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I will fully agree that Megan kept picking horrible songs for her unique voice, and the way she moved was awkward and goofy. However, as the weeks went by, I came to enjoy her upbeat spirit and quirkiness, and found it refreshing. Do I think she should have won? Absolutely not. Adam's my guy.

But I think that the way Simon treated her last night by telling her that it would be her swan song when she sang because they wouldn't even consider saving her was truly mean spirited, even for him.

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The good news: America's good sense finally outweighed Vote For The Worst.

The better news: Megan was sent home!

I am happy to admit my predictions this week were wrong.

The only other thing I'll add is that the lip-synching during the group song was horrendous. Make these jokers sing live!

See you next week.

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Simon said what he did because of Megan's comment at the beginning of the show. She was asked what she thought of the critique of the judges and she said "I Just don't care." That was her own grave she dug. Simon was right on. I am so glad she is gone. Anoop will be next unless he does a show stopper next week. On with the Show.

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Thank gahd, this season's Kristy Lee Cook/Carly Smithson hybrid was shown the door. And her nasty little "I don't care what Simon thinks" attitude came back to bite her when he refused to "save" her BEFORE she even sang for it. Next!

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What was the reference to the flapping of the wings and the weird "Caw caw" thing she said. Was she "flying home"? I didnt get it.
Glad she went home though. Her attitude sucked.

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The "caw" was from her performance of "Rockin Robin", and a shout out to VFTW.
I , for one, am going to miss our special Meghan. She didn't fit into the three or four molds that AI cranks out. I will buy her music, and will go to the AI tour, and walk out after she sings.

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Something tells me Kara got a talking to from the producers and/or Simon about talking back to the audience. Even during the telecast you could hear Simon chastise Kara not to spar with the audience. I know the producers were looking for a way to shake things up, and adding a fourth judge might have been a good idea, but Kara is just terrible. She's not quite the flake Paula's become, but still pretty much useless.

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Very embarrasing night for Megan. Her behavior, her attitude, all strange. Though Simon was right, he could have handled the situation less harshly. He was obviously angry that Megan made the show look bad by her cavalier attitude. I still don't trust Simon. Anyone notice that oftentimes when he is judging someone, he scratches his face with his middle finger? Why does he do that? Very annoying and crass.

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Megan's behavior last night was just bizarre. All the antics were those of a 10-year old. Did anyone wonder if she might have been on something?

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It was past the time for Megan to go! and her immature attitude last night showed us why she would never be Idol material! Her songs were bad & her movements were worse! Now we just need to get rid of Anoop & Scott - then we will have a real competition!!!

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You know, I hate to oversimplify things, but doing well on American Idol is really pretty easy.

1. Select a song that highlights your vocal strengths (range, tone, etc.)
2. Whenever possible, pick a contemporary song (last two years) and rearange it according to #1
3. Take the judges criticism and try to incorporate their feedback in your next performance.
4. Show some personality, but avoid callusness and indifference.

Megan failed on all of these on a weekly basis. Ironic, because they put her in the compitition because she looked like she would do the above 4 things. Oh well.

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What a pleasant surprise that Megan was finally voted off. It was starting to seem that she was going to continue to overstay her welcome for several more weeks. I was sure Anoop would go home, even though he was much better than Megan.
When Simon announced that they wouldnt even debate using the save for Megan, it came across as very crass and petty. Everyone already knew they wouldnt waste their only save on Megan, but he could have acknowleged that without so crudely slapping her in the face like that. I am aware of her comment that she didnt care about Simons critiqe of her performance. It reflected badly on Megan, but she has always been flakey and never seemed to take the competition seriously, which showed in her half-hearted performances. However, Simon could have been the bigger man and let it slide. But, as bullies do, he had to kick her when she was down and let everyone know who was in charge. So, ok Simon, we know you are in charge. We also know that you went out of your way to embarass a vulnerable young lady on nationwide television because you thought she insulted you. So much for being the bigger man. Congratulation.
A few quick final thoughts. I liked David Cooks song, I didnt know what to think about Lady Gaga, except she has a good voice if she would use it correctly and she has great legs. For once, I even liked the group number, probably cause I'm a big Journey fan. And does this group of Idols really get along better than other groups in the past, or does it just seem like it because its played up more and edited to look like they do?

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Simon's b*tchy dismissal of Megan was childish and unprofessional. The more I see of this show, the more I realize that he's just a really bitter, unhappy person. Most of the negativity that spews from his nicotine-smelling breath is not "constructive criticism." Most of it is just petty, uncalled for b*tchiness. Maybe if they'd let him smoke cigarettes througout the show, he wouldn't always be jonesing for a nicotine fix, and his mood would lighten to a professional, cordial manner.

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