a 'lifestyle'?

What if he were a ballet dancer? A foodie? A vegan? A druggie? A workout freak who only wears spandex and head bands.

Yep, the OP should be hidden for the 'bad word'. Because there are no choices made after the stamp of the genetic lottery hits you.

[Le Taz Hot]

9. "Lifestyle" tells me his parents

are mostly likely right-wing Christian fundamentalist nutjobs. They'd have to be to throw away a child.

[reflection]

10. That's what I caught as well.

That he either consciously or subconsciously adopted their phrasing of his sexuality. Then again I don't assume all LGBT folks are monolithic in their thinking. All I have to go by is that my gay friends bristle at the word 'lifestyle', which is why I said "in my experience."