Is the Tea Party Stuffing the 'DWTS' Ballot Box for Bristol Palin (463 hits)
Despite Some of the Lowest Marks From Judges, Bristol Palin Has Survived on Viewer Votes on Dancing with the Stars and now she is in the final three. Under big controversey, last night she beat out R&B Star Brand and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. The daughter of political powerhouse Sarah Palin, has consistently landed at the bottom of the leader board, yet still managed to earn a coveted spot in the finals. There's a debate brewing over whether Bristol Palin is being kept alive on "DWTS" by her pluck and charm, or by way of her famous mom's political pull with Republicans and the Tea Party. Is the Tea Party stuffing the ballot box? "There are people on the political blogs who are saying vote for Bristol as part of your allegiance to the Palin brand," said Matt Roush, senior television critic at TV Guide Magazine.
In an interview with Barbara Walters over the weekend, Sarah Palin addressed the controversy.
"What do we do? Call every Tea Party person? I haven't got the time," Sarah Palin told Walters. "Bristol has the greatest work ethic of any person I know. I knew that she would do well. And when 'Dancing With the Stars' called her and wanted her to be on the show, I said, 'Bristol, you know you're going to open yourself up to criticism just because of your last name. And Bristol said, 'Mom, you know it doesn't matter what I do. They're going to criticize me, so I might as well dance.'"
My personal opinion: Bristol should have been gone a long time ago. Rick danced better than her, Audrinna danced rings around her and even Kurt was better. Now Brandy, that was disheartning to see Bristol knock her out the box. Bristol was clearly no competition for Brandy, so you tell me is this is BOGUS and a SETUP!
