As usual, I haven't been watching "American Idol," so I'm not up to speed on this apparent outrage:
For the most part in the past, "Idol" hopefuls who make it to Hollywood are serious singers who really think they have a shot at winning, with the costume-wearing, prop-toting jokers mostly weeded out during the audition weeks or not given screen time on the big stage in Los Angeles.
But a pair of singers — swimsuit model Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell and stand-up comedian Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell — who made it through the first round of Hollywood Week on Tuesday night's show called into question whether that maxim is still true and whether prime-time minutes are being squandered on joke acts who have no intention of really winning the competition at the expense of more focused singers.
Prime-time minutes -- that precious, cherished commodity so many brave American patriots fought and shed blood for -- are being wasted -- nay, squandered! -- on "joke acts" instead of the noble task of adding "more focused singers" to the pop-culture pool? Somebody alert Congress so this outrage can be ended. Somebody needs to get a life, and for a change it isn't me.
