Tuesday, February 17, 2009

American Idle

I didn't enjoy the audition portion of American Idol so much this season. They apparently were trying to be 'nicer', which of course makes the show crappier. I watch American Idol solely for the train wrecks and to hear Simons bitchy, catty, comments. After all, isn't laughing at other peoples misfortunes what makes our lives seem all that much better. Of course I don't laugh at every misfortune. Watching my neighbors get evicted from their foreclosed home isn't funny, but watching Simon Cowell rip into William Hung seems like innocent fun. Except of course for William Hung, but at least he took that embarrassment and parlayed it into a career for those who enjoy listening to a human who sounds like a dog vomiting.

In past years we have had the likes of Kenneth Briggs, who Simon called a Bush Baby, and his buddy Jonathon Jayne, who like Hung managed to make something out of losing. So I get to laugh, the losers get to go on Jimmy Kimmel, make a few bucks, and be famous for fifteen minutes. Where's the harm?

Well at least American Idol has a few crazies in the final thirty six to keep me interested. Tatiana, who sobs, giggles, and begs for another chance is fun, and Nick "Norman" Mitchell who is not fun, but he will be the Sanjaya of this year. One contestant I am looking forward to is, Nathaniel Marshall, the sobbing drama queen, who has more parts of his body pierced than Bonnie and Clyde. I just hope he doesn't go berserk, rip out his nose ring, and use it as a weapon to attack Paula Abdul.

8 comments:

  1. Congress sat idle not reading the trillion dollar bill they just passed, while the American people are idle watching idol. Roll over founding fathers.

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  2. A trillion plus for an ill advised war, with much of the money going to Dick Cheney's buddies at Haliburton. Congress just went along (both democrat and republican). If Bush really wanted to free people, we have Cuba right here. How about Zimbabwe?

    800 billion for the banks with no oversight. Money just disappeared down a rat hole. Congress just went along.

    Billions more wasted over the last eight years on phony security measures, and congress just went along.

    800 billion to invest in the United States and jobs, all of a sudden republicans find their voice.

    The Rush Limbaugh Republicans sit on the sidelines and cheer for America to fail. Disgusting.

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  3. American Idle and Stimulus package. It's interesting how quickly a topic of discussion can change. I haven't followed Idle for almost a year. i wish I could say the same for the Stimulus Package.

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  4. I know Russell, I didn't see the connection between American Idol and politics either.

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  5. I've read and re-read this blog entry and still don't see the connection between the politics and American idol. And Alan, you are 100% correct though about American idol and your answer to Anonymous!

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  6. Anonymous #1 is probably able to connect everything with politics. The trouble is the people who are anxiously waiting for the new president to fail. He won't even get 100 days as the republicans sit there and bite off their noses.....and P.S. Illinois is SICK of their 15 minutes of infamy. And we are sick of our tax money being flushed away!

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  7. Sounds like you have a Burris under your saddle.

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  8. Wish I had a Boris under my saddle, he is HOT!

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