Nerve Endings Firing Away

This is freaking hilarious. First, I don’t understand why people are getting their panties (or undies) in a twist over a dumb reality show (again, it isn’t about singing.) But all wackiness was surpassed when a certain ‘sparklechick’ embarked on a hunger strike to vote Sanjaya out [YouTube link.] As Anna at Sepia Mutiny says, nothing more could make America look lame than starving yourself for a child on American Idol rather than the homeless, the environment, or even the war. The child, by the way definitely appreciates all the attention and publicity he gets which only translates into more votes from the Vote For the Worst crowd.

Ok! she starts starving to get Sanjaya out but then American Idol is telecast only once a week so what does she do for the rest of the week? I hope the concept of a hunger strike is not lost on ‘sparklechick’ but then after sixteen days after getting her share of attention and cheap publicity, she decides to call it quits [YouTube link.] for ‘medical reasons’. But it turned out that, she had in fact gained weight. LOL! Why wasn’t Gandhi on that diet when he went on hunger strikes for probably larger causes? And she talks of a ‘voting strategy’ to oust Sanjaya. I think voting for Sanjaya once instead of voting eight times for others to counter the effect is a better strategy, not to mention saving a ton of money on your texting bills. Why? Why would you get so riled about a TV show that might be fixed anyway?

If you think she is the lone wackjob out there, then head over to Confused’s post on Howard Stern’s strategy to bring American Idol down. The comments are unbelievable. Talk about a grassroots campaign with the wrong grass! People seriously believe that Sanjaya is causing the death of pop music in America (as if what Britney did or does isn’t enough.)

Now although I’ve never voted for American Idol (and never will), I just hope Sanjaya stays on little longer. If nothing else, just to piss these people off. As McDonald says, I’m lovin it.

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