american idol -- 3/20 -- possible spoilers??

[Bob Cook]

By the way, am I the only one who didn't know (until now) that Jordin Sparks sang at Pat Tillman's memorial service?

 

[boots]

And take it from boots, Amerikkka loves to screw.

Dude, you're white, please cease and desist "Amerikkka" ... heck, even most self-respecting black people won't spell it that way ... there's one woman I know who does it and I respect her because she's a black, ultra-liberal, hippy civil rights leader who lives the life ... not some joker on a message board

That's her problem. That's the way I spell Amerikkka. On some days, I spell it amerikkka or America. Any way, it's the was I want to spell it.

 

[Lester Bangs]

oh, so now we're comparing sangaya with coban and vedder? give me an effin' break.

That's precisely what I was doing. I was not at all responding to a point made about great performers without what one might refer to as a classic voice. I was suggesting Sanjaya could front Pearl Jam or Nirvana.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Sanjaya has a lot going for him...

The comic factor is huge... He's laughably bad and I don't know if they've had someone like that who made it to the Final 12. Granted, I didn't really start watching the show until the end of Season 2...

Plus, I think Simon Fuller was the one who came out and blamed Howard Stern for Sanjaya making it this far when Howard had never said anything other than "he thought it was funny" that Sanjaya outlasted a few of the other guys, but after reading the article on the air, Stern said, "If I'm going to be blamed for something, I might as well actually do it."

I'll bet it's the combination of that, Votefortheworst.com, 12-year-old girls and Indian-Americans who are the reason this guy keeps going strong... I think the whole thing is hilarious...

I might feel otherwise if Haley is voted off next week though...

 

[boots]

And take it from boots, Amerikkka loves to screw.

Dude, you're white, please cease and desist "Amerikkka" ... heck, even most self-respecting black people won't spell it that way ... there's one woman I know who does it and I respect her because she's a black, ultra-liberal, hippy civil rights leader who lives the life ... not some joker on a message board

fork anyone who uses it.

I'm not a joker. That's the way I spell it. If you don't like it, tough.

 

[Oz]

oh, so now we're comparing sangaya with coban and vedder? give me an effin' break.

That's precisely what I was doing. I was not at all responding to a point made about great performers without what one might refer to as a classic voice. I was suggesting Sanjaya could front Pearl Jam or Nirvana.

No, he couldn't. Because Sanjaya would have to believably show angst, of which he has none. I don't think his "Steppin' Out" vocals would lend itself to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or even "Daughter."

 

[Editude]

I wouldn't be surprised if LaKisha goes in the next few weeks. She seems to have plateaued, and there's a screw-you factor creeping in. Gina ensured herself another few weeks with a terrific Chrissie Hynde-lite vocal.

 

[BarbersGmen]

I wouldn't be surprised if LaKisha goes in the next few weeks. She seems to have plateaued, and there's a screw-you factor creeping in. Gina ensured herself another few weeks with a terrific Chrissie Hynde-lite vocal.

I completely agree. LaKisha is getting too safe. If Sanjaya stays until the top 5, though, I'm going to start considering suicide. Or at least, banning the show from my DVR.

 

[boots]

I wouldn't be surprised if he lasted until the final round. Amerikkka isn't the best judge of talent.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I wouldn't be surprised if LaKisha goes in the next few weeks. She seems to have plateaued, and there's a screw-you factor creeping in. Gina ensured herself another few weeks with a terrific Chrissie Hynde-lite vocal.

I completely agree. LaKisha is getting too safe. If Sanjaya stays until the top 5, though, I'm going to start considering suicide. Or at least, banning the show from my DVR.

I have never watch Idol. Never. But if this Sanjaya makes the final round, I'll tune in for the train wreck factor.

 

[ifilus]

I have never watch Idol. Never. But if this Sanjaya makes the final round, I'll tune in for the train wreck factor.

I rest my case.

 

[Write-brained]

OK, I thought Gina was the best last night. Not the best on the show, but the best for that show.

My rating overall:

1. Blake
2. Jordin
3. Melinda
4. Lakisha
5. Gina
6. Phil
7. Chris
8-10 (tie). Haley, Sligh, Sanjay (bad, bad and hilarious)


I hope Sligh goes. Don't like him. The guy went to Bob Jones University (no interracial dating allowed). What does he say to Jordin, Melinda and Lakisha? Seriously? Unless he has renounced the school and its policies publicly, he can't be an Idol or an idol to anyone.

You're a moron.

I know a lot of people who went to that forked up place and I can tell you that they didn't go because they voluntarily wanted to be restricted from movie theaters, wearing skirts or pants or from dating other races ... it's because their forked up parents made them go ... but if you want to judge someone just because the school they went to, despite the fact they later renounced it, then that's your problem.

Edit: I guess we don't have to worry about it now

Why am I a moron to feel that Sligh, who made himself a public figure by competing on this show, should publicly renounce his connection to a racist school before asking voters to choose him as their American Idol? If he did renounce it, I don't think he did it on the show or in any major publication. I haven't seen it. But if you have a link that shows I'm wrong, I apologize in advance.

From the bits I've read, he is still connected to the fundamentalist Christian movement. That doesn't make him a racist. I'm just pointing it out because he never gave any indication of the connection during his time on the show. I wonder why. You would think he might have gotten a lot of votes by publicly appealing to that segment of the audience.

In the meantime, I appreciate a good discussion. I don't think name calling is necessary.

Normally I do refrain from name calling but there are exceptions, especially when people start a conversation about something most people don't know about and just add to the ignorance.

You're right about Bob Jones being a forked up institution but you're wrong to automatically dismiss someone because of their background. Bob Jones is Kindergarten-college. They start messing with these kids' minds early. I don't know Sligh, but he got out. Many of the rational students stop and say, what the heck is this, and they go somewhere else when they're of age.

heck, I know a few who graduated from there, are proud of it, but get out into the real world and realize they were lied to.

As for Sligh, here's an excerpt and link from an interview he did today with Entertainment Weekly.

Q:What was your take on the comment that a Bob Jones University spokesman made about being disappointed with the musical direction you went in?

AI'm trying to think of how to put this in a way that's nice... It's a sect of Christianity that puts their heads in the sand and doesn't want to engage the world around them. I've talked about it on the show, that I was not able to listen to pop music growing up. To them, it's literally a sin for me to sing pop or rock music. I almost feel sorry for them because life is so much bigger than what they're seeing but at the same time I can respect their beliefs and say, ''God bless you.''

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20016485,00.html