<p><object align="right" width="250" height="202"><param name="movie" value="http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/eyeblast.swf?v=ydqGqGqGqG&amp;c1=0xACACAC&... name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param></object>After the winner of &quot;American Idol&quot; is crowned, the appropriate action is to congratulate the newly crowned Idol on his success. Yet on May 21 media focus was clearly elsewhere. That day, reports on all three networks' morning broadcasts, marveled at how Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert and gave unusual attention to contestants who did not win, but are still successful, leaving little doubt that these hosts and reporters believe something wasn't right about Allen's victory. </p><p>Allen and Lambert are very different. Allen, a married twenty-three year old, is a college student from Arkansas. He grew throughout the season as a performer and was often labeled as humble. Lambert, on the hand, was an edgy performer who has become known for his &quot;guyliner,&quot; or extensive use of black eyeliner. Although he was a frontrunner and often praised by the judges, <a href="/blogs/tim-graham/2009/05/19/american-idol-finale-red-state-vs-blue-state">his sexuality was often questioned,</a> especially after photos hit the Web in which he appeared to be kissing another man.</p>