What was going on with that group sing?

First of all, what are they doing lip syncing the group sing? Not only could you tell from watching them sing, but the sound mix was way too good to be live. Look, those group sings are usually pretty horrible, but if you're going to pre-record the singing, why are you bothering? It's a live show. It's continually amazing how dumb the producers of this show are.

So one of the early favorites is gone. I thought Alexis didn't deserve the lashing she got from the judges last night, but probably didn't deserve all the praise she got in the semifinals. Still, I'd think I'd put her in the top half of the performers, and certainly better than Michael Sarver. But that's American Idol. I did think the judges might save her, and after not using it tonight I'm going to predict that if they use it, it won't happen until the last week possible--unless Gokey or Lambert somehow end up eliminated.

Oh, and President Obama--do you have to schedule a press conference for Tuesday night? You couldn't have postponed it a day? It messes up the usual rhythm of the week to have the Idol performance show on Wednesday night...Eh, I think I'll probably survive.

Fingerhut out.