They are free to talk about whatever they want, just as people are free to react to what they say however they want.  Talking about their religious beliefs so much will shape the kind of fanbase they attract (which is probably the reason they do it).

 Um. Jessica needs to do the same. Her lower register is a message + I could barely understand her during her Top 24. Sure, she has a great set of pipes, but she needs to show more restraint.

“IMO, Lauren was TCO. This is a grassy knoll discussion, and all they are all a bunch of speculations.”

IA. Looks like the different perspectives and speculation depend on who our fav is. It´s interesting to watch Joe /HotelAngels reviews from last season. He then argued  that they did not want Scotty to win and throughout the season he presents some solid arguments for his speculations. Looking back many of his assumtion became true.

It actually makes me respect him more.It was one of the things I liked about Scotty.

Dear Idols:  Feel free to worship where / how / as often as you please! Because I’m hoping there aren’t cameras on the pulpit.  Please do look skyward whenever you are safe, because we all know that God lives on the ceiling of the theater.  Duh.  But if you tell me every frackin’ day about your personal relationship with the Lord and how He has personally led you to your latest pitchy rendition of America the Beautiful, I will feel free not to vote for you and your giant cross because it is so flippin’ annoyingballs to me!  Deal? 

Have a blessed day! ;)  

Your point about early pimping is exactly why I believe also that whomever they “pimp” the most, Nigel already knows they likely won’t win the final vote. But what they will gain is enough visibility to have a record deal and a better chance at a career post Idol. I can see Jessica either falling the way of Pia, out way too soon, or possibly Lauren as first runner up, but the writing is on the wall for P2. No pimping required, Idol knows what’s up. Jimmy’s finale comments also suggested he knew Scotty would win “there’s no reason that confetti won’t fall on him…”

RE: The chosen one

AI was ALOT more predictable when Simon was judging. It was obvious with his fake pimping and manufactured growth arcs. I mean who actually believed that Melinda Doolittle would win? Jordin Sparks was the obvious choice all along. 

Now, you can’t just listen to what the judges say to determine who’s TCO. You have to pay attention to other things like the editing. 

Here is my crazy guess:

P2 is TCO-F (fake). —In other words, he is NOT TCO. He’s being used to bring in that part of the audience. His fans will always think he’s safe because his name will usually be called 1st. They will never know that he’s 4th from the bottom.

Jessica is TCO-B(backup). —She will win if TCO-A doesn’t complete her development. It’s nothing against her, but Nigel isn’t going to put all of his pimping skills into someone from California. She actually has a great personally, which Nigel will be sure to show you in her video packages early on. Whenever TCO-A is ready to take her spot, the producers will start to slightly manipulate things like her performance order, her song choice clearance, her edited clips, etc. But don’t worry about her, she’ll get signed and release a single right after her surprise exit.

Hollie is TCO-A. —She will win if she completes her development. Jessica can’t stop her no matter how good Jessica is early on. Hollie only needs to peak at the right time. You will see her turn into a pop princess right before our eyes and we’ll all feel like proud family members. If fact, she’s so likable that Jessica fans will not be able to resist her charm. Nigel will be working hard to highlight her Texas roots and All-American qualities just in case anyone is feeling a little iffy about her British accent.

Nigel’s dream season is when TCO-A goes against TCO-B in the finals…but beware of the DARK HORSE and the PARTY CRASHER….

Erika is the DARK HORSE. —Since she was a talented contestant who was almost sent home, she fits the role perfectly. Most of her votes will come from people who don’t usually vote or who claim to be “voting for the 1st time since Season X” lol. They will be offended by her lack of attention. Fortunately for Erika, her lack of pimping will only make her work harder…which will produce awesome “moments” in the show. If she plays her role right, she will be be the one to knock out all of the early favs like Elise, Joshua, Colton, etc. But she may not be able to knock out P2. Nigel needs to be careful with her…ignoring her too much can motivate her fanbase. Anti-voters love to go against TPTB

Skylar is the PARTY CRASHER. —Her role is to knock out P2 if the dark horse doesn’t. Since Skylar is from the south, it will be easier for her to take down P2 with her growing fanbase. Unfortunately for Nigel, party crasher sometimes take out more contestants than they should.

So here is my prediction:

Hollie
Jessica
P2/Skylar
Erika/Joshua
Colton
Elise
Heejun
Shannon
Deandre
Jermaine
Jeremy

LOL! That was fun. :)

Love the fedora.

Dear
Idols:  Feel free to worship where / how / as often as you please!
Because I’m hoping there aren’t cameras on the pulpit.  Please do look
skyward whenever you are safe, because we all know that God lives on the
ceiling of the theater.  Duh.  But if you tell me every frackin’ day
about your personal relationship with the Lord and how He has personally
led you to your latest pitchy rendition of America the Beautiful, I
will feel free not to vote for you and your giant cross because it is so
flippin’ annoyingballs to me!  Deal? 

Have a blessed day! ;) 

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL :)))))