{"id":6017,"date":"2017-08-09T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2017-08-09T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:39:58","slug":"letter-claudettes-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-claudettes-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Claudette\u2019s Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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I am sure you were expecting a letter like this. Yes, I know the judges’ decision is final but nothing is stopping me from publicly disagreeing with it.<\/p>\n

I love Tian as much as the next girl but I think members of the public agree that the groovy crown did not belong to him.<\/p>

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So how did he win over Claudette Peters who had the sweetest and most groovy tune for the season?<\/p>

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I\u2019ll proffer a guess. I think the judges are pressured to give Tian a title based on who his team members are. Let\u2019s leave this on here but if the poor judges could not see what the rest of us saw we must question their suitability.<\/p>\n

So, CP won groovy hands down and the record should state that.<\/p>

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