the New York Times (you might need a free account to read the link):
LOS ANGELES — AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of “American Idol,” might have influenced the outcome of this year’s competition by providing phones for free text-messaging services and lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen, the Arkansas singer who was the winner of the show last week.
Representatives of AT&T, whose mobile phone network is the only one that can be used to cast “American Idol” votes via text message, provided the free text-messaging services at two parties in Arkansas after the final performance episode of “American Idol” last week, according to the company and people at the events.
There appear to have been no similar efforts to provide free texting services to supporters of Adam Lambert, who finished as the runner-up to Mr. Allen.
Why does AT&T hate the gays?
LOS ANGELES — AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of “American Idol,” might have influenced the outcome of this year’s competition by providing phones for free text-messaging services and lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen, the Arkansas singer who was the winner of the show last week.
Representatives of AT&T, whose mobile phone network is the only one that can be used to cast “American Idol” votes via text message, provided the free text-messaging services at two parties in Arkansas after the final performance episode of “American Idol” last week, according to the company and people at the events.
There appear to have been no similar efforts to provide free texting services to supporters of Adam Lambert, who finished as the runner-up to Mr. Allen.
Why does AT&T hate the gays?
I doubt it's AT&T's corporate mantra to hate the gays. Especially since thier internal GLBT association for employees, "LEAGUE" claims the title to the nation's "first and largest gay employee business resource group." I suspect AT&T representatives or contracts are at fault.
ReplyDeleteOh lord, I’m just glad that Adam’s chandelier rattling falsetto will no longer scare my poor sweet Chihuahua Liza.
ReplyDelete“There there dear, that mean old homo with the dollar store eyeliner is gone”