# American idol 4/13 to 4/14 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306 "2011-04-14T00:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/61 "2011-04-15T16:27:32Z")
Ding dong he’s finally gone!!! BYE PAUL! Dont let the door hit you in the ass on your way out! Seriously, thank god… i couldnt stand him and his inability to annunciate. That being said, I respected his going out performance. I thought his composure, as well as the support of the rest of the cast was commendable. I like seeing stuff like that rather than all of them crying on stage. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to perform after being voted off, and I thought his rendition was way better than when he did it earlier in the season. JACOB FOR LIFE!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/62 "2011-04-15T17:22:18Z")
> [@RainGrowsBrite](#): > > JACOB FOR LIFE!!! 🙂 I’d be ok with him receiving that sentence. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/63 "2011-04-15T17:50:28Z")
At this point, I don’t really care who wins anymore - they are all different, and have different genres so it doesn’t make much difference. I would imagine they all have a foot in the door to whatever style of music they do and could go on to do well. This has to make it easier for the final contestants, knowing that they are so different that it is almost no longer a competition of vocal talent as it is a polling of what kind of music is currently popular with the voters. Paul was all flash but a decent Rod Stewart clone, so he will do well touring the lounges. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/64 "2011-04-15T17:55:45Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I’d be ok with him receiving that sentence. You and me both. I think it might help him work out his conflicted sexuality, too. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/65 "2011-04-15T18:44:40Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > You and me both. I think it might help him work out his conflicted sexuality, too. Where do you get that he’s conflicted? Has he talked about lusting after women? Or is it just because you cannot reconcile him being gay and religious? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/66 "2011-04-15T18:48:59Z")
Because if he wasn’t conflicted, he would be FABULOUSLY gay. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/67 "2011-04-15T19:04:15Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Where do you get that he’s conflicted? Has he talked about lusting after women? Or is it just because you cannot reconcile him being gay and religious? I suspect that he’s the one who can’t reconcile it. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/68 "2011-04-15T19:20:02Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Where do you get that he’s conflicted? Has he talked about lusting after women? Or is it just because you cannot reconcile him being gay and religious? When they were at TMZ, he asked one of the women there if she was single. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/69 "2011-04-15T19:22:46Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > When they were at TMZ, he asked one of the women there if she was single. Ah. That explains it. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/70 "2011-04-15T20:42:29Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Because if he wasn’t conflicted, he would be FABULOUSLY gay. So true. I’m pretty excited about Paul’s departure, but I find this season that I’m more interested in voting people off than in voting for a winner. What’s up with that? I can’t wait for Stefano to go. I’m done with Casey. Scotty makes me stabby. I actually don’t mind if Jacob sticks around for a while, because I think there’s good trainwreck potential there. Also, did you see that TMZ ran a story about his recent jail time? > **['Idol' Finalist -- Saved By REAL Judge After Arrest](https://www.tmz.com/2011/04/15/jacob-lusk-jail-mug-shot-judge-probation-audition-police-cops-american-idol-chase-train-stop-subway-arrested/)** > > "American Idol" finalist Jacob Lusk threw himself at the mercy of a court back in November -- begging a judge to end his probation from a 2009 arrest so he could compete on "A.I." ... TMZ has learned. Fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/71 "2011-04-15T21:34:13Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > When they were at TMZ, he asked one of the women there if she was single. That’s it - it looked like classic overcompensation. I should say, though, that I’m reconsidering my cracks about his conflicted status - I think he is terribly conflicted about his religion and his sexuality, and I think that must be very hard for him. I wish him the best of luck in figuring it out and being happy with himself. I still think he can’t sing very well and I don’t want to watch him on tv. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/72 "2011-04-15T21:47:43Z")
> [@BetsQ](#): > > \ > > ['Idol' Finalist -- Saved By REAL Judge After Arrest](http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/15/jacob-lusk-jail-mug-shot-judge-probation-audition-police-cops-american-idol-chase-train-stop-subway-arrested/) > > Fascinating. He’s apparently a complete idiot. Good to know. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/73 "2011-04-16T00:52:27Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > He’s apparently a complete idiot. Good to know. 🙂 I’m confused… why is he a complete idiot? Because he didn’t pay for the Metro. blew off his court date for that ticket, talked the judge into ending probation, sang to the inmates while he was locked up, or declared his gratitude? I’m going to guess that it’s because he didn’t show up for his court date, even though “complete idiot” seems incredibly excessive for a very minor error. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/74 "2011-04-16T04:39:57Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > I’m confused… why is he a complete idiot? Because he didn’t pay for the Metro. blew off his court date for that ticket, talked the judge into ending probation, sang to the inmates while he was locked up, or declared his gratitude? Yes. 🙂 > [@](#): > > I’m going to guess that it’s because he didn’t show up for his court date, even though “complete idiot” seems incredibly excessive for a very minor error. A minor, completely avoidable error (“error” really doesn’t seem like the right word here) that could have prevented him from participating on American Idol. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/75 "2011-04-16T15:21:59Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > I’m confused… why is he a complete idiot? Because he didn’t pay for the Metro. blew off his court date for that ticket, talked the judge into ending probation, sang to the inmates while he was locked up, or declared his gratitude? I’m going to guess that it’s because he didn’t show up for his court date, even though “complete idiot” seems incredibly excessive for a very minor error. Skipping a court date, in and of itself, is pretty stupid, so is whining and begging for special treatment to be on a game show. I’m a fan of the guard who told him to shut the fuck up when he was singing at everybody. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/76 "2011-04-17T12:56:55Z")
> [@Polerius](#): > > I loved[Paul’s performance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcUW1BNeevY&#t=7s) in Hollywood week. > > I wish he had continued to pick songs that fit his voice and style. Some of his performances during the past few weeks have not been good. > > Out of curiousity, for people in this thread who don’t like Paul (and there seem to be plenty), what do you think of his performance in the song linked above? I enjoyed Paul. He was fun to watch even if he doesn’t have a great voice. His enthusiasm makes up for a lot. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/77 "2011-04-17T15:49:33Z")
I think Stefano will continue to get by the skin of his teeth for another couple weeks. His looks are the out of the same mold that got Aaron Kelly, Kris Allen, David Archuleta to the top five the last three years. They have to get the 10/11 yr old vote and the Granny votes to keep advancing. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/78 "2011-04-17T18:13:39Z")
> [@Raginghormonal](#): > > I enjoyed Paul. He was fun to watch even if he doesn’t have a great voice. His enthusiasm makes up for a lot. I think it’s possible he could have a great career - as I mentioned before, I think he’s the best performer of this year’s bunch; singing is part of the equation, but performing is possibly even more important. It doesn’t hurt that he’s pretty hot, too. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306/79 "2011-04-18T13:13:08Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I think it’s possible he could have a great career - as I mentioned before, I think he’s the best performer of this year’s bunch; singing is part of the equation, but performing is possibly even more important. It doesn’t hurt that he’s pretty hot, too. I agree. I may or may not ever buy one of his songs, but I’d go see him live. I love the way he dances. Those long skinny legs of his going every which way just makes me smile. And his smile is so infectious. and white…really white! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-to-4-14/578306.md?page=3)