Posted on 05/25/2006 11:00:25 AM PDT by tomnbeverly
After the results last night and my incomprehension of how Taylor Hicks could possibly win as American Idol. Aside from the bias against the Women in this years competion i.e., Stevie Wonder Week, Rod Stewart week, Elvis week...You get the drift.
I started digging and if you go to DIALIDOL.COM and investigate the # of votes after public voting started from the top 24. Taylor received the most number of votes (based on the dialidol.com method of vote counting) every single Tuesday.
He never even got second best. No I am sorry but there is no way Taylor can be the number 1 every time even with a loyal fan base. Something is up... Every other contestant moved up or down on the list based on how well they performed or in some cases based on the logic that one idol took more of a percentage of recently voted off idol voting base however, Taylor remained constantly #1 how is that possible... it can't be.. It is a fix...
Either someone hacked the vote or FOX is complicit.... needs more investigative reporting possibly FOIA requests to determine what really happened.
Let's just put it this way: Karl Rove is a fan. 'nuff said.
While, statistically, it seems highly improbable, it's not impossible. He may have had the votes. Also, I don't think a FOIA request will get you very far since that only applies to government agencies.
Diebold.
Maybe he actually was the fan favorite! I loved him from day one. He didn't just sing, he entertained. The only other person I enjoyed was Chris. He was good, but every song sounded alike. But on the other hand, I think the judges do play a role in plugging for their favorite.
WHO CARES!
Black Box Voting irregularites... I think most of the poor folks without telephones were supressed.
VANITY
You may be on to something... Barbara Boxer received the most number of votes (based on the Secretary of State's election results) every single time she's run for the US Senate... the fix was in!!
He had the most likable personality. Katherine was a babe, but did not score many personality points. Chris will be the biggest star, but people like Taylor, he is fun to watch, and he has a good soulful voice. In the end, American Idol is a popularity contest, and Taylor was more popular.
I did notice more cowbell in the tunes that Taylor Hicks performed.
So we better get the government investigators cranked up because you are upset that your favorite got canned? Try suggesting one bit of evidence to support that.
If the fix was in, Gideon would certainly not have been elimated that early leaving no black male performers. If the fix was in Kevin would have been eliminated in the first vote. If the fix was in, Mandisa, Lisa or Paris would have remained at least into the top 3. Finally since absolutely everyone associated with American Idol wanted Chris to win, if the fix was in, he would have.
Cowbell rules! (Where's the pic??)
Don't take this the wrong way, but you need to spend more time outdoors.
Hate to break it to you, Tom - but Taylor has a huge fan base.
The Soul Patrol voted in force and he won honestly.
And IMHO, he won by a landslide.
Not everyone was smitten by Ms. McPhee. I found her robotic and she hit some notes that made my ears bleed.
Not so with Taylor.
He was always a the top, and this is evidence that he wasn't actually at the top?
Really, criticial thinking is not your strength.
What's American Idol?
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