Don't Turn Your Back on The Gays

David Hernandez shocked me on Tuesday night's AMERICAN IDOL by singing "I Saw Her Standing There." It was a desperate performance. He literally looked like he was being chased by wolves throughout. I was just plain confused by his whole vibe.

Well she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked
Was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another,
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well she looked at me
and I, I could see
That before too long
I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

It just rang SO false to me. Of all the beautiful Lennon/McCartney songs to choose from, the gay stripper chooses, "I Saw Her Standing There"?! I mean, really?! The more I thought about it, the more I thought he would be the one to go. That's easy to blog after the results show, but there is precedent. Mandisa was a powerhouse on IDOL, but as soon as she went "gospel" I tuned her out as did MANY voting gays, and she was gone the next week. According to popsurfing.com when she intro-ed her song Mandisa said, "This song goes out to everyone who wants to be free! Your addiction, your lifestyle, your situation may be big. But God is bigger." Lifestyle can't mean anything but "gay lifestyle." She would have been smarter to keep her anti-gay prejudice to herself until AFTER winning the competition. Gays don't need to break free, Mandisa. Poor David Hernandez is relegated to the lower ranks of formerly sexy idols touring county fairs, and making appearances at my local Safeway in the ass-pit of Seattle. You just can't sell out your sisters and expect us to vote for you, bro.