JOLLY DAYS

Sanjaya and American Idol

If you've wondered how Sanjaya has lasted so long on American Idol the network nightly news presented three theories a few days ago:

1. Indian call centers are flooding the vote.
2. Howard Stern has been trying to sabotage the show by promoting Vote for the Worst, a website which suggests that American Idol is not about singing but cheesy laughs at bad performers. So they figure they are helping the show along by keeping the worst for last…
3. Lots of young girls like Sanjaya.

It's fun to talk about the show, but the TV evening news is the only news for many — the subject is more appropriate for a journalist's blog. Journalists wonder why they are held in such low esteem by the public — 22 available minutes for national/international news and they squander time on Idol.