AI Top 9 Results: Megan’s (Dying) Swan Song

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AI Top 9 Results: Megan’s (Dying) Swan Song

There were so many things wrong with Idol’s iTunes Downloads showcase last night that l realized that I didn’t harp nearly as much as I could have.

Sure, I could have added copious amounts more wordage on the over-stated lexicon of praise heaped on Danny Gokey, or the fact that - Boom! Crash! Opera! - he was given the Ryan pimp-chat (fair enough, since they alter these) and was able to offer a detailed break down of why he chose the song he did and to counteract Simon’s negative evaluation from Opry night. Nicely done, you smarmy producers!

I could also fume that after an ear-shatteringly awful night, in lieu of just ending the judges commentary on the note it was, Ryan - in a scene that appeared so embarrassingly prepared - walked over and used Rounds’ absolutely beautiful children as sympathy props to thwart the negative feedback. Handing her daughter to Randy, the man “who was mean to Mommy”, the kid grasped the English-challenged Jackson in a tight hug while Mommy Lil was reduced to tears, and millions of fingers prepared to dial in her honor.

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