Jessica Sanchez defends ‘American Idol,’ says protest ‘not necessary’
By Elton Lugay
“It was completely fair. Phil deserved to win.” With those words, “American Idol” runner-up Jessica Sanchez brushed aside a protest by a Filipino-American community group. Migrant Heritage Commission, which is based here in D.C., is asking Fox TV to disclose “in the interest of transparency” how the voting was counted and how much of the 132 million votes went to the young singer.
