"Idol" to Archuleta: Lose the Dad, Carry the 1

David ArchuletaHe's just hours away from performing live in front of millions of people, but 17-year-old "American Idol" wonderboy David Archuleta still has a few problems to work out -- problems of the high school math kind.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ that David has been with his tutor on the set, gettin' his state-mandated learnin' on.

Looks like a passion for math runs in the Archuleta family. As TMZ first reported, his dad Jeff just got a lesson in subtraction late last week.

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1. DAvid A is creepy. He can't move and has a huge, ugly butt and a weird smile.
He always looks like he's on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Posted at 7:36PM on May 13th 2008 by kt

2. Tutor schmutor....He's great at everything he does....Bring it on Honey! Your public awaits.....

Posted at 7:38PM on May 13th 2008 by Lovinthatkid

3. Make him go away. If he's an "Idol", then the show is definitely OVER!
He can 'sing', but that is it, he's boring, boring, boring -- and strange.

Posted at 7:40PM on May 13th 2008 by Heidi

4. im sorry but the kids of "stage parents" dont deserve to win, the parents ruin it entirely for them....so of course i hope he doesnt win american idol, because i would pay to see the look on his daddys fac when hes booted off.

Posted at 7:41PM on May 13th 2008 by Todd Lee

5. Again, a reminder, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir probably has a spot for you.

Posted at 7:43PM on May 13th 2008 by Raz

6. I'm sorry....this is an EXCLUSIVE because..... TMZ, you're slippin'. Better you post nothing than this non-story.

Posted at 7:45PM on May 13th 2008 by Shea

7. In 3-5 years this kid will dress in gothic black with nose rings, praise the use of weed, worship satan and assault his father with a tack hammer or something worse.

Posted at 7:46PM on May 13th 2008 by TBA

8. David Archuletta: Mr. Monotone, Fat Butt, Retarded look on face, father is a jerk, cries like a girl.

Posted at 7:50PM on May 13th 2008 by Erik

9. Never trust a boy who wears pink lipstick.

Posted at 7:56PM on May 13th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

10. Everybody watching tonight needs to call in for David Cook. If Archuletta wins this thing after being unwarrantedly praised by the judges every stinking week, I will never watch this show again. It is so obvious that the judges have been instructed to heap on the praise so as to make the playing field highly unlevel for the others. Judges influence the vote and that is not how this should be. It is the publics choice, not the judges. They may have opinions of this young idiot who cries at the drop of a dime like a little bitch, but those opinions should not be allowed to influence the general public. Save it Randy, Paula and Simon, your boy will probably win because of the unfair advantage you have given him with your lying commentary but in a year, it will prove out that David Cook will sell more CD's than this wannabe could ever sell. Enough is enough, stop praising this monotonous little bitch.

Posted at 7:58PM on May 13th 2008 by Erik

11. Is is true he has Down's Syndrome?
Then I feel sorry for him.

Posted at 7:59PM on May 13th 2008 by lolo

12. But it doesn't mean he should win.
None of them deserve to win.
Would you buy their albums?????

Posted at 8:01PM on May 13th 2008 by lolo

13. What's up with the hatred for this person? Some of these posters are just pitiful ... . David looks like a sweet person who hasn't done anything to deserve the hatred. I really do hope the pigs commenting here get what's coming to them ... soon.

Posted at 8:07PM on May 13th 2008 by Kaenan

14. "I really do hope the pigs commenting here get what's coming to them ... soon...."- Kaenan

Well no hatred there..... ha ha

Posted at 8:10PM on May 13th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

15. "Well no hatred there..... ha ha


Posted at 8:10PM on May 13th 2008 by CoolGirl2008"

And your point is? Hatred begets hatred, the difference is David hasn't done anything to deserve it. The mean-spirited posters here have.

Posted at 8:17PM on May 13th 2008 by Kaenan

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