Why is Everyone so Surprised?

Kris Allen won season 8 of American Idol: SHOCKER!!  Not Really.  I could have told you that weeks ago, and I had no doubt in my mind he would win when Danny was eliminated last week.  Therefore, I am obviously much smarter than everyone else in America for the following reasons:

1.  Everyone loves an underdog (he wouldnt have even been that big of an underdog if Adam Lambert hadn’t received royalty treatment from the judges week after week).

2.  Open your eyes people, Kris appeals to a much broader audience than gay emo people!

3.  Loyalty of my fellow Arkansans. (ok, Im not really an Arkansan but my drivers license says I am so lets just pretend)  Anyone who has been to a Razorback game knows that anything exciting that happens in Arkansas captures the attention of the entire state.  I heard 38 million of the 100 votes came from Arkansas; and that only includes 479, 501 or 870 area codes.  If you factor in all of the out of state students like myself voting in Arkansas the number goes up even more.  Oh, and every single AOII chapter in the nation had Kris’ vote in support of AOII alum Mrs. Kris Allen.  You have to admire that kind of loyalty.

So when you look at it from my perspective it doesn’t come as such a huge shocker.  Just proves how much the judges sway everyone’s opinion.   This is truly what finding undiscovered talent is all about.  

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