On Sanjaya and other pressing world matters
Anyone who thinks Sanjaya Malakar can't sing should listen to Paula Abdul's old songs. I remember Paula's pop music career. She couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with wheels. Without all those elaborately choreographed videos of hers, she would've had no career. In fact, there are plenty of people with no vocal ability who somehow managed to get record contracts. Britney Spears. Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. Nick Lachey. What makes Sanjaya any different? Easy: he's not relying on prerecorded tracks and he's not lip syncing. Really, Paula, Simon, and Randy are part of that very music industry juggernaut that has been passing over worthy artists in favor of the above-named no-talents. It's hilarious that they're so puzzled about this guy. Jill at Brilliant at Breakfast is rooting for Sanjaya. After reading her post, hopefully you will root for him, too. On an unrelated note, there's only one thing more shocking about Keith Richards'...