America Got It Wrong

I have never watched American Idol in my life until a week ago and yes it was because of Adam Lambert. Not only do I love Adam but I can't believe that anyone in their right frame of mind can honestly say that Kris Allen can singer better than him! What happened on Wednesday has shown me why our democracy will never get rid of the electoral college.
I thought American Idol was supposed to be a singing competition and Adam Lambert is the most talented singer to grace that stage since the beginning of the show; the only person who I can think comes close to him in the pipes region is Kelly Clarkson.
People have been calling Kris the underdog but was he really the underdog? I've recently discovered that all of the American Idol winners have been from southern states(if you count Arizona); Adam was born and raised in California. And while I do not want to automatically scream homophobia like some people, I do think that a select few in America would rather vote for mediocore and safe as opposed to fantastic but dangerous...and not dangerous because he is gay. 1. Adam oozes sexuality 2. He wears makeup and nail polish and has dyed hair 3. He wears weird clothes 4. When it comes to his singing he hits high notes that a lot of women can't even dream of hitting. If Adam were straight and you brought him home to meet your parents their jaws would drop and daddy would go running for the shot gun. Even without the pix of him kissing his boyfriend Adam is too different for some people to swallow.
To be fair, Adam didnt need the title of American Idol, he will have people fighting to sing him even as runner up...that is not the case with Kris who, unfortunately, even with the title will probably end up going the way of Fantasia, Taylor, and Ruben. Not only does Kris not sing as well as Adam but he also has quite a forgettable personality. He just isn't a star, he is a singer/songwritter and those are usually two different things. Just like in Hollywood, you have stars: Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez ,you have actors: Sean Penn, and you have actors who just so happen to be stars: Johnny Depp and Jack Nicholson.
Now about Kris Allen, Kris is a nice guy and he is talented and has a nice voice; his version of Heartless was incredible, if this were Kris v Taylor Hicks I would definitely want Kris to win. But Kris is just not on the same level as Adam and that is where the problem lies. It's like comparing Larry Byrd to Michael Jordan; one of them is good the other is fantastic.