According to New York Times, AT&T May Have Swayed ‘Idol’ Results (American Idol, show)

[Nelly Nomad]

According to the New York Times:

LOS ANGELES — AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of “American Idol,” might have influenced the outcome of this year’s competition by providing phones for free text-messaging services and lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen, the Arkansas singer who was the winner of the show last week...

Here's a link to the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/bu...ia/27idol.html

Uh oh...

[nuala]

Hi Nelly, come over to the American Idol thread to discuss it there.

[LQQKOUT]

OMG-Just let the kid enjoy it...Adam Lambert is not going anywhere. Geewiz people someone always has to tete in someone elses cherrios. Know one can let things be.

[Nelly Nomad]

Nuala wrote:

Hi Nelly, come over to the American Idol thread to discuss it there.

Oh! Whoops, where was my brain? Didn't think to look in the actual AI thread. Sorry 'bout that!

Mods: requesting we close this thread and redirect folks to the AI thread, so we'll have some consolidation. Don't need 15 different AI threads running . Here's a link to the already-running AI thread: American Idol (they start discussing this new development on page 330 -- happy reading!)

[McGowdog]

Well CNN says it's garbage.

Fox: Allen won 'Idol' fair and square - CNN.com

Says Allen won "fair and square."