American Idle

After the New York Times got wind of this story and basically shoved it up your butts, it became such a huge spectacle. Kind of.

And even though Adam and Kris were on The Today Show saying there is no controversy, the giants who started all this mess in the first place, AT&T and FOX, issued statements.

If AT&T and FIX are issuing statements, then why isn’t there something going on here? Hmm…

Here’s AT&T’s statement. It reads:

“Last week, countless parties were held in homes, bars, and other public places across America to watch the American Idol finale. In Arkansas, a few local AT&T employees were invited to attend two local watch parties organized by the community,” AT&T says. “Caught up in the enthusiasm of rooting for their hometown contestant, they brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.

“Going forward, we will make sure our employees understand our sponsorship celebrates the competition, not individual contestants. That said, it’s quite a leap to suggest that a few individuals could have impacted the final results.”

Um, a few? It’s funny that AT&T didn’t mention that they were urging Allen fans to do power texting, and may have shown them how to do such a thing.

As far as FOX goes, theirs sounds like more of a disclaimer than an actual statement. But would you expect anything less?

It reads:

“Fox and the producers of American Idol are absolutely certain that the results of this competition are fair, accurate and verified. Kris Allen is, without a doubt, the American Idol. We have an independent third-party monitoring procedure in place to ensure the integrity of the voting process. In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition.”

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