From the outset we had been repeatedly informed that the sole purpose of THE AMERICAN INVENTOR was to find the next greatest invention that would truly be a contribution to humanity. But what they truly want is the next "pet rock."
Over a year ago, while THE AMERICAN INVENTOR ("TAI") was airing, I contacted FREMANTLEMEDIA with my idea emphasizing most importantly that it was not my objective to enter the competition to win the $1,000,000.00; instead, if I won, to donate the proceeds to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Shriner's Hospital, and Children's Miracle Network; organizations who were constantly pleading for financial support via such individuals including but not solely limited to Jennifer Aniston. Further, I emphasized that all future proceeds would be equally distributed until the day had come (hopefully in my life time) that not another child would die from cancer, leukemia, AIDS or diabetes. In repeated follow up letters to the Chief Executive Officer, Cecil Frot-Coutaz ("Cecile") that I emphasized once again that I was seriously committed to entering if the show's owners and producers were truly looking for an invention that would be one of the most useful, creative, and beneficial inventions around. And repeatedly, even days before the audition date to be held in San Francisco, I was informed that it was looking for something of that nature -- the very thing I had to offer.
My invention: The Silent Panic Alarm System. A device no larger than a money clip that can be easily concealed on an individual at all times. The Silent Panic Alarm System can be attached to the inside of a pants pocket, bra strap or even in a sock. Easy to operate, it can be used by children, teenagers, adults and senior citizens. If an individual is abducted or in distress (e.g. heart attack), all he/she has to do is press the PANIC button once, and immediately a distress signal will be sent to law enforcement enabling them to immediately track the owner's constant whereabouts. And once the device has been activated, it can not be turned off. Most importantly, the device will be extremely affordable and NO monthly fee. Too, because the device is concealed, even though a perpetrator disposes of the individual's cell phone, because this device is concealed on the individual, by the time a perpetrator might figure out its existence, police will already have arrived.
Too, because a very dear friend of mine's condition had deteriorated so rapidly that he had to be flown immediately to THE MAYO CLINIC, I had to know that this was a genuine effort to find the next real invention and not just a show dedicated to locating the most outrageous inventions and the most outrageous people for the celebrity judges to make a mockery of. Again, I was assured it was nothing of the kind.
Thus with my friend's permission, I stayed behind and was at the audition with my four other friends at 06:15 on a cold Sunday morning on March 25th. Waiting almost fourteen hours (six in the freezing cold of the San Francisco fog) and going through interview process after interview process, everyone reacted positively to the invention and especially the underlying purpose for my appearance. They even sat each of our team (The Seven Musketeers for Terminally and Catastrophically and Abused Children) down and interviewed them about their impressions of my work and my dedication.
Although the hours were long, they served no food, no drinks -- we were left to our own devices. However, I do have to say that the staff was incredible and I can not fault them. And up until today and what I learned, I truly thought it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Yet the real truth is that it was all an illusion. But what bothers me most is that I truly wanted to audition because of the respect I thought I had for Mr. Peter Jones. But even that appears to have been an illusion.
Instead, down to the last thirty (30) people, I noticed that all that was left were "gimmicks." For example, one of the finalist was a woman who invented a bunny rabbit band-aid dispenser. Another finalist was an individual who invented a paint bucket that hung from your neck while you were painting -- the only problem being that while it may have been convenient, eventually you would be have been exfixiated from the fumes. Too, he was already selling the device on the Internet. But that is neither here no there.
When we finally appeared before the executive producers they were extremely interested in The Silent Panic Alarm System; however, they asked us to step out of the room for a few moments while they discussed the matter further. About five minutes later, when the female asian woman judge appeared, she explained that they were extremely interested and the only thing they needed to do was check that there were no other models that were of an exact type and match to that of our invention. We had already done that and even brought the proof. Regardless, she then took us to another room where we waited patiently on "Craig" who began taking down a host of information from us and then said we would be returning on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 1:00. However, if they had changed their minds they would call us over the next several days. What we didn't realize was that his entire performance was all just a lie..
According to my cell phone records, all the while we were standing there waiting to have our information taken down by "Craig," the asian judge walked to another room, dialed my cellular number and left a message telling us they were dumping us. We hadn't even left the building and they had "ditched" our idea. But they never said a word to us about it then to our faces; they only made us wait all the longer.
The fact is that for the past thirty five years I have advocated for the rights of terminally and catastrophically ill children and adults to health care denied by insurance companies based on cost driven decision making. For more information, do a search on Linda Peno and you can learn the whole sorted detail, or I can mail you the articles. Notwithstanding, I also made it clear that I had retired due to becoming exposed to AIDS amidst my work with HIV patients. Yet it was those simple "strikes" that contributed to our being "tossed" aside, and the fact that the show is not looking for an individual who discovered a cure for cancer -- but instead for a person who invented a bunny rabbit that dispenses band aids and can make the owners of the show a quick million dollars from a product they can probably produce in another country for fifty cents and using slave labor.
The Statute in California provides for at least one year from the date of the incident to sue for damages. Guess who is going to be the first to sue? Most importantly because today -- when I could have been in Florida rather than at TIA -- my friend discovered he wasn't going to get a liver, but instead he had cancer of the liver. If I had known that all THE AMERICAN INVENTOR wanted was someone to reinvent the "pet rock" I would have never made the choice to stay behind -- I would have been at my friend's side to hold him as he faced the worst possible moment of his life.
The only way the producers of this show, and everyone associated with it, will hear about how unconscionable their actions have been will be to boycott not only the airing of the show, but any products that are pitched during the show. Therefore, I encourage each and every individual to boycott the show, to contact the advertisers and let them know you will not be watching nor purchasing any product that is aired, and then send the copies of the same to me. I will also make sure you are heard.
In closing, I am truly saddened that the one person I felt I respected above most others once again let me down, just like the guy who raped and molested me as a child and was eventually convicted. Thus I ask, Peter (Jones) why would you be involved in such a show? Is money really that important to you? Are you that unhappy that material things are the only things that you feel define you as a success to others as well as your daughter?
Sincerely,
Antonio Di Giovanni
www.wplaca.com
-Abby
this is just wrong. i will be calling my lawyer today and get this site off by next week. its just wrong! if i cannot get it off i will be contacting the POLICE!
-Cindy
I hope you know what your website is doing. You are making our kids think adults are stupid. My kids used to like American Idol, but now they think American adults are stupid and tone deaf. My older daughter had a dream of once being on American Idol. Now she views it as a _*joke.*_* *Thanks, from all us parents who now* *have to explain that not all Americans are idiots just those who conform to your stupid joke. I have to explain this website and it's followers to be like Hitler!! People just follow along and neverthink of any consequences that they might have contributed to. You must be some young punks with no children of your own, otherwise you would not destroy kids dreams in this way. Sanjaya is painful for my kids to watch, and most adults find themselves leaving theroom when he attempts to perform. If you don't like American Idol you could watch something different. You don't have to continue to trash a show many of us enjoy. With the help of Howard Stern's puppets you might succeed to trash the show. Too bad. When the show is cancelled, you will not have anything to fill your miserable time with. And you will succeed at making America look like idiots to our children and other countries. I hope this makes you and all your followers think.
-Brenda
Hey! I just wanted to tell people to back off. You guys are giving a 17 year old kid the chance of a lifetime. If it wasn't for you guys he would be at home having to worry about school and working. But thanks to the loving caring team at VFTW, you are allowing Mr. Sanjaya to be living the dream. He now has stories to tell his grandchildren 50 years down the road. So in ending this letter, I (being a member of the Armed Forces) Salute you VFTW, if only people would look at the big picture and realize you have hearts of gold. Thank You.
-Justin
Yes, I'm writing, because i'm not very please with your website because I think it's wrong of what you are doing, to have people to vote for Sanjaya. Because I think it's not fair at all. I would rather for you to have a website call Vote for the Best, instead of Vote for the Worst.
-Mary
You and Howard Stern...should get married, no wait you must be cloned from him. You're just as vulgar and insipidous. It doesn't matter what you do to American Idol, the truly talented contestants will succeed no matter what the outcome is. They already have the exposure and you're just turning Sanjaya into another William Hung. So have fun it doesn't matter.
-Charles
Sanjaya is Seattle's vengeance for the fair city's rough treatment at the hands of American Idol. God bless you votefortheworst.com, and Godspeed you Sanjaya Malakar, onto ultimate victory and eternal glory!
-Andy
I FUCKING HATE YOU SO FUCKING MUCH RIGHT NO ITS NOT FUNNY!!! I have been a huge fan of not watching American Idol for SIX GOD DAMN years. But because of YOUR FUCKING WEBSITE I DVRed Idol this week, just to see the delicious awfulness that YOU CREATED. I hope Sanjaya gets
VOTED OFF THE ISLAND so I can't go back to being better than all you Idol fans by NEVER WATCHING THE SHOW AGAIN. Oh, and I talked to my LAWYER and he thinks LITIGATION IS A VIABLE
OPTION!
-Brose
You fucking morons. Go tell howard to blow Sanjaya. Get a life, go to the middle east and stay there you dumb fucks. Hoping howard takes a .44 to the head someday. Have a nice day assholes
-David
YOU STUPID POOPERS!!!!
THIS IS CHILD ABUSE!
YOUR RUINING THE BEST SHOW!
and your motto, "are you in the joke?" is retarted!
thats like saying, smoke cause its cool!
YOU ARE GOING TO GET ARRESTED
THIS IS CHILD ABUSE!
DONT EMAIL ME ME SAYING "Lyke omg im behind bars!"
BECAUSE I DONT CARE YOU POOPFACE
YOU UGLY LITTLE JUNKIES!
I HOPE A BIRD CRAPS IN YOUR MOUTH AND YOU DIE FROM BIRD SHIT
YOU STUPID LITTLE BITCH
fuck you all
YOU BIT THE HAND!
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SANJAYA SEES THIS HIM?
HES GONNA CRY!
AND WHEN I EAT YOU I HOPE YOU GO TO HELL
AND IM GONNA FART IN YOUR UGLY BITCHY LITTLE FACE
I HATE YOU!
FUUUUCKKK YOU!
-Mike
I hope you guys are happy...You've completely trashed the show, made millions of enemies, and got Simon to not care anymore! You fucking bastards!And now...Hula-boy is looking even gayer with those hairstyles, just to attract even MORE votes. He had dead bird on his head last time! What's his hairstyle next week gonna be??? Is he gonna get the Phil Stacy look? Is he gonna grow a beard? Mustache?? Will he wear pig-tails!?!??!?! He is the gayest guy I've seen on that show yet. He knows he can't win so he tries to get attention with his hair! And he talks back to Simon, thinking that he's "all that". And this is all because of YOU MORONS!!!!!!!!! I mean seriously, are you on crack or something??? I can't believe Chris is gone! And all because of you! Now kids at school are telling me to vote for the worst! I tell them to go fuck themselves, of course, because I hate you guys. If this continues I'll never watch the show again...And for Simon, he'll probably move to Africa or something to do the show there next. You bastards...go to hell.... You all suck dicks!
-Sarah
You and your endeavour (the website www.votefortheworst.com) has angered the Great and Honourable Matthew.
I will let you know that I am a very important politician in Canada. Within the next ten years, my party will hold a majority in Parliament, with myself as Prime Minister. You are in my sights. I plan on raising taxes in order to build up our military to its former glory.
Our first priority will be securing Hans Island from the menacing Danes. Our second priority will be you, for you sir, are a terrorist. A terrorist of the worst kind. I intend to free the once proud land of the United States of America from your tyranny.
We will invade, with a coalition of other nations with Idol spin offs. We will be supported by American Idol Loyalists. There will be a C$25,000,000 bounty on your head.
I write you this now to warn you. It is not too late to take down your website and return American Idol, and all Idol shows, the dignity deserved.
You may forget about me, but we will not forget about you. I warn you, 10 years.
-Matthew
Do you VFTW people not have anything better to do with your time? EVERYONE WHO WANTS SANJAYA OFF AMERICAN IDOL, VOTE FOR EVERYONE BUT HIM. OR VOTE FOR THE OTHER CONTESTANT WHO DIDN'T DO WELL AND IS IN DANGER OF GETTING VOTED OFF INSTEAD OF HIM!!!!!!!! Sanjaya is getting too cocky!!!! And thinks he can win without VFTW!!! what does that say about your stupid website???
-Leah
I have just made it to your website for the first and probably last time. I just wanted to voice MY opinion like you so loudly exclaim is a constitutional right for everyone. I think that when our founding fathers were making these rights into law they had faith that we would use our rights to better our lives and the lives of others, NOT ABUSE THEM!! What your site is doing is ABUSING the rights that so many people died to protect!! You all should be ashamed of yourselves and should use your popularity to do some good, instead of making a mockery of someone elses rights!! American Idol along with everyone else, has the right to make a living for themselves and their family. What you are doing is going to end up costing alot of people their lively hood!! There are many people besides Simon, Paula and Randy that rely on American Idol to send their children to school or take care of their elderly parents!!
As for the voting process..... we as Americans need to do the right thing and VOTE!!! Both in this forum and more importantly for our next President and also at the local levels!! You have NO RIGHT to complain about this voting problem or any problem our country faces if YOU DON'T GET OUT AND VOTE!!
I have confidence in the American people that the RIGHT person will win in the end. All of this other stuff is just CRAP!!
-Barbara
go to fucking hell you fucking low life piece of shit cock sucking fucking losers.
embrace it. You want to suck Sanjaya's cock and that's why you keep him on. Why don't you just go butt fuck each other? And do it to something like Law and Order- Not American Idol. FUCK YOU.
-Tanjareen
You guys are hot. That's all I need to say. H. O. T. Keep it up.
-Amanda
yes I understand that American idol is evil and bad and whatever.but sanjaya is worse I have had lunch detention for the past week after saying " sanjaya puts things in your water", " sanjaya watches you when your sleeping", and " sanjaya killed Anne frank". I have gotten in so much trouble since you have kept him on. American idol is stupid, corny, and pathetic but sanjaya is just horrible so target the next worst(Hailey) please just tell your people not to vote for him because you've gone to far. if you could then I appreciate it. thanks,
-Lance
**YOU BETTER HAVE THE BALLS TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEB SITE***
Here is my question...if you guys think Sanjaya is the greatest entertainer, then why is your web site called "Vote for the Worst"? You make ZERO sense?! You say that you love him, his hair, his personality...do you dipshits even know him? Have any of you listened to any past idol contestants songs? This is a SINGING competition not a dating competition. So, if you guys want MANJYNA so bad...then why don't you spend your time chasing his squirrel? Your web site is full of shit and all ANYONE wants for you guys to do is tell the truth. You know that he isn't a good singer...you said it yourself! Stop putting your updates week in and week out saying how much you love him...you are a crock of shit! You contradict yourself in the same fucking story! For those of you who vote for Manjyna...would you actually spend $15 to buy his CD? Exactly my point...move on. We all know you don't vote for him because you like him or because he is the best singer...we aren't stupid (well...some might be). Just because Dungeons and Dragons is a thing of the past...doesn't mean you have to stop playing it. Just because your lives are so boring and you live with your parents still...doesn't mean you have to listen to "Dave". Dave is like Will Farrell in "Wedding Crashers"...need I say more? Have you heard the story about Dave? "There once was a man named Dave...who found a dead slut in a cave...she was missing a tit and she smelled like shit but think of the money he'd save". That's when he started "Vote for the Worst.com"...you're a legend Dave! But...you might want to save up some of that money, it sounds like you might need it!
If any of you want to donate money to the "Save Dave" foundation? Just call (866) IDOLS 666. You are just a phone call away to making Dave's dreams come true...thank you America! DAVE NEEDS OUR VOTES!!
-Benny
If Idol is such shit, what would that make you. Dung beetles and shit birds. If this is how you get your kicks, visit a gun store and end it. I dont even watch the show. Not a fan. But if your claim to fame is this, your more pathetic than Idol ever was or will be.
-Johnette
You guys make my day every Friday when I browse the emails. I usually have tears running down my face from laughing so hard.
-Ken __________________________