"Idol" Fans Prefer No Talent Dad to Wannabe Son

Since when are people fans of verbally abusive stage dads?

The "American Idol" tour rolled through D.C. today and it was actually Jeff Archuleta that signed the most autographs -- besting son David and "Idol" champ David Cook. Some people have strange tastes.



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1. People love Diva's.

Posted at 6:33PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Ms. X

2. Has David A. come out the closet yet. "SEACREST OUT! of the closet" LMAO

Posted at 6:50PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Eric in L.A.

3. Hey...Don't hate!! I'm trying out for Idol on Tuesday in Joy-zee!

Posted at 7:08PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Youah Motha

4. Just as it seems Clay Aiken is more popular than Reuben, it seems David Archuleta may wind up being more popular than David Cook. I like David A. better myself!!

Posted at 7:42PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Love the OC

5. I guess your plan backfired TMZ..you made Jeff a famous man!

Posted at 7:53PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Jim

6. Who's baby is that? Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute! (No, I'm not talking about Archuleta!)

Posted at 7:57PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Joan

7. Another "pimp" parent, much like the Lohans, Cyrus' and Simpsons.

Posted at 8:07PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Vince W.

8. Seems Jeff isn't the devil you've made him out to be, eh? And as for 'wannabe', the wannabe has the #1 single on iTunes currently.

Posted at 9:04PM on Aug 14th 2008 by sandy

9. David and his dad Jeff are adorable!!! Great guys!

Posted at 10:11PM on Aug 14th 2008 by paulette

10. DAVID ARCHULETA IS GONNA BE A HUGE MEGA STAR SO YOU GUYS BETTER START KISSING HIS ASS NOW!

Posted at 10:28PM on Aug 14th 2008 by katiekatlover

11. TMZ ...WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT DAVID ARCHULETA IS JUST A WANNABE? FOR A WANNABE HE MUST BE A GOOD ONE TO BE NO. 1 IN THE ITUNES CHART....He bested David Cook who is no. 17 in the charts....Based on the video, why blame Jeff Archuleta for signing autographs...blame those who are asking for them!!!! GEEZZZZZ

Posted at 10:44PM on Aug 14th 2008 by pixiechic

12. My daughter was at the tour and said that this is absolutely false. She attended every autograph signing and said that lil Archie's dad was not even accessible. Before the concert he kept the crowd entertained while waiting for the top 10 to emerge from wherever they were and would be walking through entertained for almost 4 hours. At the end of that 4 hours a concert staff member came out and told the crowd to disperse...the stars would not be walking through. My daughter and her friend were right at the gate wearing David Archuleta t-shirts and before they left he approached them and told them to stay put...his son would be coming through and he would sign a few autographs and sure enough he made sure my daughter and her friend both got pictures and autographs from David A.

TMZ needs to check their sources...this could not be more fabricated.

Posted at 12:12AM on Aug 15th 2008 by twistedvixen

13. What a tool!

Posted at 5:16AM on Aug 15th 2008 by Robert

14. David Archuleta's Dad is nice! My friend got a high five from him at an autograph signing and David Archuleta signed like 500 autographs while David Cook didn't even come out.

Posted at 11:20AM on Aug 15th 2008 by Jenny

15. Poor little David, all that talent and sweetness and his career is going nowhere until he gets out from under the shadow of that Mormon patriarch. His father cost him that contest. David Cook is a huge talent, no question, but David A. may well have stood a better chance of winning if his father had not interfered so much. As soon as I found out there were from Utah I wasn't surprised to find out they were Mormon. That religion insists on patriarchal households with large families, with the kids being raised with the "religion" which in turn adds more members. That's how that phony church has a such a big following. It's just another case of some megalomaniac insisting that God intended for him to have followers. Men like Jeff Archuleta fit right in to that mentality, ruling their households with an iron fist. David may have fans (myself included) and popularity but when he is old enough to break free from that control freak his career will soar. I wish him all the best, he has limitless potential.

Posted at 12:21PM on Aug 15th 2008 by Leela

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