Big scandal! Huge! Allegations of voter fraud and fixing the vote. This is serious stuff. After all, what's at stake is...a mirror ball trophy.
Really, it's been unbelievable to read and hear so much hoopla about Bristol Palin's advancement to the final round on Dancing with the Stars. You would think it was a bigger scandal, say, on par with a First Lady having her law license revoked. Oh, wait, that wasn't a big scandal.
There have been allegations of conspiracy theories of the Tea Party having a voting campaign to keep Bristol in. THIS is a "conspiracy theory"? Let's see, fans of a celebrity on Dancing with the Stars are organizing themselves to phone in their vote and keep their favorite performer in? What makes this a scandal compared to fans of the other celebrities having their own campaigns to keep their favorite in? Could it be that many had hoped Bristol would embarrass herself and be one of the very first celebrities to be booted off the show? Are they disappointed that Bristol is doing well, is improving, and has lasted this long? Are they frustrated that she has not allowed all of the criticism to affect her?
When her detractors quit foaming at the mouth, maybe a little reason will set in. Perhaps Kurt Warner's fans rolled their votes over to Bristol. After all, both Bristol and Kurt are traditional, conservative, God-loving people, so a transfer of votes from Kurt to Bristol would make sense. Bristol is the underdog, and underdogs tend to evoke emotion. Mark Ballas is charming and a great dancer to watch. Maks, on the other hand, most likely cost Brandy some votes with his snarky attitude; he is tough to like. And Bristol is improving week after week. The judges complaints are about the emotion in her face, not her footwork or lines or posture. She actually has been dancing pretty well, much to the dismay of her detractors. Her waltz was so beautiful it brought tears to Sarah Palin's eyes. And the bottom line is, Dancing with the Stars is a voter-based show, and Bristol has every right to be there in the finals. She represents exactly what the show is about, more so than Jennifer Grey.
Bristol was right, no matter what she does she will be criticized. Maybe the Palin-haters should surprise once, just once, and not be so predictable.
Really, it's been unbelievable to read and hear so much hoopla about Bristol Palin's advancement to the final round on Dancing with the Stars. You would think it was a bigger scandal, say, on par with a First Lady having her law license revoked. Oh, wait, that wasn't a big scandal.
There have been allegations of conspiracy theories of the Tea Party having a voting campaign to keep Bristol in. THIS is a "conspiracy theory"? Let's see, fans of a celebrity on Dancing with the Stars are organizing themselves to phone in their vote and keep their favorite performer in? What makes this a scandal compared to fans of the other celebrities having their own campaigns to keep their favorite in? Could it be that many had hoped Bristol would embarrass herself and be one of the very first celebrities to be booted off the show? Are they disappointed that Bristol is doing well, is improving, and has lasted this long? Are they frustrated that she has not allowed all of the criticism to affect her?
When her detractors quit foaming at the mouth, maybe a little reason will set in. Perhaps Kurt Warner's fans rolled their votes over to Bristol. After all, both Bristol and Kurt are traditional, conservative, God-loving people, so a transfer of votes from Kurt to Bristol would make sense. Bristol is the underdog, and underdogs tend to evoke emotion. Mark Ballas is charming and a great dancer to watch. Maks, on the other hand, most likely cost Brandy some votes with his snarky attitude; he is tough to like. And Bristol is improving week after week. The judges complaints are about the emotion in her face, not her footwork or lines or posture. She actually has been dancing pretty well, much to the dismay of her detractors. Her waltz was so beautiful it brought tears to Sarah Palin's eyes. And the bottom line is, Dancing with the Stars is a voter-based show, and Bristol has every right to be there in the finals. She represents exactly what the show is about, more so than Jennifer Grey.
Bristol was right, no matter what she does she will be criticized. Maybe the Palin-haters should surprise once, just once, and not be so predictable.
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