[nagdu] American Idol contestant gets guide dog

[Linda Gwizdak]

Use the word, BLIND!!!!! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! How terrible - Hahahahaha!

Yeah, I noticed that. Well, I'm not afraid of the "B" Word!  I am BLIND and 
proud of it and proud to beliong to this organizarion!  Way to go, Marion!

Cheers,

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:37 AM
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> Did you notice that they can't even use the word "blind in this article?
>
> Marion
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:52 AM
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>> Paula Abdul Surprises Idol's Scott MacIntyre With Guide Dog
>> Direct link to video
>>
>> Paula Abdul Surprises Idol's Scott MacIntyre With Guide Dog
>>
>> by Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna
>>
>> Today 2:19 PM PDT The night Scott MacIntyre got booted from American Idol 
>> five weeks ago, Paula Abdul took him aside and said, "I have a wonderful 
>> surprise
>> for you in a couple of weeks," he told Access Hollywood. That surprise 
>> came on Friday when the Idol judge presented the visually challenged 
>> singer with
>> a guide dog from Guide Dogs of America in Sylmar, Calif.
>>
>> Scott walked-or "test drove" as he joked-two of the organization's 
>> Labrador retrievers on Friday, but he won't get his dog until after the 
>> American Idol
>> tour ends on Sept. 15. At that time, he'll get matched up with the right 
>> pooch for him and go through a 28-day training process. "We have to find 
>> a dog
>> that really likes loud music," joked Paula.
>>
>> Scott, who was lured to the event under the false pretense that he was 
>> there to sing, was quite surprised to learn the truth...
>>
>> "Are you serious? Thank you so much," Scott told Paula at the event, 
>> which was in honor of May being National Guide Dog Month and cosponsored 
>> by Natural
>> Balance Pet Foods and Petco.
>>
>> Scott is the first visually challenged contestant on American Idol. The 
>> Scottsdale, Ariz., singer isn't completely blind; he has a 2 percent 
>> field of vision
>> and gets around with the use of a cane. On the set of Idol, his fellow 
>> contestants would walk him to and from the stage. Now, he'll have a furry 
>> friend
>> to help him out instead.
>>
>>>From this link:
>>
>> http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b123256_paula_abdul_surprises_idols_scott.html
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