FOX to Launch Internal Review of 'Amercian Idol' Voting Process [Clay Robbed by ATT Phones?]

Drudge Report ^ | May 22, 2003 | Matt Drudge

[ewing]

just the updated header for now..rumours of delayed phone calls on Clay Aiker's ATT line while the calls went right throgh for Reuben

[ewing]

Simon and the boys really knows how to milk this for every last ounce of publicity

[Roughneck]

Sounds like a bit of affirmative action was taking place over at AT&T..

[AgThorn]

Well, well, well .... but it probably is a bit of 'milking' ... however, I do think the better singer came in second.

[roadcat]

Groan... was it Florida again?

[eastsider]

"We'll be giving you the results of our internal review ... right after this commercial."

[ewing]

And the floating of three different vote totals last night on the show..

[ewing]

lol, stay with us America..next week as we reveal the Wednesday results of our initial review!! (charging 950k per commercial of course)

[Munson]

Even so. In the UK the second place winner ended up selling more cds than the first place winner. It will not matter after the records are released.

[ewing]

Where is David Boies and James Baker when we need them?

[ican'tbelieveit]

for your ping list, updated title to the original alert.

[Laura Earl]

Ah jeez. The little geek got a recording contract too, so what's the big deal. How many people remember which movie got the Oscar for Best Picture...and what state is our current Miss America from anyway?

[ewing]

Its so hard to compare the two, like apples and oranges..

[ewing]

Illinois?

[vavavah]

Some years back during my tenure at "The Phone Company"....some of my buds in the CO got canned for playing games with local radio contest..caller # 8 caller # 14 and so on.....
...wont go into details here but those in the know understand how "manipulation" is possible....

[RAT Patrol]

How often do internal reviews catch fraud? I seriously doubt if Clay would want the title this way anyway.

[GraniteStateConservative]

"Gotta make it real compared to what? Real, real, yeah, let's make it really real."

Good one.

[TomGuy]

Broward and Palm Beach counties demand a recount; accusation that telephone dialpads caused confusion among callers; telephone numbers to call held too many digits, leading to confusion and mis-dialing; military phone calls refused; requirement of telephones discriminate against poor and disinfranchised non-telephone owners from participation.

[TC Rider]

Some years back during my tenure at "The Phone Company"....some of my buds in the CO got canned for playing games with local radio contest..caller # 8 caller # 14 and so on..... ...wont go into details here but those in the know understand how "manipulation" is possible....

I worked with a guy who was a part time something at a radio station. They regularly threw contests to their girlfriends, etc.

[Hawkeye's Girl]

Yup. Clay fans can buy Clay's CD 100 times if they want him to outsell Ruben and vice versa.

[Aeronaut]

Yawwwwwwn.