[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'150155\' date=\'Apr 13 2007, 07:49 PM\']This way, he stays on because the little girls love him, and the show gets tons of extra publicity while the entertainment media work themselves up into a lather about this latest 'controversy'. [/quote]The problem is that American Idol isn't a talent competition. That claim goes out the window as soon as the voting is turned over to the populace. This a vote of "Who do you like best?". If you were to ask some of these little girls anything about music, your head would probably do something not seen since The Exorcist.
ModMatt is correct. Nothing to see here, move along. </officer barbrady>