Is there a conspiracy to wreck "American Idol?" I know, I know, it's not important in a "global war on terror" sense of the word, but you've got to admit, Constantine Maroulis getting the boot and thug-wannabe near felong Scott Savol surviving week after week is pretty "2000 election," isn't it?
Well you know what that means: time for the conspiracy theories...
A site called "vote for the worst" is inviting its members to tork the A.I. voting by voting for "the worst the show has to offer," and this year, it's Scott Savol. Scuttle is college students all over the U.S. are jumping on the V4TW bandwagon. The ultimate test of the conspiracy: if the "voters" manage to choose this lout as America's musical idol (apparently with the enthusiastic support of Method Man -- rumored to be a Savol fan...)
As Drudge would say, "developing..."
Update: There's now an online petition making the rounds demanding a recount. And with ABC's expose coming up next week, you've got to wonder what's going on in the minds of "Idol" producers at Fox. How long can the show survive controversy, elimination of popular contestants, and Scott Savol's boorish thug act? I know it's just a TV show for goodness sakes, but it does say something about American culture when a show designed to be a search for a squeaky clean superstar devolves into a race to the bottom...
BTW, the moderators on the Idol message boards are furiously sanitizing history with an almost Bush administration-like efficiency. Posts containing the words "fixed", "boycott" or "Coke" last about 30 seconds... interesting...
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