IDOL - More on Katharine...

Okay, just FYI, I also post this AI part of my blog over on the American Idol official website and some people agree with my sentiments, but some people also have chosen to point out that Katharine seemed a bit snotty at her brush with elimination last night. I felt the need to comment on that here, both because I can speak more freely and I've already said this to some degree in comment responses over there.
1) I love the comments like "she's a total snot". Huh...I didn't realize you and Katharine were so close for you to have made such a judgment. Tell her hi for me.
2) This is not American Miss Congeniality, its American Idol. No one said she had to be nice, even if she was a bit miffed. Personally, I was a lot miffed and it wasn't even me. Do you know how many singing stars out there are complete bitches? It doesn't make them any less talented or successful.
3) Another favorite comment, "Sometimes we all need a little dose of reality and its probably not a bad thing that she was reminded that her being a finalist on AI is not a pivotal moment in the universal scheme of things." Hmm...aside from the disclaimer I have to make here because I changed multiple spelling errors, this comment is just tiresome. I mean you could have picked any number of words to replace "pivotal" and not only would that have been one less spelling error for me to correct, but I might not have had anything to argue with you about. Yes, there are starving children in Africa and getting eliminated on AI isn't going to ruin your life, so on the Richter scale of life, no its not terribly traumatic...but not pivotal? Lets examine the evidence. Being a finalist on AI has changed how many lives? Well lets start with the obvious. Kelly Clarkson just won a Grammy. Gayken got a Vegas show and bunch of play...sorry claymates. Carrie Underwood's got advertising deals coming out the wazoo. You're right, its not a pivotal moment at all. Hang on. ... ... ... ...
Okay, I had to go look up pivotal, here it is:
piv·ot·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or serving as a pivot. 2. Being of vital or central importance; crucial: “Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions” (Henry A. Kissinger).
I'm pretty sure I rest my case. I mean when you've got Kissinger, that speaks for itself right? Central importance. Kelly Clarkson's role as an Idol finalist made her into a Grammy winner. I'm guessing previously she only dreamed of that stuff. Sounds pretty pivotal to me.