Go Gaspy Go

I'm with Vote For The Worst on this one (VFTW are the guys that ask their fans to phone in and vote for the worst American Idol contestant, to piss off America). Anyway, if enough people called in and voted for David Archuleta (whom VFTW calls "Gaspy"), then we will get to watch a meltdown of mammoth proportions over the coming year or two.

Root For Gaspy
What could be better? An Up With People kid that sings sappy songs, cries at the drop of a hat, and has a monster Stage Dad for a father (the kid's pop was banned from Idol's backstage, and the other contestants couldn't stand him; he's got Record Producer Hell written all over him). If little Dave wins Idol, the kid will have a record label before he has credit cards. Always a recipe for tabloid disaster.

As for the other finalist, David Cook, he actually has chops and looks like he could go far. For this reason, he should be praying to lose the competition. If he loses, he's out from under the Idol record contract, which would only hem him in. After the publicity he's received the past few months, there's no way he doesn't get a record contract anyway, and he can dictate the terms.

Go Gaspy.