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American Idol bailout?
After less-than-stellar reviews of Tuesday night's show, American Idol contestant Anoop Desai formerly requested a federal bailout, in the hopes of avoiding the close call Matt Giraud (a.k.a. "Timberlake lookalike") had to suffer through on live TV last week.Desai filed a TARP application with the Treasury Department Tuesday night, shortly after the show. "Why would President Obama stop at cars? My fans have rights, too," Desai, 21, told News Corp.'s Fox and Friends Wednesday morning. "Is Simon Cowell somehow above the ruler of the world? You saw how happy people were about Slumdog Millionaire. This will be a good thing for America. And you know this is the story political reporters want to write: 'Previewing a Jindal rise, young Indian American wins.'" Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was unavailable for comment. A spokesman said he was busy prepping for an interview with Katie Couric in London. If you had't figured out by now, this is an April Fool's joke. Posted by: Mike 2009-04-01 |
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