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Friday, May 29, 2009

'American Idol' Results Tainted?

AT&T, one of the biggest sponsors of American Idol, has been accused of skewing the results for winner Kris Allen by distributing mobile phones to his fan groups and teaching them how to cast mass text votes. What do you think?

Young Woman

Patti Reich,
Systems Analyst
"Well, Adam Lambert had the unfair advantage of being the better singer, so it all evens out."

Young Man

Kevin Seifert,
Yard Coupler
“Come on, corporate America. Just tell me who the real winner is so I can buy his album and listen to it until you give me someone new to like.”

Black Man

Ryan Griffin,
Deep-Fryer Assempler
“What’s important is that Americans have a new idol to worship.”

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