Comments on: AI13 http://www.swimminginchampaign.com/2009/03/ai13/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:27:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SPM http://www.swimminginchampaign.com/2009/03/ai13/comment-page-1/#comment-238 SPM Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.swimminginchampaign.com/2009/03/10/ai13/#comment-238 I respectfully disagree with your line that the winners have never had a real impact. Several winners have won Grammy's, American Music Awards, Country Music Awards and several non-winners have gone on to successful careers. Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar, for goodness sake!<br/><br/>I agree the masses treat it like a popularity contest instead of a singing contest at right about this juncture.<br/><br/>What do you listen to? If it's original material by bands, then of course AI isn't for you. If you hate all reality show type programing, I'm right there with you for the most part. I respectfully disagree with your line that the winners have never had a real impact. Several winners have won Grammy’s, American Music Awards, Country Music Awards and several non-winners have gone on to successful careers. Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar, for goodness sake!

I agree the masses treat it like a popularity contest instead of a singing contest at right about this juncture.

What do you listen to? If it’s original material by bands, then of course AI isn’t for you. If you hate all reality show type programing, I’m right there with you for the most part.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.swimminginchampaign.com/2009/03/ai13/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Anonymous Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.swimminginchampaign.com/2009/03/10/ai13/#comment-237 American Idol produces the opposite of its name. I hate the show and all it represents. None of the winners has ever proven to truly have what it takes to have a real impact. They sing pop crap for the uneducated masses. American Idol produces the opposite of its name. I hate the show and all it represents. None of the winners has ever proven to truly have what it takes to have a real impact. They sing pop crap for the uneducated masses.

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