American Idol Sanjaya Malakar Gets Vote of Sirius' Howard Stern

If there's one piece of truly good news coming out of the pending merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio, it's the spreading of Howard Stern's wise word.  The official King of Shock Jock radio – known for his stripper interviews and "smallest wiener" contests – is now asking U.S. pop TV fans to help throw American Idol.  How?  By reaping as many votes as humanly possible for Sanjaya Malakar, a contestant with as much talent as his hairdresser.

Surprisingly, Vote for the Worst.com is hardly new.  The website boasts that it has existed since 2004, encouraging Idol viewers to (further) corrupt the Cingular wireless voting process by flooding the provider with ballots for the least gifted contestant.

Despite its history, Vote for the Worst has never had the support of someone with as much sway as Howard Stern.  It's also never found an Idol – this late in the game – quite as untalented as Malakar, who has on a few occasions belted out embarrassingly bad renditions of Stevie Wonder tunes.

Lost amongst the hype over Malakar, Idol, and Vote for the Worst is the mainstream attention being brought to Stern.  That's especially good for satellite radio, battling through a flurry of scrutiny as XM and Sirius struggle to gain approval for their desperate joining. 

There's no doubt Stern knew what he was doing for his show by tapping into Idol's pop power.  However, he may not have been aware of the positive impact such a campaign could have on his despairing and unique medium.

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29 comments
Posted by What goes around comes around.... on April 3,2007 at 12:47 PM

Anyone voting for Sanjaya because he's the worst will get theirs in the long run.  Karma, that's all I've got to say.

Posted by MAD FAN on March 31,2007 at 6:41 AM

YOU ARE HURTING OTHER SINGERS. AND YOU ARE ALSO HURTING SANJAYA.I FORGOT YOU LIKE HUMILATING OTHER PEPOLE YOU MUST GET OF ON THIS , WELL YOU ARE ONLY MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF, I THINK YOU ARE A VERY SICK PERSON ,YOU NEED HELP.YOU ARE TAKING AWAY THE CHANCE OF A LIFE TIME FROM SOME ONE WHO CAN SING .SHAME ON YOU.I DONT KNOW HOW YOU CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT .    YOU SICKCO...NO WONDER THEY TOOK YOU OF THE AIR.

Posted by an anctual talented singer on March 31,2007 at 12:28 AM

who the *** cares if this loser permed homo makes the finals. all the singers suck anyway. even the judges are jokes. a raving homo british, a drunk cocaine addicted whore and a fat guy who instead of sipping alcohol through a straw he sucks blended chicken. the whole show should be boycotted

Posted by SheltieManiac on March 30,2007 at 1:13 PM

As my Father once said to me, "Who will care in a hundred years?".  

Furthermore if Simon could critique Howard Stern, he'd likely say, 'An unforgettable performance, Howard, but love the boots.'.

Posted by bobby61557 on March 29,2007 at 9:49 PM

Somebody out there thinks this is all funny but you are hurting the two women whom are trying to make their lives better. Lakisha and Melinda both come from rough lives and now is their chance to make a better one for themselves. Getting people to try and force Sanjaya to win is only hurting them. Lekisha has a son and comes from a bad area. Melinda is probably one of the nicest people we see on earth and yall want to tramp on her just to prove a point What happens when they get kicked off You bust their spirit and faith in fair play and you have a record company producing crap. This does no one any good and it really steals a chance away from many promising people whom may had their one chance to make it big. Deal with this now so we dont let Lekisha and Melinda down as they are truly the best singers above and beyond the rest.

Posted by Sanjaya is on FAYA on March 29,2007 at 7:23 PM

I love Sanjaya more then Jesus!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiySbeYhhps

Posted by Eric the Midget on March 29,2007 at 12:45 PM

Vote For Sanjaya.....Bye For Now!

Posted by 36c on March 29,2007 at 12:40 PM

Stern is a joke. Get a life!

Posted by Wise Woman on March 29,2007 at 12:37 PM

Howard Stern sucks. Why would you even waste your time on voting for the worst? Its ridiculous and waste of time. Get a life, and your only hurting this kid by giving him hope. We all saw how shocked he was that he didnt get kicked off the first few wks. and now that everyone making big deal out of it he is getting more bold, more outrageous and sucks just as much as before. No talent there. Get off the bandwagon and vote for some real singers that may end up being something!

Posted by Jim Wiegand on March 29,2007 at 10:51 AM

Howard Stern and Sanjaya Malakar are soul mates. The real connection between Howard and Sanjaya is that neither one of them has any talent. They are both frauds in the American media.

Posted by big blue on March 28,2007 at 10:39 PM

Howard Stern r u still on the air???? I thought you wouldve been cancelled by now, cause your show SUCKS, JUST LIKE U!!!

Posted by Jessica on March 28,2007 at 10:26 PM

I think this SUCKS!!!!! There are people who can really sing. and he is not one of them... He needs to be a man and quit. he has to know he's being made a fool of... He SUCKS. HE FORGOT HIS WORDS....

Posted by gobber on March 28,2007 at 10:19 PM

I think all you people, that are voting for Sanjaya, are just as stupid as that loser Howard Stern, you guys are sending home really good singers, just so you can get a kick out of this loser web site. I think you are all losers who really need to get a life, Sanjaya sucks and he always will suck.

Posted by fafafooey on March 28,2007 at 9:51 PM

Stern RULES. haha all you losers can just cry over stupid american idol.

Posted by mancow rules on March 28,2007 at 9:30 PM

Howard who?

Posted by Sgt 1st Class... Stern Army on March 28,2007 at 8:41 PM

I don't see anybody talking about O&A.... Rush Limbaugh...Sean Hannity... Michael Savage.. or even Oprah having this much clout.

Only Howard Stern and his army of fans (The Legend of Doom) could even dream of taking down the number one show in television.

And let me get one more thing on the record;

American Idol was invented by Howard Stern in 1988 when he was in Detroit.

He would bring in listeners to sing karaoke and perform in front of three professional music producers. The winner would receive a recording contract.

One of those record producers was a young man named Simon Cowell.

FOX's entire repretoire of programming is ripped off Howard Stern.

The way they do their news programs is stolen from Howard;Open debating and free talk format did not exist before Howard and Robin.

The new show featuring fifth graders matching wits with adults... stolen right out from Howards nose.

Those of you who talk about Howard Stern, have no idea what youre talking about.

If AI is the Godzilla of television, then Howard is Mothra.

Posted by Baba Bouy on March 26,2007 at 10:06 AM
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Posted by HOWARDSTERNSUCKS on March 25,2007 at 3:17 PM
I don't know why bother writing anything here. its just going to be deleted by the Stern lovers anyhow.

Howard stern is an arrogant loser who lost his popularity and now he tries to make a good show look bad.    He reminds me of the stupid bully at the playground stangling a kitten to make the other kids laugh.  Grow up you loser.
Posted by howardsternsucks on March 25,2007 at 3:06 PM
Howard Stern is a loser wanna be.  He's jealous because he is not as popular as he used to be.   He reminds me of the bully on the playground chocking a kitten to make the other kids laugh.  And what can I say about his sicko followers?!?!
Posted by People For The Ethical Treatment of Bad Radio Talents on March 24,2007 at 6:27 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHA,  How much is it killing the "DIET Caffeine-Free Howard Stern's" (aka imitators) that once stated that his move to satellite radio made him obsolete only to find that his power can infultrate the biggest show on TV with the greatest of ease?  This is so delicious.  Everytime I see comments on websites from the "We can't even get a REAL audience on FREE radio's" fans I smile.  There's complete fiction filtered in with gimmicks and lines from the show, and let's be honest those lines were never really that funny, and then there's sheer truth staring you in the face.  Howard Stern = your creator, (and if he ever felt like it) your destroyer.  Enjoy the real world, nobodies!  ;)  <---- that's me winking at you because this is so fun!
Posted by Lisa W on March 24,2007 at 9:32 AM
I think this whole thing is ridicilous.  Anyone voting for the "worst" needs to get a life.  If the viewing public enjoys Idol, then leave the show alone!  You people are ruining it for the fans of the show and voting for Sanjaya is only hurting him.  Don't vote for him because he is the worst ... he is a young kid ... leave him alone.  It is sad to think that there are people in America that get off on doing something like this to a show that many others enjoy and to a young kid like that.  GET A LIFE!!!
Posted by BigDick Bob on March 24,2007 at 6:48 AM
Frederica Bimmel is a flaming ***
Posted by Gregg H on March 23,2007 at 10:30 PM
Hoo hoo, Raw-bin. I invented Votefortheworst.com. Tell 'em, Fred.
Did you know I could have been a model?
Posted by modsuperstar on March 23,2007 at 3:01 PM
I find it funny that people seem to side with AI and its contestants with this.  Many people have voiced objection to skewing the whole process, as if the process itself has merit.  The voting process allows for things like this to happen, and always has.  If they wanted to fix the voting to limit people to a single vote, they would have.  It's obvious AI doesn't care, because in the end, they're making vats of money when people vote, through the messaging charges.  So if things like Vote For The Worst and media figures like Howard Stern are encouraging people to vote, Fox is laughing all the way to the bank.  As for sympathy for the contestants, they've given up to being considered anything but a joke just by appearing on the show.
Posted by James Norden on March 23,2007 at 3:01 PM
I like yogurt.
Posted by Ramone & Frunkis on March 23,2007 at 3:00 PM
We haven't had a radio show since '83, but we'd have put this Sanjaya over the top with one single mention.
Posted by Frederica Bimmel on March 23,2007 at 2:59 PM
Howard Stern couldn't make this kid the next American Idol if his show aired from Mumbai.
Posted by Connor on March 23,2007 at 2:58 PM
Howard's still on the radio?
Posted by sc on March 23,2007 at 1:21 PM
Howard Stern:
Point made, you are capable of swaying the public.  But, enough is enough.  You don't need to continue to hurt these poor kids.