American Idol is stupid.
My cousin Chelsey tried out today, and didn't make it through. Now this is the round before your in front of Randy, Paula, and Simon. They only pick 500 people from each city to actually get that far. Now my cousin is an excellent singer, she got best female vocalist in Georgia in her age group. This is her here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnhgBkJT2LQ
So that means that they allow people who are weirdos and horrible singers through (The people you see get judged by Randy, Paula, and Simon) and take up space in the 500 people allowance, yet they deny people with real talent.