American Idol 09 was pre-empted by a lie of a speech by Barack Obama.

The contest plows on but I must ask, just how in the hell are they narrowing down this field to 12? Because it's not clear at all.

With pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.

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6 Out of Top 12 Named

Definitely in the Top 12:

Alexis Grace
Danny Gokey
Michael Sarver
Adam Lambert
Kris Allen
Allison Iraheta



There is one more round in the top 36 and three more contenders from that final group will be voted into the top twelve.

Now what’s wrong with this picture?

I was chastised by a Freeper in my last American Idol post that it was wrong to indicate that those not voted into the top three in their round would be “going home”.

I advised that no less than Ryan Seacrest himself would say that same thing when doing that faux drama thing he does…drumroll, melodramatic pause…then “Joe, tonight you will be going home.”

What’s wrong with this picture is that three rounds of 12 with three contenders voted to the top 12 in each…only adds up to NINE in the top twelve. Which makes it a top 9 when you think about it.

The other three slots will be filled via so-called “wildcard” slots. There’s even a link to “wildcard” photos in the official American Idol site but as of now it goes nowhere, obviously.

It’s not at all clear just who chooses the wildcard contenders but my Freeper scolder was right. The ones who were not one of the top three are not, necessarily, “going home”.

They could, perhaps by being voted fourth in each of the three top 36 rounds or by appointment by the judges, go on to be in the top 12 but it’s not clear just how or on what criteria. At least not to me.

I think the contenders voted in so far are good ones. Although there was one contender, pictured above and included in the remix below, who I thought for sure would get the nod. Megan Corkrey had a tattooed arm, was absolutely beautiful, cool, hip, young and happening. Kris Allen, who I considered lackluster, beat her out for one of the top three spots.

Finally, Brooke White, a contender from last year, played her newest song. It was a great listen and suited her voice and style perfectly.

A montage of the top three in round 2 below, with a couple of surprises along with my wise commentary below.



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