Adam Lambert's Ring of Fire

Country music week on American Idol is specially targeted toward that red state contingency of America that just can't get enough of songs about eating barbeque sauce in their pick-up trucks and cheating on their dogs.

With Obama in the cling to Grand Ole Opry week as a bastion of safety in an otherwise chaotic liberal socialist sea. But look out cowboys, and hang on to your studs and Judds, because Adam Lambert is here to bring the Grand Ole Opry some Southern California flare with his very special performance of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."

Adam Lambert has been labeled an early favorite to win Season 8 of American Idol, and has become America's latest gay icon. But Wednesday night the American Idol judges had few kind words for his slithery performance of the Johnny Cash classic. Simon Cowell called Lambert's performance "indulgent rubbish" and predicted that many fans of country music were presently throwing their televisions out the window in revulsion. Randy Travis, who coached the contestants for Grand Ole Opry week, could barely contain his homophobia during his taped segment with Lambert. The nail polish and eyeliner were all too much for Travis, who pasted a terrified smile across his face and then politely stated: "I'm speechless," when asked about Lambert's musical interpretation.

Lambert definitely seemed to be grasping for some sort of Led Zeppelin/Jeff Buckley type arrangement of "Ring of Fire," but his performance lacked the transcendence that comes along with the heavy drug use that real rock and roll musicians swear by. Also--Jeff Buckley never stole She-Ra's jacket and tried to pass it off as his own.

Adam Lambert's American Idol performance highlights how easily the American public can mistake "musical theater guy" for "creepy Vegas strip club lounge singer guy." Most people might not have seen it, but Lambert's compulsive lip-curling and thigh rubbing exposed him to be the latter.

american idol top 11 results

Last night’s American Idol 2009 elimination results brought down this season’s Top 13 to the Top 11 with Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez garnering the fewest votes after their Wednesday performances. The double elimination puts American Idol season 8 back on track after picking up an extra finalist last week.

American Idol 2009 Top 11:

Alexis Grace
Michael Sarver
Danny Gokey
Kris Allen
Allison Iraheta
Adam Lambert
Lil Rounds
Scott McIntyre
Megan Corkrey
Matt Giraud
Anoop Desai

One of these 11 singers is your next American Idol

ghost whisperer season 4 updates

Recent Episodes:

Delusions of Grandview 3/06/09
Melinda shares some devastating news with Sam and their relationship is left in limbo.

Ghost Busted 2/27/09
Melinda shares her special gift with Sam and his reaction is not what she expects.


Ghost Whisperer: Season 4 Episodes
No.
Episode
Airdate

Firestarter 10/03/08
When a fire breaks out at Rockland University, Jim saves a young psychology professor, Eli, who suffers a near death experience and Melinda befriends him and soon realizes he shares her same ability.

Big Chills 10/10/08
Melinda reconnects with some high school classmates after one of them dies mysteriously.

Ghost In The Machine 10/17/08
When Ned shows Melinda his online gaming community, Melinda discovers a ghost is haunting the game.

Save Our Souls 10/24/08
Melinda and Jim go away on a romantic cruise and Melinda comes into contact with an angry ghost who haunts a newlywed couple.

Bloodline 10/31/08
Melinda investigates the death of a high school athlete whose ghost is following around a family that is not her own.

Imaginary Friends & Enemies 11/07/08
Melinda plays a game of hide-and-seek when a child's make-believe friend causes havoc during a wedding party and Melinda attempts to calm the ghosts running amok.

Threshold 11/14/08
While coping with dramatic changes in her personal life, Melinda struggles in helping a desperate teenage ghost because she no longer feels that her gift of talking to the dead is helpful.

Heart & Soul 11/21/08
Melinda is drawn to a man who is suffering from amnesia and she enthusiastically tries to help him regain his memory.

Pieces of You 12/05/08
Melinda tracks down a girl who has been missing for 12 years and discovers a long-held secret.

Ball and Chain 12/19/08
Melinda assists a ghost who must face hard facts about her marriage.

Life On the Line 1/09/09
Melinda helps a family in turmoil after a freak accident. Meanwhile, Delia has her first haunting and discovers why sometimes it's easier to be a skeptic than a believer.

This Joint's Haunted 1/16/09
Melinda and Sam go on a road trip into his past and end up in trouble, from bar fights to disruptive ghosts, and Melinda comes face to face with the biggest threat yet to her romantic hopes.

Body of Water 1/23/09
Melinda confronts a crisis that grips the whole town - the unearthing of a grave that leads to a mass haunting. But that's not nearly as scary to her as the woman who shows up to accept the engagement ring Sam bought for her.

Slow Burn 2/06/09
Melinda helps the ghost of an overbearing mother who is holding onto a deep, dark secret.

Greek Tragedy 2/13/09
Sam is having second thoughts about his relationship with Melinda when he catches her in several lies.

Ghost Busted 2/27/09
Melinda shares her special gift with Sam and his reaction is not what she expects.

Delusions of Grandview 3/06/09
Melinda shares some devastating news with Sam and their relationship is left in limbo.

Leap of Faith 3/13/09
When Sam rescues Melinda from harm's way, he comes close to death himself.

The 912 Project

The hottest new host on Fox News this year Glenn Beck has launched The 912 Project, a site dedicated to sharing core principles and values that Americans are said to live by.
The site, which is currently offline, defines essential American qualities such as believing in god, being opposed to income tax, being pro marriage (as long as your straight) and many other gems.
It’s more of the same that we’ve seen from the hard right recently, this whole socialism is bad, our money is being stolen for us, Barack is a Communist etc etc. While some of those points might be true, what they continue to overlook is that Bush created the mess the country is in today, and Bush was the one that run up the foreign debt and started the bailouts. But no, it’s only bad now a new, black guy takes over the mess.
In the show launching the The 912 Project, Beck interviewed Chuck Norris, who earlier this week said that thousands of militia were preparing for a military takeover of the United States. If that doesn’t say batshit crazy, I’m not sure what else can.
Here’s the list the 912 Project are based on
The 12 Values:
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude

The Nine Principles

* 1. America is good.
* 2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
* 3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
* 4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
* 5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
* 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
* 7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
* 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
* 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

malaya spot:

i dont know how to describe this politically correct. as per inference, the values where this is based on may uphold a true and real meaning for americans, but i'll describe it as virtually conservative as it views political dynamics as resistant to american values. issues on income tax, racism and political involvement are issues which is full of restrain in the project's perspective. it's vague how they see a state vis a vis citizen relationship to be unilateral and considering the state as the sole institution responsible for their benefit with out regard to their individual liberty and responsibility as a citizen to the state. it is quite ironic to think of a state founded on liberty but strongly bounded by a very individualistic perspective, in my opinion.