The Washington Nationals are all about the reality television genre. Robert Fick and Dmitri Young, for example, are big fans of
American Idol. And they're none too pleased with Wednesday night's results. Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post's
DC Sports Bog got Fick's take on Idol vote, and on the
current season in general:
"I just think it's the way she looks," he said of Melinda and her untimely exit. "Melinda was 29. I don't know. Melinda's the best singer, she is. But the way she looks, she doesn't look like the American Idol." Point being, he loves Idol. Been watching for years. I asked for his favorite contestant this season. "I liked Gina Glocksen the best," he said. "I thought she was good, and I thought she got screwed."
From the information I've obtained (which is my way of saying that I'll never admit that I watch even a little
American Idol when in "reality", I'll watch a few songs between innings), half the finalists got screwed via "Sanjaya-mania", which basically means that not only did Gina get screwed, but the show has officially jumped the shark. Dmitri Young weighs in after the jump:
