Posted By spree on 05/21/2007 3:08 AM
i'm actually fine with whoever wins, BUT.....if Blake pulls out even one hot performance ala "You Give Love a Bad Name", making Paula jump out of her seat clapping like a baby seal, along with the crowd roaring and cheering, he may be tough to beat. If he doesn't, Jordin takes the cake. That's basically what it comes down to...whether or not Blake can REALLY nail a performance on finale night.

Posted By Bigshady on 05/21/2007 11:18 AM
21. Screen Name: Bigshady
Who will win American Idol Season 6: JORDIN

JORDIN SPARKS -"To Love Somebody" by Barry Gibb

From mattsie:
Yes, while we are busy with Jordin and Blake here on the boards, a lot of people out there are really disappointed that Melinda was eliminated and not going into the finals. Many have turned away from the show because of what happened to Melinda, and still, many are enamored by this show, regardless. I think, the show will go on anyway, but I'm afraid if AI keeps on victimizing real talents, they're going to have to start defending their stand against those who don't have the looks but can sing as opposed to those who have the looks and can sing as well.

The way it stands now is that there is a double standard in this show. It started with exactly what they have in mind--- a really talented white, blonde with hazel or blue eyes ---Kelly Clarkson, from the southwest. Then, they had to operate like the real company with equal opportunity for everyone, and so Ruben and Fantasia had to establish the minority department. Later on Carrie, another blonde, and Taylor, a former blonde, would follow. I really felt bad for Katharine, the brunette, because she was to be the white winner, but they needed a guy so badly to balance the equation. Taylor was to be the savior, not Chris, because of personality factors.

However, it didn't seem like Ruben and Fantasia would ever be alone with the coming of Melinda Doolittle this year. But it didn't happen for the brilliant vocalist. Too bad. I say, Ruben and Fantasia would not have made it with Melinda around, though. Ok, knowing AI's history, it's almost predictable now that a girl will be the next winner, but it would be willed that neither pure black or pure white, as in Jordin's case, would become the next winner, for a news breakthrough.

I had suspected this from the very beginning because Randy Jackson would consistently pimp Jordin and the 2 sisters, making sure he did the needed damage control here and there. Jordin is indeed a phenomenon for AI because she would become the youngest winner and first "mulatto" winner. I think it's more of "by design" than "by coincidence". Blake will be the casualty this year as his gimmick is so new that the voting public may not be exactly ready for a techno album yet, or are they?

If I had figured this out before, I would have won the game. But of course I knew it, but then I still went along with Melinda winning because I'm a true trooper and sucker for talent (not that Jordin is less talented but because Jordin is young and inconsistent, I didn't put much value into that). Take note, it would not be possible to have three black girls eliminated in a row. The third one must win, and Jordin is the ONE. Sorry Blake, the likes of you will have to come next time. You are the test-run for this department of innovations. Blake has been to the bottom before but not Jordin. Blake is to be the third boy runner-up. He would be the next Clay Aiken in terms of influence and popularity, although Clay was never in the bottom (but Ruben once was).

I'm not a racist  in favor of either side. I'm not advocating any thing to do with race. I'm just analyzing what could have happened. As you see, as in many workplaces, EOE (equal opportunity employer) is made available. I'm just trying to go along with the social aspect of this show. If AI must be a legitimate business that would go on for a long time, the company must be able to hold up the social impact the show creates within bargained fairness among all types of people. So, later down the line, we could expect a Latin, Arabic, or Asian winner too. This is america at work. I could be wrong too.

Next season, find a contestant from either Hawaii, Illinois or New York early on that would help the social aspect of AI. I could guess that it would be a black or dark guy. Then, watch as the judges try to help that person make it by not letting them go bottom 3 or 2. It is not about talent per se nor about personality per se either. AI looks for the unusually talented pinup guy or girl to hold the torch for them and represent them in the guise of music while the winner help increase TV ratings and the producers collect their earnings in bundles from Coke, Ford, and AT&T/Cingular.

Katharine was the most talented last year, but she could help increase FOX rating for AI even without winning as she is the most marketable contestant ever on AI, being so talented. AI was smart to get a double whammy from Kat and Taylor. People from the south always support their contestant and so Taylor's story would reinforce Ruben's winning as Ruben is also from the same state of Alabama, only this time, it's from the white population.

The west coast was cheated last year. This year, it's payback! With Carrie coming from the southcentral state of Oklahoma, demographics looked like there has been a change in the routine of winners until it came out of the southeast again with Taylor. However, this year, they needed to get out of the southeast and so Melinda had to go, to remove the prospect of having someone from that region again, because she would win if she had stayed.  So then, that would finally move the demographics back to the west coast, solidly, and so with Blake from Seattle and Jordin from Arizona, AI looks like it's doing a great job. We could have almost gotten a winner from the midwest (Michigan) with Lakisha, but she did not live up to the expectation by design, because Melinda went past her fast in the billing. This could have been the reason why Lakisha didn't show more her motivations to win--she wanted out and she got what she wanted.

But still, people would like to be voting for talent anyway because that's the name of the game. But how many of you feel you've been had by politics? It is why the voting process is so free and confusing almost. This is to overshadow the foreboding calesthenics of demographics in the name of music for self-agrandisement---called TV rating. This show is the most successful show by FOX! Between dialing and texting, one would never really know what the real score or tally is. Only the operators of production know that. What a show this has been! And, what a show it will be!

Posted By cobabycmw on 05/21/2007 3:40 AM

Hey, were both Gamers, but we both were pretty good at our selections throughout, as well as, who we think may take it all. Well, one of us will be winning the Grand Prize of the Taylor Hicks CD! LOL.

I know, the "Blake-Kat rumor" has really caused a lot of excitement. And now, the Minneapolis Fox story, it's looking better and better, Kat will be there sometime this week. I never gave up my McPhaith, I still believe she will be there.

Posted By Collette_leyton on 05/21/2007 10:17 PM
So, it means i'm joining the Team Co and Co plus Spree. Lol. Save the Beatboxer, Save the World.. And Cobaby, i'm not serious with my previous post.. Bout the grand prize. Hahaa! I hate if knowing this pool is ending very soon!

I  know Collette, me too.  Hey, at this point in the game, you gotta go for the points, and you picked Blake to win.  I'm like you, I like them both, but for the sake of the game "Save the Beatboxer, Save the World!"

Posted By cobabycmw on 05/22/2007 9:47 AM
LOL, this reminds me of a politicial campaign and trying to convince people to vote for their candidate.  Good job Mattsie, campaigning for Jordin.

Today's the big day!  I'm feeling nervous and excited for them - good luck Blake and Jordin!