I'm posting this May 31, 2008, 10 days after the American Idol Grand Finale. I watched American Idol both nights of the grand finale waiting for the announcement of the winners name of the 2008 American Idol Songwriting Competition....and I'm still waiting. The following quote is from the only link American Idol.com has concerning the songwriting contest. (It's under the Show Guide Link....American Idol Songwriter) "The Nation Has Decided" "Who Has Won? Tune in to the American Idol Finale on May 20th and 21st 2008 to find out." End quote. Like I said....I watched. And here's the only thing said about the winner. Ryan Seacrest......"Ladies and gentlemen singing the winning song of this years competition...Time Of My Life..this..is..your American Idol David Cook, Goodnight." End quote. 10 days later American Idol has yet to name the winner. It's not in the American Idol news section, not on the American Idol homepage..............Nothing. Last year the winner's were introduced on camera by Ryan Seacrest. This year nada. The following is from the Myspace blog page of the winner of the 2008 American Idol Songwriting Competition....... Mr. Regie Hamm..........and he does not seem happy. "AMERICAN IDOL, MAGIC RAINBOWS ...AND DOTTIE" "The guy in the feather suit who wrote the song for Simon had his own photo stand where you could have your picture taken with him. Hmmmm, maybe next time I'll write a song so campy it simply must be performed in front of fifty million people with the USC marching band. At least then I might have my name mentioned or my face shown ...but I digress." End quote. American Idol made a lot of money off this contest and the ONLY thing we got in return was a thanks for the $10.00 email. P.S. I dare you to sign up for the American Idol Forums (Songwriting) and post a question or comment about this and see how long it takes till the forum moderators delete it. Don't worry you won't have to wait long. americanidolexposed.weebly.com