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Wednesday, May 28, 2003
This guy walks into a bar...no, wait, wait, okay...this guy walks into a...wait. Oh crap!
Pity poor J. Grant Swank, Jr. of MichNews.com. Thinking he was all witty and droll, he writes a whole column setting up his punchline...and then he blows it:
Granted. There were conflicting reports concerning the votes from American Idol. Ooops.
Ratings flew off the charts. Voters called in till their fingers fell off. Twenty-four million callers couldn’t be wrong. Or could they? Or could those who were doing the tallying be incorrect? In other words, what’s with adding without calculators?
Or could have enthusiasts been dialing the wrong number?
Clay supporters were not happy faced when American Idol host Ryan Seacrest changed figures during the TVcast. Seacrest said that Ruben topped by winning over Clay with a mere 1,335 votes.
Seacrest also announced that the number came to a 50.28 percent pitch.
But after further investigation — with much media attention attending same — the company overseeing the voting glut states that it oversaw more than 240,000 misdialed call-ins. There were those trying to make connection with American Idol who missed the connection.
[snip...yadda yadda yadda]
In the meantime, count on Clay Aiken, the diplomat as well as super vocal chords, to come through on the side of personality and integrity and good sportsmanship.
While Fox spokesman Scott Gorgin told media that "we can’t be responsible for people who dial the wrong number," Clay refused to kick up dust, go for a lawsuit and spoil America’s fun celebration over a Ruben win.
Whew. If only a Clinton could have been molded in the likes of a Clay we could have saved a nation angst in the last presidential election.
Oh well, not all are singers par excellence. Nor individuals of outstanding personal quality.
...nor writers who know what they're talking about, nor editors who have to review drivel about crap like American Idol.
(Thanks to Karl)
Added: It just occured to me who J. Grant Swank reminds me of.
Added redux: The little weasel changed it. Somebody call Howard Kurtz or Mickey Kaus or some other over-rated, balding "media critic".
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