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The American Idol
The British Times Online gives a provoking, if not distressing, commentary on American priorities:
A PREMATURELY greying bar singer from Birmingham, Alabama, has been named 2006’s American Idol after viewers of the talent show cast nearly 64 million votes in one night — more votes than any US president has received.[snip]
In the 2004 presidential elections President Bush received 62,040,610 votes; in 2000 he received 50,456,002. Bill Clinton got 47,402,357 votes in 1992
30.3 million people watched each show this season. An estimated 35 million watched the final
Posted by tim at May 25, 2006 7:30 PM
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