Lesson 5: Personal faith can be overplayed

Mandisa Really, what is there to say about the complete and total shocker that was last night's American Idol results show. Then again, maybe it's not as big a shocker as we think. Sure, the bottom three was filled with contestants who had never been there before. Paris, Elliott and Mandisa all had voices we thought we take them sailing all the way into the finals. And yet, something went horribly wrong last night. Mandisa certainly has/had one of the best voices in the competition and yet her song selections lately have sucked. Sure this week was country and to be expected, but one has to wonder if perhaps Mandisa didn't get just a little bit too preachy for the tastes of most folks and paid the ultimate price. Then again, I wouldn't be too sorry for her...for some reason I feel a record deal already in the works. We're sorry to see you go because we knew there really was a bigger stage out there for you (and no...not the way Simon meant it either). Gone but not forgotten. j.