“This video tribute to those on the front lines is the story of true patriots, told by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North at the NRA Annual Meetings in 2009. It’s a stirring profile of the spirited, courageous guardians of our precious freedoms. America’s best…”   (Authored by Wayne LaPierre)

Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer best known for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal. Currently, he is a political commentator, host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel, a military historian, and a New York Times best-selling author.

North was at the center of national attention during the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. North was a National Security Council member involved in the clandestine sale of weapons to Iran, which served to encourage the release of U.S. hostages from Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan: diverting proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel group in Nicaragua. North was charged with several felonies and convicted of three, but the convictions were later vacated, and the underlying charges dismissed due to the limited immunity agreement granted for his pre-trial public Congressional testimony about the affair.  (Wikipedia)

I watch little TV and never any reality shows. But this is one clip that I think is worth sharing.

It was another night on the British TV show "Britain’s Got Talent". Another contestant enters the stage all cocky and ready to blow away the audience. This time a frumpy and rather heavy lady of 47 years takes the stage. She says she wants to be a professional singer and become as successful as Elaine Paige (known as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre and known for her amazing voice). 

As expected, the snickers start and the everyone prepares to either mock her or feel sorry for her as she embarrasses herself in front of millions of TV viewers. She attempts to sing "I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables". But then the planets align, the earth tilts on its axis and the audience is suddenly shocked! Watch this YouTube clip and judge for yourself.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk

If this did not bring a smile to your face, you need a new face. Enough said.