American Idol and the Democratic Nomination

As Vivian pointed out in her weekly write up of American Idol, there’s been a lot of talk about how Paula Abdul made a huge mistake during this week’s show (she read comments she’d written about a performance by Jason Castro that hadn’t even been done yet.) This brought up some debate about whether the show was actually scripted and perhaps rigged just to get certain contestants through. Others have argued that perhaps American Idol’s ratings have been so low that the show’s producers set this up to gain some publicity.

Perhaps the most common response is to simply use this as yet another example of how Paula Abdul has some rather odd moments. That’s the option that Keith Olberman decided to use while discussing the little mishap on Countdown. Of course he also touched on Ryan Seacrest’s lighthearted theory that Paula can simply see the future.

If Paula can really see the future, I think we need her to figure out who wins the Democratic nomination. Since saying “Oh I’m just so proud of you” is her version of saying a contestant didn’t do too well, perhaps her kind way of letting down the losser could help create party unity.