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IDOL SPOILER ALERT: David Cook Wins!

Posted Wed May 21, 2008 7:02pm PDT by Lyndsey Parker in Reality Rocks

Hey everyone...I'm at the Nokia Theater right now, so I won't be able to blog in detail about the American Idol finale until later tonight. But here's the one piece of vital info you need to know right now, just announced:

DAVID COOK IS YOUR NEW AMERICAN IDOL!

Man, this news just rocks. Literally!

Yes, the unassuming Missouri bartender with no Smithson-style showbiz connections has trumped aggressively hyped/stage-parented Star Search winner David Archuleta. America got it right this time. Thanks for rocking the vote, Idol fans! (And if those Internet rumors are true that this outcome was fixed, well then, I guess thanks to whomever rigged it in Cook's favor...)

I know I said in my earlier blog that I didn't want to David The C to win (ONLY because I was afraid it would ruin his career)...but now that I'm here in the middle of all this celebratory hubbub, I'm pretty pleased with the results. And Cook's career seems pretty intact so far. So huzzah for Cook!

Come back later for a full report on my backstage/red carpet finale experience, but feel free to start posting your comments about the season 7 outcome now, and let me know if you agree that the right David won.

Now please excuse while I go make sure Papa Archuleta doesn't have a total meltdown...

952 Comments

41. NYGAL -
Also, for the first time, I think they had the 2 finalists right.

42. BenS -
Cook all the way, he definatly deserved it and the other david was camera shy and couldnt handle winning...

43. JK -
Absolutely. the way I look at it right now david cook will make the most money for the music industry and in the meantime they can work and hone David A's music skills and let him mature a bit and then 2-3 years down the road he will become a knockout handsome performer just when David Cooks career is taking a back seat

44. Roy -
the man, the rocker, the american idol "ROCKS", can't wait for the next season!!!!

45. Ron -
way to go david cook. i am so glad he won!

46. footballjunkie -
Well I am very mad...I was coming on the internet to pay some bills and in big letters...there it was..David Cook wins. Im in Califonia and it hasn't even come on here yet. SO im mad cause it is spoiled and Im mad cause David A was clearly the better David.

47. sheena -
i watched the result show...and i was so happy, jumping with tears in my eyes..David Cook rules Idol !! love him !! He's great !!
Sheena, Malaysia

48. Zulma -
Last night, I was all four hours of the opening time voting for MY American Idol: David Cook. I am glad to see that America finally got it right. I am thrill and can't hardly wait for Cook's CD to come out. David Cook was the real deal and he will be a superstar. David C., you rock!

49. Yahoo! Music User -
Yay! I'm glad Cook won! David A. could only sing ballads and can't do a fast song properly. Whereas David C. could definitely do a wide range of songs! So yes, the right David did win as American Idol!

50. ancat -
I always love David Cook.He is really have the presence for an idol.CONGRATULATIONSSSS!!!

51. bmorebamma -
yay for david cook , I CAN NOT BELIEVE HR WON. OMG. i voted last nite i was so mad @ randy and simon ,i just had to vote for him. i will be getting mr. cooks cd when it come out . i will also be getting david a's too looks like i now have three faves , bo bice , chris sligh and david cook .

52. Yahoo! Music User -
Cook is a real man on the other hand the other one is the pure show.

53. Yahoo! Music User -
Cook is a real man on the other hand the other one is the pure show.

54. Cherie -
dude youre the coolest you knew all along you was the right man to win over all of them.

55. Cherie -
oh you are a sexybeast

56. clarksonfan -
I DEMAND A RECOUNT!
DAVID A. SHOULD HAVE WON!!!

57. Jon -
Hypocrisy sure is great when something goes the way you want it. I love all the people who thought winning Idol wouldn't be good for Cook anyway, but now that he's won it, it's great! Pssh!

Congratulations to him, but it doesn't matter who won. Both of these guys are going to get record deals and sell records.

58. Writeheart -
Words, which are ususally my friends, escape me now...lol. Wait a minute, they're coming back! To quote actress Amy Madigan in one of my fave movies, "Field of Dreams," ..."America! I love ya. I'm proud of ya." Or something like that. lol. Woo Hoo!!! I don't EVER think I'll come down from this "high." This natural high, BTW. First, my teams won this year in two sports and now this! I think I'll go play the lottery; I'm suddenly feeling VERY lucky. Loved the finale even BEFORE I knew who had won, by the way. Talked through SOME of it, but not much. The first "Guitar Hero" commercial had me saying, "Yeah!" The second was like, "What?" Uh, seriously, NOT going to happen. lol. Anyway, Lyndsey, I am SO envious of you right now because you are there, but please take your time to soak it all in, so you can do justice to what you witness and we can all live vicariously through you. Also, I really DO think this was the best ever top 12 and that they were each very entertaining in their own, unique way. I was very proud of all of them, and I mean ALL of them tonight. Twelve million votes separating the top two!! Amazing! That really sent a message, if nothing else does. Can anyone say, "Twelve Golds or One Platinum," just with the difference in votes alone. I am once again without words. My votes, though as plentiful as I could manage, were but a drop in the David Cook bucket. But my household, which ranges in ages from 13 (boy, by the way) to 25 (young woman) to 49 (mom, still rocking and NOT in a chair..lol.) will forever be Cook fans. So take that to the bank, and yes, David Cook WILL take that to the bank.

59. Kia -
YESSSS!!!! AMERICA VOTED FOR THE RIGHT DAVID..SORRY DAIVD A....THIS WAS AMERICAN IDOL NOT AUDTIONS FOR DISNEY...DAVID COOK CONGRATS....U DESERVE IT!!!! DAVID A. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE FROM THE FIRST TIME U SANG AND FORGOT THE WORDS....WELL CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR....ALOHA!!!

60. Christine -
First time comment. Loved your blog all season, LP. Had to say I was totally stoked that David C won! I jumped up and down and yelled. My hubby thought I lost my mind. America finally got it right!
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