What is VFTW to do?

If you're a proponent of the "Vote for the worst" conspiracy, you may have found yourself in quite the pickle last night. Sanjaya, this season's indisputable VFTW frontrunner simply dominated. So one can't help but wonder...will they pick a new 'worst' to vote for given the glut of votes sanjaya is likely to pull in after his uncharacteristically out of control and out-of-tune rendition of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me."

No, he's still their man.


And here's what they had to say about last night's performance:

Sanjaya's number tonight is 1-866-IDOLS-08 (1-866-436-5708). Dial it as much as you can between 10 PM and midnight (9 PM and 11 PM central), or if you have Cingular Wireless, you can also text the word "VOTE" to 5708. If you get busy signals, keep dialing. Vote for the full 2 hours for the highest impact. Sanjaya NEEDS our help and this is the big week so vote as much as you can. THAT WAS THE BEST DAMN VFTW PERFORMANCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SHOW. We can't stop laughing.

Weird that they don't recognize that their meticulously-crafted surreptitious plans are crumbling around them. To be fair though, I still don't think sanjaya has a chance. Notwithstanding the conspicuous appearances of his super-hot sister in the audience with her super low-cut, super clingy tops. We get that he needs all the help he can get, but he's running out of cards and obviously quite desperate. On the other hand, this is the country that elected Taylor Hicks. And Bush.

But he's also caputred the hearts of pre-teen girls, which I can't understand. Perhaps it's because he sort of resembles a pre-teen girl.

Ashley Ferl, 13 from riverside, sobbed uncontrolably through Sanjina's performance last night, it was a little scary - watching it last night, I wondered for a while whether the cameras had mistaken claustrophobia or panicked fear or the news that her cat just died, for adoration. But apparently she really is that star struck.

The family obtained tickets on a website to attend a taping of “Smarter Than a 5th Grader” a day passage that included not just the taping of the show itself, but also the dress rehearsal of either “Grader” or “Idol.” The fates were kind, and the mother and daughter found their way to the “Idol” rehearsal, where Ashley’s waterworks began. Her prowess was quickly brought to the attention of “Idol” producers who summoned the clan to a ringside seat of honor at the final taping.

Sure, it's cute now, but wait 'til she's 25, in therapy 3 times a week, and taking 6 kinds of meds for being uncommonly emotionally disordered.