If it were about quality then there wouldn't be an X Factor!
> I don't follow the 'lack of quality' argument behind the
> Wagner campaign, and I think there is an element to this
> that's lacking from the public discussion about the X
> Factor.
>
> If it were about quality, then (and I'm referring
> particularly to Cowell and Walsh here) once the show is
> done, give the best contestants a recording contract
> anyway. No tears, no tantrums and no tragedies. If
> Cowell and co loved quality music more than the moolah,
> then The X Factor and its kin would be very, very
> different shows.
>
> The X Factor is pure entertainment, the Colosseum but with
> less blood, it's a TV show; so Wagner's remaining on the
> show is actually for its benefit. If the whole thing is
> engineered as much as I personally believe it may be, then
> Wagner's remaining on the show ALSO makes them a tonne of
> money from the revenue from the phone vote.
>
> Therefore, the Wagner campain, ironically or not, actually
> works in Cowell and co's favour.
>
> It didn't escape my attention either that the Rage Against
> the Machine campaign of last year was organised by two
> former Sony employees and acquaintances of Cowell's, who's
> own SyCo label is a part of Sony.
>
> If the public don't know this stuff, and it's not exactly
> secret, then their understanding of the situation is
> impaired. The con game relies on believing that there are
> two different 'sides' in this 'battle', whereas both
> 'sides' are the same coin. The only way not to get stung
> is to not play the game at all.
>
> A harsh lesson learned by a Liberal Democrat voter ;)
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