From the AI site:Posted: 4/7/2006 5:24:00 PM PST Hey guys, I couldn't believe what happened the other night..I just got back today from California (Visiting family while they were on spring break) and we went to the results show because they had been on the waiting list since the beginning of last season. I just realized that some of you figured something was edited. Well I can tell you what happened...there were a group of 3 or 4 girls, by the looks they were white and hispanic teenagers...anyway, when Ryan announced that Mandisa was gone, they jumped up and were throwing their hands up yelling "Bye Bye N___er" and "Go Home N___a"..infact you can hear the last time it was said like some of you have pointed out...it was total shock in that room, guys..those girls were jerked out of that room faster than you could blink, but it had all already been said and had it's affect..needless to say, the mood of the whole place sunk and it never did regain the excitement...we were all left with sick feelings in our stomachs..there were several people that could be seen that had been crying, whether from anger or frustration..it was sad..We Love You Mandisa!
That is really disgusting. Mandisa seems like a kind and gentle soul, and to have to put up with that kind of nonsense at her moment of departure is just sick beyond words.
Of course we all hope this is NOT true, no one should have to put up with that behavior during a competition of this caliber.
I would love some insight (if either of you have any) about what you think about the 'phone line trouble for Mandisa. I've read several comments, not just here, that lots of people called to vote for her and got "dead air". I wonder if it had anything to do with the tornadoes that went through Tennessee (where she's from) and 'phone lines may have been down. What rotten luck....