Kristy Lee Knew Exactly What She Was Doing....But She Has No Idea What She's Done....

Billie Jean may have been the magic everyone was talking about.

But Kristy Lee pulled off the neatest trick.

If you’re an American Idol watcher, you know that on this week’s competition episode, David Cook sang a powerful version of the Michael Jackson classic. And although the entire firm of Jackson, Abdul and Cowell raved about his “brave and amazing performance of a totally original arrangement”, it managed to slip past all three of them that Cook, while pretty durn magnetic, was actually performing the arrangement that rocker Chris Cornell originated.

Even though Ryan mentioned it in the intro.

Okay, so we’re not watching American Idol for its accuracy or veracity anyway are we?

So, the betting line, at this moment, is that the whole shooting match is now Cook’s to lose.

And I’m pretty much personally convinced that this kid has the most star potential of the remaining troupe.

But, if they gave points for strategy in addition to chops, little Kristy Lee would have blown into first place like Picabo Street at the downhill slalom.

Because admittedly, Cook’s version of Cornell’s version of Jackson’s classic was stunning.

That’s Michael, not Randy, by the way.

But he didn’t really show us anything new as much as he showed a way above average presentation of what he usually does.

And don’t get me wrong.
The kid’s got game.

But Kristy knows how to play the game.

Because after finally getting to the point where her aw shucks, top contender in the Nashville Holiday Inn talent night style presentation was starting to wear thin enough to make a lot of us think that it was her turn to step up and be shown the door, she showed up on the stage and all but guaranteed from the first note out of her mouth that she wasn’t gonna be voted off nothin this here week.

Ya’ll.

She sang “God Bless The USA”.

The performance was as good as any you might see at Dollywood.
But the strategy…was a masterstroke.

Even Simon recognized it when it came time for his “critique”.

Oh, he avoided calling it what it was, saying that it was “the smartest song choice he had heard all evening” or something to that effect.

Come to think of it, considering it was Simon, he was uncharacteristically diplomatic.

Because not once did he use the “p” word.
Pandering.

Think about it. At a time when we are still wobbly from September 11, becoming more and more divided each day over the merits of sending our sons and daughters to fight and die in a war that looks to have no real direction, in the middle of a presidential election year that features a decorated war hero and the first woman and the first black man to get within moving van distance of 1600 Pennsylvania, who, I ask you, on God’s green earth is going to even consider for a second, let alone begin texting, any thing but a resounding “yes!” vote for a cute but not adorable, talented but not gifted, blonde but not stunning down home country girl who gets on television live in front of millions of Americans and sings the song that has made it possible for Lee Greenwood to never have to even consider working for a living again for the rest of his life?

God Bless The USA?

We hope and pray He does.

Gosh durn that Kristy Lee?

Ya’ll better believe it.

Cause nobody is gonna vote against somebody who sings that song in this day and time.

Of course, you know what that means.

Hillary.

Singing God Bless The USA from here on out.