Who among the AI judges got your respect?

In spite of his "directness", I think Simon is the judge who I agree with almost 99.99% of the time. My next is Kara, then Ellen, then Randy. I don't know why I don't care too much for Randy's critique's? "Dog, I just didn't get it", just doesn't tell me much. His other critique is about pitch. Maybe it's because his critique's are limited to pitch and "I didn't get it" that I don't care for his critiques?

1 Simon - He is honest and talks to these kids just like any recording studio looking for the next big thing would. I mostly wait to see what Simon says and 9 out of 10 I normally agree with him. I am usually thinking what he says. 2 Kara - She is also honest and is just under Simon. Better than Paula even though she has a cougar crush on Casey James she is still judging him correctly and not letting that stand in the way. 3 Randy - He just says the same thing all of the time. Not a lot to contribute he is just okay. 4 Ellen - Not much I see her as just a fan of Idol. She doesn't have the music background knowledge so I don't give her a lot of credit in this field.

i listen to the judges but i have my own opinion on each contestant. i wish there were three judges. i don't care too much for Kara. she appears to know her stuff but i just don't care for her and her opinions.

Kara DioGuardi is the one to beat. She really has an idea of what a music should be. She's not the one whom you can mess with when we talk about music. Kara has been very consistent with her comments. She knows when a singer could be a hit or miss by judging the voice quality. She knows who fits the radio voice and otherwise. Aside from her beautiful face, she can allure audience with her exceptional musical intelligence. She makes sense always of what she says to every performer.

I personally admire and respect Ellen Degeneres.. Critiquing is a lot more than just saying things as they mean to the contestants. She knows how to say things in right tone and manner.. Humane as it can be, she does it in her own way that helps the person on center stage...

I would have to say Ellen for sure, I feel they made a great choice replacing Paula Abdul. Ellen gives her opinion without degrading and making them feel terrible about themselves. She is caring and it shows. How can you not like Ellen? Randy gets on my nerves with YO YO Dawg constantly even the girls he says that too. What is up with that?. And this year he is so critical, I dont't remember him being that way before. And Simon, well I just love simon he is straight up honest.