I know there are many who are still feeling salty about the fact that Kris Allen is the new American Idol. Well would you beleive it if maybe he got a little help in winning? And I don't mean from all the leftover Danny Gokey fans who saw their favorite come in third. According to the New York Times, AT&T provided phones for free text-messaging services at two Allen parties in Arkansas on the night of the finals. Citing sources, The Times reports that AT&T reps showed party-goers how to "power text" -- cast 10 votes at the touch of a button -- which violates show rules. Power texts, according to the Times, "have an exponentially greater effect on voting than do single text messages or calls to the shows toll-free phone lines."
There's also word that no similar efforts appear to have been made to provide free texting services to Adam Lambert fans. So I am left to wonder who is the man pulling the puppet strings at AT&T? The Christian Coalition? I really think at this point let Kris have the American Idol title. Adam, as I have said time and time again won't have to rely on the ridiculousness of Idol to have the creativity and freedom to do the music he wants to do whereas for Kris, he won't have any control of his debut cd (as most Idol winners do not). This kind of reminds me of that strategy they pull where they program electronic phone calls to call people as a way to sway votes into certain directions, based on people's beliefs. Now what does this mean for Kris and Adam? We'll just have to sit back and find out where things go from here.
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