For all of us who view the idol blogs, we seem to be aware of the judging inconsistencies that occur so frequently. The average viewer who just tunes for the entertainment is probably less aware of all the manipulation. This could be the end of AI if they continue to be unfair in their judging with Haley as a prime example.
I suppose when you get obscence amounts of money for doing this job it would be difficult to tell TPTB to kiss off. But how much is your integrity worth? I guess it becomes unimportant when you have millions...