Vote for the Worst had the pleasure of talking to Justin Buckles, a former staff member for American Idol. His time on the show has led him to help create The American Idol Truth Tour to expose the poor conditions that Idol workers face to produce the country's #1 show. Read on to see the kinds of poor conditions that Justin worked in, why he's speaking up, and if the contestants on the show get the same raw deal.

How did you get a job at Fremantle working for American Idol?
A friend gave the show my name and number and told them I was available to work, so they gave me a call.

What was your exact job title and were you ever given a copy of the description?
I was not given any description of what my duties were, no one is given a description. You are thrown into the office and just expected to know how things work. When I left the show I was the Head Runner, which is nothing more than a production assistant that had been there the longest. I was demoted, in title and pay, when we returned from the audition tour. I was lied to when we went out on the road and told that I would be moving up to another position when we returned from the road, but that never happened and instead they demoted me and brought someone else to fill that position. That was when I started looking for another job.

Clay Aiken's out. David Cook records awful music. Chile rocks the house. Cloris Leachman rocks our worlds. So much has happened in the last 2 weeks that this radio show should be awesome. Listen at 10:05 PM Eastern, 9:05 PM Central this Wednesday. You can also call 712-432-3900 and put in the code 3910014# to talk live during the show. Check back in this post an hour before the show for a "listen live" link that on the All Digital Radio Network.

Last year, we helped piss off tons of people by voting for an inanimate L-shaped block in a web contest on GameFAQs.com. This L-Block was crowned the best video game character ever, and we had tons of people coming by our site to yell at us for helping to ruin their contest. Well, L-Block is back, and the idiots are back again. So we must help L-Block win again. Go to GameFAQs.com and vote for L-Block as many times as you can. He will be in numerous brackets and we'll keep you updated on how he does. L-BLOCKOWNAGE!!!!

Two months ago, it was reported that Nigel Lythgoe was quitting American Idol to work on So You Think You Can Dance more. It seemed a little fishy, but hey, getting that old fart off the show was a huge victory for us so we didn't question it. There's now a rumor floating around that Nigel may have been fired. Hey, it kind of makes sense. The show never changed anything and continued to slide in ratings, but as soon as Nigel jumped ship, suddenly a new judge was added and format changes are being considered. If this is true, it's an even better victory for us, because we helped ruin the last season by exposing the plants, probably leading to low ratings and Nigel's dismissal. VFTW Victory!

Clorky is safe. Our votes helped keep them safe on Dancing With the Stars and that's a gigantic VFTW victory! Woo hoo. Everyone do the safety dance!

Josiah's MySpace has a slew of new samples of the songs he'll be including on his debut album. And let us say, they sound great. Nice work, Josiah! So check 'em out. And make sure to purchase his Angels Undercover EP, out on October 28. The tracklisting is:
1 - Arctic Outcry Wind
2 - Angels Undercover
3 - Theysay
4 - This Cigar
5 - To Run

Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas do the Paso Doble from the 9/29 show. And of course, they outshine everyone else on the show. Will they be safe tonight? Only if you voted enough, bitches!