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In the Faustian bargain of American Idol, someone has to be the Devil. Simon Fuller probably assumed he would be, but say hello to the new Joe Simpson. That kid is screwed. Accept his father's meddling and have it ruin his career, or reject his father and be used and tossed out by Idol's execs. But it's not such a hard decission . . . Suicide. posted 05/16/2008 at 12:19:10

Racists tend to be sexist, too. If you're Hillary, you shouldn't bet on them to turn out for you in a GE. posted 05/14/2008 at 11:51:39

Why people continue to watch this rigged nonsense is beyond me. posted 05/13/2008 at 16:21:01

Impossible not to have heard of all these knuckleheads from the show in the age of media cross-promotion and blogs like this.

As for being above-board with their voting, how can that be when the vote tallies are secret? They only reveal the total number of votes, not the distribution.

The judges often don't even see a performance before they critique, or base it on rehearsals. They admitted this in the Paula scandal.

They booted one woman for nude pictures, but not some guy who starred in gay porn. Kicked off one guy for having a criminal record, but kept another criminal who beat his wife.

Paula had an affair with a contestant (backed by phone records).

Deceptive editing to make it appear that contestants are auditioning before the three celebrity judges, when they really audition three or more times with producers.

The show was found to have changed the results to have Ruben win over Clay (who is gay).

And every Idol winner has fallen, quite conveniently, into a different musical category where they can't siphon off sales from each other.

Finally, next time you watch, pay close attention to the bottom of the screen at the end of the show and note the disclaimer which states that the producers can PICK the winner. posted 05/13/2008 at 23:01:21

Syesha WILL win, because the show is rigged. With their last winner facing a prospect that she may not sing again, the producers need a replacement for their lst young, female pop star, Jordan Sparks. Since female pop stars sell more records than men, Syesha is the only choice. They had been steering this competition towards a male contestant to compliment Jordan Sparks, but now they have to change course. I won't be satisfied until Idol, and every other craptacular reality show, is off the air. Ten years of this crap is quite enough. posted 05/13/2008 at 16:19:17

Hollywood has no shame. And they wonder why people are robbing them blind through downloading . . . posted 05/13/2008 at 16:23:32

I'm partial to the names Xyxledot and Meepzorp, for a boy and girl, respectively.

Also, if you must change your name: Steve Bennett and Lois Sanborne. Or, Max Power. posted 05/13/2008 at 16:30:14

It's sarcasm. lol. Hagee blamed Katrina on a gay parade, since there's no such thing as global warming.

-1 internets for you. posted 05/13/2008 at 16:25:54

Most conservatives could care less about some issue unless there's money in it. Jena 6, Darfur, Tibet, Global Warming; issues without a financial impetus for them to act upon. I suspect so-called social conservatives just want to keep gays from getting married, because like all single people they are taxed at a higher rate (usually no children, no marriage deduction, and gays tend to have higher incomes). Taxation without (real) representation. And, of course, when gays die, quite often the state can swoop in and snatch their stuff.

Maybe gays should start holding those parades daily in DC until the law allows them to get married or God calls down another Katrina. posted 05/12/2008 at 19:53:48

This is great ad fodder. posted 05/09/2008 at 20:31:32

I hear the phrase Generation Jones and all I think of is Jim Jones. I'm an X'er, and most X'ers won't drink the Kool-Aid like the generation who came before and after us have. posted 04/25/2008 at 08:15:13

Carey is an amazing singer, Elvis not so much. Elvis was a great performer and personality, but let's face it: he didn't write the songs for which he is known, at least Carey did. And the songs for which he is known, not all that much different than the "fluff" you decry Mariah Carey for. As for the whole #1 songs thing, payola makes every #1 song suspect. It could be worse: Aslee Simpson could have more #1 songs than Elvis. She doesn't write her own songs -- she doesn't even sing them. posted 04/14/2008 at 13:27:03

It's almost as if he doesn't want to help ordinary Americans . . .

People seriously do his a service when they accuse him of merely being incompetent. Nobody is that incompetent; more likely his subconscious makes him 'screw up' to hide from him the ugly truth about his cold, black heart. I used to 'screw up' whenever I had chores, so my mother would come in and do it for me. Worked every time. This guy's dumb, but he's not THAT dumb. posted 03/28/2008 at 22:16:11

ZOMG! The Fox News of Terrorists slanting their news?! Where's Keith when you need him? posted 03/27/2008 at 20:33:32

They forgot "Hungry like the Wolf?" Just keep repeating "Mouse is alive" and "Hungry like the wolf" (whether that's the lyric or not) and you can fake your way through it. The lyrics to that song are complete nonsense. posted 03/28/2008 at 19:16:26

I love her. She dig for my gold any day.

Wait, that sounded a bit gay . . . posted 03/27/2008 at 20:31:00

iTunes cut of a sale is obscene, almost as bad as a major label, so artists aren't making much money selling there. There are better sites than iTunes to sell your music. However, you're right on with your analysis of where things stand and are heading in the industry. posted 03/24/2008 at 11:31:46