Falling on Deaf Ears

I am not following American Idol this season. After the auditions, I lose interest. Even if the singers are stellar, they are solo artists and I'm more of a group or songwriter kind of guy. I have clicked through on the Fox News headlines to see who got voted off for some reason. I don't know who these people are or how they sounded. I've never bought and doubt that I will, an American Idol album of any flavor. However, this from the Fox News article on the latest dismissal--

The show, broadcast live from Los Angeles, has been racked by controversy as it winds down to a May 24-25 finale. The latest snafu came after Tuesday's show continued previous "Idol" voting problems.

The dial-in phone number for Underwood was displayed on the closed-captioning for all the contestants, possibly aiding her survival. The correct numbers, however, were shown with on-screen graphics and announced by Seacrest.

A statement issued Wednesday by Fox read, "the producers and network apologize to our hearing-impaired viewers for any confusion, and the situation was immediately corrected for our tape-delayed West Coast broadcast."

Does this strike anyone else as funny? Bizarre? Stupid? Not to be insensitive but there are certain things that certain people shouldn't and cant do. A blind person should not referee sports. Even tee-ball. I'm sorry, its just not the way things work. They say you can do anything if you put your mind to it...well, sorry, not this.

Along those same lines, the deaf or hearing impaired have no say in a singing contest. Its just not how it works. Its just not.

blast.