American Idol Completes Competition, All Over But The Crying

Two guys, both named David, both with great voices and big futures sang three songs last night to put an end to the least awe inspiring competition in the show's history.  The farce of the whole affair is the value of winning, none.

In years past the kids with the biggest careers didn't have to win the crown, all they had to do was make it into the finals.  Both of these guys will be joined on a summer tour by the top ten singers.  They will all get some sort of record deal.  Some will go on to individual stardom, some will become employed singers with less attention.

The kid of the show, Archuletta, started out with a paralyzed set of vocal chords.  He is a fine ballad singer but has little to offer in any other genre.

The rocker, Cook, has a style which works but likewise has no real cross appeal going for him.  If his style fades from popularity, as they all do, he will be left with singing a new kind of oldies.

Either way, the most popular show in television is a stark comment on the mindset of the American public.  We all like winners and we love competition.  It's just that when it comes to the important things, like the future of our democracy, we get bored.

Maybe that's why Obama is such a phenom.  He's an amateur trying to break into a field of true professionalism by singing today's current hits.  Let's just hope that America's taste for leadership matures away from the flavor de jour this summer and our bubbling enthusiasm over his star qualities settles down.

Voting for cute on American Idol is one thing.  Voting for cute in a president would be a disaster.

Comments

I don't really watch that show since I am no longer in sixth grade and I am not a little girl. Ha! Ha!

I did think you had an excellent interview with the GOP chairman this afternoon. I hope you have guests like him on more often.

Thanks for all your hard work.

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PERSONALLY, I FIND NOTHING "CUTE" ABOUT OBAMA OR HIS COMMUNIST/MARXIST ASSOCIATIONS AND BELIEFS. I BELIEVE HE WOULD BE A TRAGEDY FOR THIS COUNTRY IF ELECTED PRESIDENT. http://www.usasurvival.org/ck05.01.08.html