Yep, as a fellow KC-area resident, the boosterism and overall Cookmania exhibited by the local Fox news affiliate is too much to take. I hope to jeebus we never have another contestant from the area.

Rayf Finez

I thought it was funny
I don't think I've ever posted in defense of The Hater before (nor against her for that matter), but I think this is one of her best. "…haunted by the knowledge that had she just held onto their hands a little tighter, maybe they would all still be together…". Pretty great.

Ellerbee
I guess I don't care about the incident so much, but I thought Ellerbee was awesome back in the days of NBC News Overnight.

still, cheers for "…and the parents they bring to the theater out of loneliness."

Thanks for the reminder… I remember that Prince performance, but didn't remember that it was the AMAs. I became a Prince fan somewhere in the middle of that guitar solo.