Comments on: A Quick Guide To Your “American Idol” Pre-Finale Controversies

By: joshservo

joshservo — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:02:33 +0000

@anibundel: That absolutely makes sense, and I accept that my comment about Gokey was insensitive bordering on transgressively cruel. But in my defense, jonian2008 was acting like a real schmuck. And now, on with the MAIN EVENT! TEAM ALLEN!

By: anibundel

anibundel — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:55:43 +0000

@Maura: AMEN.

By: anibundel

anibundel — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:50:39 +0000

@jonian2008: Gokey's comment was not offensive in the same vein that Gokey praying that Lambert sees the light and is saved is not offensive. @ joshservo: MJ had a very good comment on Gokey yesterday, that in his interviews it occurred to her that he really tried out for idol as a way to give his wife's death meaning. In other words, he is a man so deep in his grief that he not in his right mind.

By: Maura

Maura — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:52:56 +0000

(also, i hate HATE HATE when people use the verb “bashing” in defense of whatever they’re defending, because it is the no. 1 sign on the internet that a poster is vaguely offended but doesn’t want to let on that his objections are based in personal preference. it also sidesteps the whole “arguing in favor of your side” issue by accusing the person making the argument seem like a bully and “mean” and not hewing to some outdated standard of objectivity. (which is different from fairness, and has completely turned into an excuse to get large organizations’ flacks quoted in any story, even when they’re issuing bald-faced lies.))

By: Maura

Maura — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:50:05 +0000

@jonian2008: if it's quite a stretch, then why did sarver take down the video and apologize? i know you're an apologist for the guy, but can't you see how people who are accepting of homosexuality might be offended by his second-grade "left is right, right is wrong" antics?

By: joshservo

joshservo — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:52:33 +0000

@jonian2008: No, but he did kill his wife. Or at the very least, he married someone in the intensive care ward.

By: jonian2008

jonian2008 — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:33:01 +0000

That’s quite a stretch to think Gokey is saying something offensive. I guess Gokey is responsible for the war in Iraq and the dismal economy. He’s not in the competition anymore. You can quit bashing him every other column.

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:48:07 +0000

@joshservo: ...Perry’s cape was resplendent in all of it’s Lamberty glory... THANK YOU for solving that for me... As a side note, how is “Waking up in Vegas” not a Gretchen Wilson song? FTW!!!

By: joshservo

joshservo — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:54:15 +0000

I am a West Coast Idol viewer, and Perry’s cape was resplendent in all of it’s Lamberty glory.

As a side note, how is “Waking up in Vegas” not a Gretchen Wilson song?

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:03:33 +0000

I’m not surprised about the “censorship” of Perry’s cape, but I wonder if maybe Idol itself made this edit before the West Coast feed went out. Anyone around these parts have any info on that? Honestly, “censorship” by 19E sounds more plausible to me than censorship by iTunes.