Bloggers: Bloggers Finally Affect Democracy

Bloggers

Bloggers Finally Affect Democracy

Ain't No Mountain High Enough, to keep me from yoouu - Wonkette Seven long years after the blog craze began, otherwise-useless bloggers have finally had an effect on an election: They’ve kept shiny-haired squeaky-voiced oddity Sanjaya Malakar on the hit karaoke show American Idol, despite his inability to carry a tune.

Blog references to the shiny-haired oddity have risen by an alarming 338% since February.

But, like always, blogs don’t really have any impact on anything. It’s all Howard Stern’s fault. He’s telling his listeners to “vote” for Sanjaya — apparently you “vote” by calling a 900 number or something — and his millions of lemming-like fans do whatever he commands.

Blogs keep ‘Idol’s’ Sanjaya center stage [CNN]

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2:45 PM on Tue Apr 17 2007
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by henski1 at 01:54 PM on 04/17/07
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The fact that this story was reported by CNN after being picked up from REUTERS proves further how completely useless the MSM is.

Excuse me while I throw my television out a window....
by Kromem at 02:24 PM on 04/17/07
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If Steven Colbert and Howard Stern were to wage war, who would come out as victor? (just a thought based on the comment about Stern's legion of soulless followers)
by Prozac at 03:19 PM on 04/17/07
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I resent being called lemming-like. I do what Howard Stern tells me out of pure terror of the consequences of disobeying him.
by jafoz at 11:34 PM on 04/17/07
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It's people trying to call 911 and getting the number wrong who are keeping this guy in the competition.

"Hello? I want to report a crime!"
"You'd be voting for Sanjaya then."
by SunkistDeforestation at 12:13 AM on 04/18/07
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Here is today's multiple choice question.

Stern is to Man-gyna as:

A.) Rove is to Bush (the presidential variety)
B.) 911 is to Gulliani
C.) Iraq is to McCain
D.) All the above?

Note to editors: If the post doesn't get me in, surely my username will!! Just think Britney Spears drinking an orange crush...