American Idol - The Bloodbath

Is it just me, or has 'American Idol' turned into 'American Bloodbath'? I suppose looking back on the first season, there were a few klunkers that were thrown into the audition footage, but fast foward a few years, and most of the audition footage is dedicated to the dregs of society looking for their 15 minutes of fame. What some will do to get themselves on television is truly unbelievable. It makes me wonder why the producers choose to air so much of this nonsense over a span of two nights and four hours......oh yeah, 37 million people watched....duh! Of course, far be it for Rosie O'Donnell, the resident bully on 'The View' to let this pass. Now she's defending the mentally unstable of the world who choose to make fools of themselves on national television. As if they needed defending. I guess she should know though since she is the biggest attention whore in the universe at the moment. It makes me wonder why they let her go on as she does......oh yeah....ratings.