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Did Adam Lambert's California PR fail to beat back the Razorbacks?
It figures that in a day and age where seemingly every election is shrouded with conspiratorial cries of fraud that even American Idol would come under scrutiny.
A report on an Arkansas news station surfaced -- and was quickly retracted -- that more than 38 million votes poured in from the tiny state of Arkansas on Tuesday night to push Arkansas native Kris Allen over the top of the heavily favored Adam Lambert.
AT&T denied it had tracked text messages from Arkansas, but reports show that Web sites dedicated to promoting Allen's bid were teaching folks how to hammer in as many as 3,000 to 5,000 votes via AT&T text messaging.
Lambert, despite hailing from the nation-state of California which has more people in its major cities than the entire state of Arkansas, apparently didn't benefit from similar efforts.
Lambert has an almost rabid fan base who embraced the singer with matchless vocal talent and a semi-open gay lifestyle, such to the extent that gay rights organizations were pulling for his victory.
SF Menswear Examiner Ken Fish explains why this type of thing gets the reaction it does saying, "What I do have a problem with is the fact that the conservative core of this country will do anything to push their agenda. They did it with the Prop 8 battle, they've done it with American Idol, and I think it is safe to assume that they'll do it again when the next thing comes up that they find even mildly objectionable."
Like all great contest the side stories were abundant, pitting Allen and his pretty blond wife from the sticks against the dressed-up and made-up Lambert from Southern California. Gay vs. straight, poster pin up vs. Broadway star. Red State v. Blue State. You name it.
Ironically, both men seemed to genuinely like each other and respect each other throughout the competition. But fans apparently aren't ready to have Season 8 in the books without the pre-requisite cries of foul play, gay-bashing, or FOX news scripting the ending for the more conservative choice.
it's what makes prime time so fun right? For the record, even if the folks from Arkansas did power in 38,000,000 votes there is nothing illegal about it. It just goes to show how invested they were in seeing one of their own take home pop culture's biggest reality TV prize.
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