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Like mother, dance star Bristol Palin wins over public
AFP ^ | November 17, 2010

Posted on 11/17/2010 3:22:39 AM PST by Zakeet

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol won through to the final of hit US show "Dancing with the Stars", bouyed by public support in defiance of judges' skepticism about her dance floor talents.

As her mother continues to shine in the political spotlight, the 20-year-old is enjoying the media limelight generated by her unexpected success on the hugely popular TV talent show.

Palin was again ranked last by judges in the semi-final of the show, in which celebrities partner with professional dancers, but voting by viewers pushed her score with partner Mark Ballas up into third place.

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Like her mother, Bristol is a hit with the public despite experts' scorn, in what some commentators say could take the younger Palin all the way to the top in next week's final.

"Bristol will now go on to win the whole shebang. She doesn't deserve it. Everyone knows it, even, I suspect, the people who keep voting for her," predicted Lisa Gutierrez on the Kansas City Star newspaper's website.

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Bristol has a nearly two-year-old son with her on-off boyfriend Levi Johnston. Her unplanned pregnancy became a talking point during the 2008 White House campaign, which made her America's most famous teenage mother.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


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According to the Newsers: Bristol has absolutely no talent and would have been eliminated long ago if not for the influence of her unpopular mother and the evil Tea Party idiots ... and she deserves to lose anyway because she refused to kill her unborn baby.

1 posted on 11/17/2010 3:22:45 AM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

She hasn’t been winning because of her dancing.


2 posted on 11/17/2010 3:26:06 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

She’s won nothing yet. She’s yet to be eliminated because of the show’s inherent flaw; it’s a popularity contest as opposed to a dance contest.


3 posted on 11/17/2010 3:29:01 AM PST by South40 (My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing!)
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To: 9YearLurker

It’s worth remembering that “she” hasn’t been winning at all. The couples are rated as couples.


4 posted on 11/17/2010 3:29:06 AM PST by agere_contra (...what if we won't eat the dog food?)
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To: Zakeet

Not even a Palin could get me to watch this show.


5 posted on 11/17/2010 3:30:23 AM PST by LiberConservative
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To: Zakeet

Kinda felt bad for Brandy....she’s a much better performer than Bristol. I have enjoyed watching Bristol and think she’s doing a great job for having absolutely no experience, but she is not good enough to be in the finals.


6 posted on 11/17/2010 3:31:26 AM PST by Kimberly GG ("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote! DeMint, 2012)
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To: LiberConservative

Amen to that!
But it is fun to watch the lefties flagellating all over the place. LMAO!!


7 posted on 11/17/2010 3:32:33 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (I'd open it myself but I don't have any thumbs.)
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To: LiberConservative

We don’t even know if she’s a conservative. She could’ve voted for Obama for all we know.


8 posted on 11/17/2010 3:35:17 AM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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To: South40
it’s a popularity contest as opposed to a dance contest.

I'll let you in on a big secret.

Shhhhhhhhh, lean in close....

It's a television show designed to attract viewers.

9 posted on 11/17/2010 3:36:08 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Zakeet
She came into this with almost 2 left feet and now she can dance, kudos to her. Is it me or has she slimmed down from all the exercise?

The question is, is their a strappy young Marine out their watching this that has to meet her :-)... She needs a good hubby.

In Italian.... ogni pentola ha il suo coperchio

10 posted on 11/17/2010 3:36:21 AM PST by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: South40
That's the same way OJ went free, Jury Nullification.

I'm sure the judges on the show are libs, and it must irritate them to no end to have to see a ‘Palin’ EVERY show.

11 posted on 11/17/2010 3:36:28 AM PST by Never on my watch (Touch my junk and I call the cops!)
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To: The_Victor

No shyt Sherlock. It’s also a contest that will eventually have a winner. But I’m sure you knew that, even if your post belies that simple fact.


12 posted on 11/17/2010 3:41:54 AM PST by South40 (My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing!)
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To: Never on my watch

I’m sure Brandy is a lib also. And even though she has befriended Bristol she probably hates her mother Sarah. Most libs do, not because they have any real reason to, but because the liberal media has told them to.


13 posted on 11/17/2010 3:44:35 AM PST by South40 (My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing!)
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To: Zakeet
I've seen posts from my black friends on Facebook that well...

14 posted on 11/17/2010 3:49:24 AM PST by TSgt (On 11/08/2010 at 0421 my life changed forever. I became a father.)
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To: Zakeet

The show set these rules, and she should win if she gets the most votes, pure and simple. Next weekend my family will be calling in to vote for her, though we haven’t voted before, just to see the media heads explode. It’s one of life’s little pleasures.


15 posted on 11/17/2010 3:50:24 AM PST by kittymyrib
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To: South40
It’s also a contest that will eventually have a winner.

I would have put the term "winner" in quotes, since that aspect of the show has nothing to do with it's purpose. Just like the "reality" shows which are ultimately scripted through careful editing, the show's producers create a product that keeps people watching. Cloris Leachman was kept on the show because her dancing was so bad it was hilarious. People kept watching just to see how badly she would do next week. The contest has absolutely nothing to do with dancing, or even popularity. It's all secondary to ratings.

16 posted on 11/17/2010 3:54:06 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Kimberly GG

Did Brandy get eliminated last night? If she did what a shame. She and Jennifer are the best dancers on there.

I love Bristol, but she walks through her dancing. Brandy on the other hand has turned into a splendid dancer.

I thought for sure it would be between Brandy & Jennifer Gray. I am rooting for Jennifer. She is very close to my age(I am a year or two older than her).


17 posted on 11/17/2010 4:05:00 AM PST by waxer1 ("The Bible is the rock on which our republic rests." -Andrew Jackson)
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To: The_Victor
You couldn't be more wrong, but I'm sure you know that too. Cloris Leachman was "kept on the show" because viewers found her entertaining and voted for her. It is a popularity contest.

Do you have something more to share than your warped view of reality...it's really quite boring.

18 posted on 11/17/2010 4:05:21 AM PST by South40 (My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing!)
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To: 9YearLurker; onyx

Dear 9 year... have you watched her? She is precious. Absolutely marvelous dancer for one who never even danced at a school dance.


19 posted on 11/17/2010 4:05:53 AM PST by libbylu
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To: Zakeet

If Jennifer Grey doesn’t win the show is a farce.


20 posted on 11/17/2010 4:07:39 AM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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