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May 07, 2007
Dancing with the prez
President George W. Bush may be getting mixed reviews for his political prowess, but, according to Yahoo! Buzz, folks were busy checking out his dancing skills.
After the president and first lady Laura Bush appeared on "American Idol" to thank everyone for contributing to "Idol Gives Back," searches for the leader of the free world spiked 414 percent! Yahoo! Buzz says the look-ups were for "dancing bush." All that after Laura Bush's response on the show to her husband when he asked if he should sing:
"I don't know, darling. They've already seen you dance."
I didn't look him up, but if anyone else searched, I guess I'd be curious - especially if Bush dances like Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks.
In a roundup of other "Idol" news:
 * We hear that Sacramento's own Mandisa (shown left), a Top 10 contestant last season, is scheduled to return to our fair city this Friday to promote her upcoming ventures, which include a book, "Idoleyes," scheduled to come out in June, and her debut CD, "True Beauty," set to hit stores July 31. And on Tuesday, you can catch, er, hear the premiere of "Only The World," a single off the Christian/soul compilation. Just go here. More on Mandisa's visit later this week.
* Melinda Doolittle is the only contestant with Southern roots (Tennessee) left in the competition. Keep in mind, a non-Southerner has never won "American Idol." Blake Lewis is from Bothell, Wash.; Jordin Sparks is from Glendale, Ariz.; and Lakisha Jones is from Fort Meade, Md.
* Blake still leads the pack in overall searches, especially among females (natch) and in Hawaii. I still can't figure this one out, but the Aloha State continues to lead the nation in "Idol" searches on Yahoo!
* And...Blake as a brunet? You bet! "Idol's" resident beatboxer scored big nationwide with his switch from spikey blond to dark do last week. According to Yahoo!, he has more states (41) looking him up than any other contestant, with Washington (his home state), Pennsylvania and Virginia the most passionate. Interestingly, Virginia also is the home state of his best bud Chris Richardson, who went home last week with Phil Stacey.
* As for the three girls left, Jordin's home state of Arizona seems to care less, but the cheeseheads in Wisconsin and fans in Mizzou love her. Melinda is sparking interest east of the mighty Mississippi. And, because Alabama doesn't have a hometown favorite in the mix (unlike Taylor, Bo Bice and Ruben Studdard in past years), the Cotton State might throw its support to her. As for Lakisha, her Bon Jovi song last week revived interest in her; Michigan Wolverines are her biggest fans. She just needs to pull in Chris' votes from New Jersey and Texas.
* Over the weekend, there was an Elliott Yamin sighting at Richmond International Raceway. Virginia, of course, is Elliott's home state, the capital city his hometown. He was at RIR to sing the National Anthem on Friday night for the Busch Series race.
Posted by Leigh Grogan at May 7, 2007 11:11 AM
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