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American Idol Pisses me OffI'm sure I'm not the only one that is dumbfounded as to why this woman is still on American Idol, while this woman, this woman or even this guy are not? That's because the system is flawed. Quoting the article: Interviews with telephone companies, data consultants, federal agencies, and fans expose a flawed system in which tens of millions of votes are potentially lost. Indeed, evidence shows that the only people choosing the next American Idol are the ones lucky enough to get through--or skilled enough to get around--tremendously overtaxed phone lines. While overzealous fans have accused Fox of tampering with results, one fact is indisputable: Technology is thwarting democracy on American Idol. Power-dialers can skew the vote. Text-messagers have an unfair advantage. And potential hackers have a powerful new incentive to alter the vote tallies: betting on the outcome through Internet gambling sites. Despite fans' repeated accusations of inaccurate results, Fox is sticking with a voting system vulnerable to serious manipulation and tampering.On top of this, Jasmine is from Hawaii, where, by the time the viewers there see the show and start voting, the phone lines are much less busy and easier to get through on. Yes, I know, I'm weird for watching American Idol, but at least the folks on there have some friggin' talent while the morons on all those other reality show don't. Posted by Jake on 05/19/04 @ 05:09 PM
Posted in Rants | 8 Comments | Permalink Submit to digg, del.icio.us, reddit, or stumbleupon 8 Commentstammy said on 05/19/04 @ 08:30 PM:I watch it too and Jasmine should not be on there. It's crazy how all this has p;layed out. I hate to think that the results are messed with but it's probalby likely. Well it's 8:30 pm here in the Pacific Northwest so I have to go see who won this round! daveybaby said on 05/20/04 @ 12:47 PM: Hmmm.... I'm a fanatic. Not sure what to think about the voting. But I can say one thing: If Fantasia wins this competition, I'm gonna rip my heart right out of my ribcage, throw it on the ground and stomp on it until I die...becuase listening to fingernails on a blackboard is better than spending one more minute listening to her sing! Ken Edwards said on 05/20/04 @ 04:48 PM: I am getting sick and tired of people saying how pissed off they are about american idol. hells bells people get a life! i have heard from at least a dozen people in the last couple weeks about their angst with american idol. pitchman said on 05/20/04 @ 07:01 PM: what gets me about Idol and other shows of that ilk (good word, that) is that the "judges" all have tin ears. I have perfect pitch. These people singing on Idol etc have terrible pitch yet the "judges" are saying like right on! You were great and other crap, cause that's what it is, crap. It's about the ratings which means it's about money. People do strange things for money. (not that there's anything wrong with that) Perhaps we shopuld be gratefull we live in a country where we have choices like to watch or not to watch, to bitch without fear of the door comin' down in the middle of the nite. Rick said on 05/21/04 @ 08:12 AM: daveybaby, I have to say that I agree with you. I have been hoping she would get voted off for several weeks now, to no avail..... yoleen said on 05/21/04 @ 05:46 PM: sounds just like the voting problems in regular old politics. Harry said on 05/26/04 @ 07:12 PM: I think that fantasha should not have won at all.I was so shacked when I saw that she did. Royce Sutton said on 05/27/04 @ 02:19 PM: Daveybaby your name says it all you are just a big cry baby. I hope you kept your word, and if so your widow is probably reading this. First, you have to have a heart to rip it out. I think that Jon should have been thrown out with the bath water but I am not crying about it. I like DiGarmo but she blew it Tues. night end of story. Post a comment |
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