NYT Doesn't Get It

Pity poor New York Times reporter Alessandra Stanley. She can't be a very happy lady. She obviously holds a grudge about the 200 election - and worse its crept into her understanding of the phenomenon that is AMERICA IDOL.

Here's her essay. Check it out and come back......

Or don't. Her main point seems to be that the success of IDOL may be directly attributable to the outcome of the 2000 election. That America's alleged disenfranchisement awoke a need in all of us to have our voices heard - two years later - by a talent show.

Never mind that about 10 million of the 30 million votes IDOL scores each week come from girls who were FIVE when the U.S. Supreme Court forced the Florida Supreme Court to obey election law.

The truth, as I see it, is that AMERICAN IDOL embodies the American Dream in an incredibly tangible way. America has always been a place where anyone with drive and a lucky break can catapult from the lower class and live a life that can't be found anywhere else on this planet.

AMERICAN IDOL takes unknown boys and girls from next door and gives them a shot at what so many people want - a chance at fame, fortune - and yes, everything that goes with it.

And it's wholesome. It's TV that can be viewed by an entire family. It spawns cross-generational discussion. In fact, I'd wager some families spend more time debating on who to vote for than any other single topic in a given week. Yes, parents have conversations with their children about a TV show that doesn't feature any sex or violence. Amazing.

How unhappy must Ms. Stanley's life be if the only prism through which she can watch the most popular show on TV is an election held seven years ago?

W won. He won every time the votes were counted.

Let. It. Go.

It's time for Americans to pull together. In these times we face a common foe that seeks to destroy our precious culture and way of life.

Sanjaya must be stopped.