simon is a different person on x factor than he was on idol. i too love the new idol judges. simon, like ap was saying, is very constructive and even nice on this show. maybe because this really is his show and he took a lot of criticism for the way he treated many contestants on idol. anyways, i understand that little rachel crow is in talks with disney. not bad. she will do fine. still, watching a 13 year old break down under the stress was too much for my delicate sensibilities.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"