**That's one of the things that I have to disagree with. That he's too young. He's the same age Jordon was last year when she won. And it seems most equate shyness with immaturity, for some reason. I've watched interviews with Archuleta since the end of AI and he really has a very straight head on his shoulders and a more mature outlook on life than most kids his age. As for Brook...yes, she has a wonderful talent as well. But the last few performances of hers, you could see the nervousness and tension and pressure taking it's toll on her. A couple of times, I even wondered if she was going to break down on stage, she was shaking so badly.

I do find it very ironic that with all the people who stated Archuleta could only get a job singing for Disney, that Cook is  now promoting Disney instead. Wonder what Simon's opinion would be on that since he started the Disney thing as a put-down to Archuleta.
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