Haley Scarnato’s fiancé Bobby Krudwig got his brother and his fellow servicemen to give her a shout out from Iraq. Krudwig’s brother, Army Capt. Keith Krudwig, 34 (far left, wearing sunglasses in the photo) is in his second tour in Iraq and since he couldn’t be there to support Hayley in person, he had his mom hold up a sign that was panned to before she was annouced Tuesday.

I’m kind of a Haley fan. I have no idea why. She seems so sweet. Can’t wait for her naked pics to hit the internet.

Ken Warwick, executive producer of “American Idol” says that he understands the Sanjaya obsession and doesn’t think it is harming the show. He knows that this kid makes good TV and I love that the judges have just given up saying anything negative about him. Warwick realizes there may be some people that turn into Idol just to see how bad Sanjaya really is.

“Well, the fact of the matter is that someone on the show getting attention doesn’t really bother me, obviously, He’s still there [on the show], and one of the key things is to keep people interested and he’s certainly doing that. It’s all about communication with the public you know. There’s something in human nature that makes people gravitate to someone who’s good-looking — it’s nature, for goodness sake.”

Ken knows that the Fanjayas are keeping him in the competition and not to worry about Simon leaving the show if Sanjaya wins.

“America normally gets it right in the end. I don’t think — I’m pretty positive that Sanjaya will not be the “American Idol” this year. Simon’s not going anywhere, don’t worry. There is very little hype anybody can do with the vast number of votes that we get. I think that if every single person that listens to Howard Stern voted, it would still … you know, the gap above and below Sanjaya is so big, that it wouldn’t affect the outcome at all.”

Even though a lot of people think that “Vote for the Worst” and Howard Stern are keeping Sanjaya in the compeition Ken realizes that when you have that many people voting really it depends on who America is choosing. I’m not sure I believe all that after the various voting scandals that have gone on. Sanjaya makes good TV also I know a lot of boys that hope that his hot sister jumps up and down a few more times after he sings. I really hope he takes advantage of that free “KFC Bowls” for life thing. Those things are good

I love it when pics like these turn up. She was also a Hooters girl, ya know.

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Hi guys.

The Beet is under seige and I had to gulp down 3.5 hours of Grindhouse last night which means this will be reeking of brevity. Here’s some random thoughts on last night’s Idol.

Please God, let’s put Ton’ Bennett out to pasture. He’s a billion years old and everything he says is laced with old man vibe. “Just sing the words,” “Make sure you hit the words,” “Don’t try for any other notes than I did.” Yawn and a half. The only spark he provided was liking Sanjaya and commenting on the Iraq war. Yowsers. I know I was interested in TB’s thoughts on that front.

Simon needs to fight back with the audience more. People are rude. Stop booing him! If you love everyone you’re hardly objective eh? Also, if everyone is good the show gets really fucking boring. We’re almost there right now. Without Sanjaya, Phil and Haley to watch we’d just be watching a decent pop concert. And frankly I don’t want to watch a decent pop concert.

Winners last night:
Lakisha, Jordin, Chris (not Sligh, the one that hasn’t been voted off):
Lakisha held down the anchor position and rocked it. Jordin, for her young age, seems remarkably composed. Chris, as annoying as he can be, is catching up to Blake at an alarming rate.

Losers: Everyone else.
Haley is pretty much being set up to pose for Playboy. Blake’s voice is composed of one note. Sanjaja trying to sing? Not fun! Melinda is boring. Good, but TiVo fast forward ready. Glockson is fading at the very point she needs to be crushing it. If it weren’t for Haley she’d be sticking out like a hooker with a heart of gold.

That’s all for now. If I’m scheduled to handle the vote-off I’ll do better. Some sort of Haiku for Phil is in order, he’s about to head of to that giant penis-head in the sky place.

As it turns out Chris Sligh from SanjayaIdol didn’t want you to vote for him anyway. He’s happy you didn’t vote for him. And he completed all his goals without your stupid votes. So there.

GREENVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — Chris Sligh, the curly-headed contestant from South Carolina who was voted off “American Idol” this week, said he considered quitting the show two weeks before viewers sent him packing.

Yes, quitting. As if Idol would have let him. Actually, on second thought, it would be a huge story and they’re attention whores so I guess, yeah, they would have. But thankfully, instead of quitting, Sligh just murdered a song. Good choice!

“I never came into this wanting to win it,” Sligh told The Greenville News on Thursday. “I made the Top Ten. That was my goal.” Sligh said he decided not to quit because the top 10 contestants participate in an “American Idol” summer tour that comes with a nice paycheck.

Dude, when you first try out they say “Do you think you can be the next American Idol?” You HAVE to say yes. Or they cattle prod you until you do. But it’s good to know you’re already working for a paycheck about four months into your career. That bodes well for your future. You’re passionate about… paychecks.

“I wanted to make the tour,” he said. “I wanted to be able to make music for my living, so I don’t have to work at the marketing company that I was working at.”

Totally. That marketing company was run by a bunch of fuck-ups. Screw those guys. That paycheck wasn’t good enough.

Next up, Chris attended ultra right-wing crazy college Bob Jones University. He was kicked out. Here ya go:

Leaving Bob Jones “was actually good, because I had been trying to figure out how to leave,” he said. Sligh is scheduled to appear on the show’s May 24 finale.

To recap. 1. He wanted to quit Idol. 2. He wanted to quit his marketing job. 3. He was going to quit Bobby Jones but they booted him first (probably for not praying hard enough for George Bush).

We wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors Chris! You don’t sound high maintenance at all!

I remember now why I haven’t slept in days. Because I can’t fall asleep. That is so, so problematic. We’re going on five days without any real sleep now. I’m open to suggestions.

Anyway, I came across some candids of Blake and Chris R. from AmIdol partying it up in L.A. I think they’re at The Grove on Fairfax — you can see the CBS studio in the background on one, and those trolley tracks are unmistakably Grovey. Pretty cute pics. Chris actually looks kind of sexy with the sunglasses, so I think his eyes are his primary creep factor.

It’s Top Ten night, kids!!! Ryan Seacrest is celebrating by wearing a purple tie. His shirt may be lavender, or it may be white and reflecting the purple rays of the tie. There’s just no telling.

Fair warning: AmIdol always catches me on bad nights. I haven’t slept in days, I’m four days off my nicotine patch (shout-out to Dustin) and someone actually suggested to me tonight, in earnest, that I start smoking again. So there will be gratuitous profanity, guys. Oh yes.

We’ve got Gwen Stefani tonight. She’s been working with the contestants, and her make-up is incredibly understated. I barely recognize her. She looks younger somehow, and far less frightening. Pretty, almost. I had no idea how fucked up her teeth were.

LaKisha kicks us off. “Last Dance,” which I think is legally required to be performed on every season of American Idol at least three times. It’s in the production contract somewhere. I hate this song so passionately, but it is tolerable in comparison to what LaKisha is wearing right now. It’s some sort of silk wrap dress, but the bottom is a floral pattern and the top is very digital age. And it has 3/4 sleeves, which makes me want to die. Oh, and did I mention the hooker boots? I am so very unhappy with her right now. Ha. Randy “loved” the boots. Paula thought she was excellent. Simon thinks she seems 30 years younger this week. LaKisha’s former employer has wisely scored some free advertising out of this, as the camera pans to her former coworkers in the audience holding signs that say “Providence Bank” and something about LaKisha. I actually can’t believe they let them in with those signs. I wonder if they slipped past security somehow. Because when you think about what this show is charging for a 30 second spot … maybe Providence Bank actually paid to have those signs in there. Whatever. I need to stop analyzing the inner workings of this show. It’s bad for my complexion.

Chris Sligh used to be funny, but this show has sucked all the funny out of him. Ryan asks him a viewer question — “What do you do with your down time?” — and he’s all like “knitting, crocheting, maybe playing the bongos in my boxer shorts,” and all the funny in a 20-mile radius is destroyed on impact. Honestly, some poor comic is doing stand-up at the Laugh Factory down the street and can’t for the life of him figure out why his act isn’t working tonight. It’s because Chris Sligh killed the funny, dude. Like a fucking nuke. Ryan, always loathe to miss an opportunity to be grossly homophobic on the most-watched show on television, is all like, “Well, I feel comfortable now,” and everyone laughs, because gay people are different and no one is safe around them. Can we get to the singing now? Eh. Eventually. He’s singing “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”

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This is like the cutest thing ever. They were all so young! Brian Dunkleman was there! People said “cool beans!” Paula is SOBER! This is a must-see.

[via YBNBY via Pajiba]