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Last night on American Idol, the judges crapped all over final favorites Jason Castro and David Archuleta, yet gushed over David Cook’s horrid performance.  Jason Castro did a great job, I mean, singing like James Taylor’s weeded out illegitimate son is his thang, dawg.  The hateration on him was a wake up call for his fans to vote for him, while the love for David Cook was a cheap way of lulling his fans into a comfort zone so his comb-overed, blue fingernailed poser ass can get voted out in the next few weeks.

David Archuleta, on the other hand, tanked it last night and the judges weren’t disguising their disgust.

But was it intentional?  He’s been criticized for being too perfect, perhaps this is his way of distinguishing himself from past perfect losers:

Even though he’s the best singer, he has to change, because his status as the front-runner is his biggest obstacle to actually winning. As oxymoronic as that is, it’s a reality for the series, on which consistently strong performances can be detrimental. (For examples, see Tamyra Gray, Kimberly Locke, Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, and Melinda Doolittle.) 

In boxing, sometimes challengers have to throw fights to get a championship match. Perhaps we’re seeing the same thing on American Idol.  If the show is rigged, last night was the perfect time to job David Archuleta, since his survival over consistently bad performers won’t raise an eyebrow.  Even if the show isn’t fixed, the bad performance humanizes him, so people will remember a performance that was so bad, he’s no longer the shoo in.  That kind of guilt for a sappy, aw-shucksy kind of virgin doesn’t just get votes, it sells records.

Don’t believe me?  I got two words for you….

Kenny G!

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