This thread has been needed for a long time.

I know this is just repeat of repeated words and a few people here know that I actually feel this way.

Never once, did I think of Clay as gay. But I do not look for "gay" qualities in people. The thought is extremely offensive to me. One of the most nasty, rude and offensive things people can do is judge someone for what they do not understand.

Clay has a plainly superior voice and this is the entire reason I want him to win. It would not take long for me to get in line to buy his CD. It has nothing to do with his wardrobe, his eye flutters or the sicking way he can turn his heels backward. My like of Clay comes from his ability to sing. The stores are full of music from every walk of life that proves just this point. How sad this world would be if we all had to dress, walk, think, talk and act the same.

There is a poster that I have spoken with in depth about weight. This person is truly concerned about Rubens weight. I must agree. He is not a healthy role model. I am raising my grandchild and struggling as a single parent to do so. In this struggle I am trying my best to set a standard for her. As a performer Ruben does have a mellow voice but just solely due to his weight this is not a man I would want her to inspire to be like.

Many of my friends are excellent male role models for her and I fill her little life with them and they are wonderful to her. But who is it that children usually look up to and follow? Their hero's in music and other forms of pop culture. So with that said, I am teaching her while I can to be a loving, accepting and tolerant person who looks beyond sex, color, religion or sexual preference.

My best wishes are with Clay. If he does not make it to the end then I hope he finds real happiness and success in life, wherever life may take him.

What I am trying to say here is I do not vote for him because the way he acts or looks. I vote for him because of the way he sings.

END OF STORY!

-Belle