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What's happened to the voting on DWTS from the East Coast. My wife and I both called and get a message saying the voting in my time zone is closed?? Anyone else smell a RAT?

Just tried to call in from two different phones to vote for Bristol Palin. The first time I called from either phone the message told me I had reached my limit of calls, on my FIRST call. It took me 9 calls on the first phone and 7 calls on the 2nd to get my 10 votes in. Haven't tried the computer yet. Wonder if someone is messing around with the votes?

Tonight is the final chance for the three remaining contestants on "Dancing With the Stars" to impress the viewers at home. As we've seen this season in particular, high scores from the judges may be nice. But, it's the viewers who matter because their votes can make an impact. Going into tonight's season finale are Jennifer Grey, Kyle Massey & Bristol Palin. Getting to this point wasn't always a smooth trip. There were some tense moments at the production office for "Dancing With the Stars." ABC says a white powder in an envelope was delivered to the office this past...

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas have received death threats and "Dancing with the Stars" has measurably heightened security ... sources connected with the show tell TMZ. We're told the threats began to come in last week, after Bristol and Mark made the finals. Execs on the show told Mark to stop tweeting because it was inciting people. Mark complied. Sources connected with the show tell us extra security will be on hand tonight for the show. And, if Bristol and Mark head to New York, execs are talking about breaking format and not doing their interview outside in Times Square...

After tonight's final dances, Dancing With the Stars may need to consider a name change. That's because the winner might well be someone who's not much of a dancer and isn't really a star.Seven weeks out of nine, Bristol Palin – 20-year-old "teen activist" and daughter of Sarah – finished in last place with the judges but was saved by viewers' votes, eliminating a string of better dancers and bigger celebrities along the way.

The kerfuffle is all about stuffing the ballot box. People on websites have bragged about inventing fake email addresses and voting up to 300 times. They say they want to teach a lesson about voter fraud. Those who don't like Bristol have cried foul, claiming that the integrity of the show is threatened. Seriously? Ok, whatever -- here's my take: I believe that ABC's voting fraud control is probably far better than that of any typical urban area in the U.S. (which more often than not are controlled by the likes of whom would not vote for anyone named Palin)....

The issue isn’t Bristol’s dancing, but her popularity. And because of who Bristol is, that means the issue is the popularity of her mother. The unexpectedly large number of people voting for Bristol contradicts the going mood of the gallery of bubble-wrapped Palin-haters who really believed that Palin was being booed that night in the audience at DWTS, and that all of America was booing her, too. Like the old story of Pauline Kael, flabbergasted by Nixon’s landslide in 1972 when she didn’t know a single person who voted for him, the average Palin-hater has existed until now in safe...

Conrad Green, executive producer of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, is “mystified” by this week’s Bristol Palin vs. Brandy brouhaha. Green called EW to address rumors of a so-called Tea Party conspiracy designed to help Bristol Palin advance into Monday’s season 11 finals. "She’s improved every week. I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that she’s actually a decent dancer. What I think is annoying people is that maybe she’s not as vivid a performer as some of the other dancers on the show. Kyle is quite a performer, but Bristol is probably in terms of technique...

The million-dollar question among Dancing with the Stars fans these days? How did Bristol Palin make it into the season 11 finals? "She deserves it," DWTS executive producer Conrad Green tells PEOPLE. "And a significant portion of our viewing audience believes that, too." SNIP Speculation has arisen about whether members of the Tea Party, many of whom strongly support Bristol's mom Sarah Palin, are involved in an organized effort to promote Bristol. On one conservative Web site, Freerepublic.com, some of the site's 300,000 registered users have recently used discussion threads to encourage votes for Bristol. One asked users to "make...

Sarah Palin-loving Bay State Tea Partiers are joining with their comrades across the nation in an all-out push to send Mama Grizzly cub Bristol waltzing away the winner on election night in the top-rated ABC network hit “Dancing with the Stars.” Tea Party members took to Web sites ranging from conservatives4palin.com to hillbuzz.org earlier this week and bragged about stuffing the ballot box for “Alaska’s most famous daughter.” A poster on freerepublic.com urged, “Make liberal heads explode and vote for Bristol Palin tonight, you don’t need to watch.’’

The NY Daily News, The Week, Salon, Hollywood Reporter, Sun Sentinel & NBC are really, really pissed about Bristol Palin moving to the Finals!! NY Daily News Bristol Palin enters final round as Brandy & Maks are eliminated: Who will make the final threeeee? Please don't be Bristol, please don't be Bristol, please don't be Bristol. It's so going to be Bristol.... They're now asking Bristol why she thinks she should be in the finals. She says it's because she started with no experience. Yawn. Bristol, get a new line.....Mark says Bristol has great legs and footwork, Derek says she...

<p>NOVEMBER 17--Like most Americans, Steven Cowan has been perplexed by Bristol Palin’s curious ability to keep advancing in TV’s "Dancing with the Stars" competition.</p> <p>However, unlike other viewers, Cowan, 66, allegedly became so enraged by Palin’s success that he actually fired a shotgun round into his television, triggering a 15-hour standoff with Wisconsin cops.</p>

It’s an unlikely duo but, hey, it seems to work. Bristol Palin and The Situation, both featured on Dancing With The Stars this season, pair up and do a pro-abstinence/safe sex public public service announcement. It’s a witty, light-hearted message with Bristol Palin sticking strongly to her abstinence-only message and seeking to instill some of that in The Situation who responds with, “I totally respect abstinence– it’s got the word ‘abs’ in it.” Yes, he does come off as the genius he clearly is- but at least he is participating in a positive way… kind of. Thoughts or opinions? VIDEO

See article at http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/16/2441989/bristol-palin-fans-ruin-dancing.html Freep the poll.

Sarah wasn’t the first Palin to take on prime time — that honor goes to her oldest daughter, Bristol, who’s been a strong contender this season on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Neither Sarah nor Bristol are new to the TV spotlight. Sarah, 46, was a TV sportscaster in her 20s, after coming in third in the 1984 Miss Alaska competition. She’s now a regular contributor and analyst with Fox News. Last summer, Bristol made a cameo on ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Asked what’s behind the Palin appeal, producers of both “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” and...

It's possible that teen mom Bristol Palin may be regretting her barely-there outfit and sexy dance moves from Monday night's "Dancing with the Stars" performance. The political daughter showed some serious skin in her rumba with partner Mark Ballas, and she may think twice next time. "I go around and I talk about abstinence, then I'm out here in my underwear," she told "Extra." Her hindsight is getting clearer. Whether Bristol questioned it or not, her parents Sarah and Todd Palin did not. "They were proud of me," she said. "They thought I did a good job and I'm happy...

Sarah Palin's eldest daughter, Bristol, was a tabloid darling during and after the 2008 presidential campaign. Now, she is back before the cameras. Bristol, mother to a 22-month-old son, took a break from the lecture circuit advocating for teen abstinence long enough to shoot a video with Alaskan emo rockers Static Cycle. Never heard of 'em? Neither had we. But the band is hoping that will all change with a little help from Bristol. Although the video doesn't appear to be finished, the band sent out a news release complete with YouTube link announcing the Bristol Palin connection.

Followed by clips of the welcoming ceremony of Bristol & Mark as they arrive in Alaska.

We've got this to say for Bristol: She's not terrible. Not only is she a million times better than last season's stunt contestant, Kate Gosselin, she's got a cute figure, plenty of shakeable assets, good rhythm, a great smile, & perhaps most importantly... ABC can't possibly let her get kicked off until mama Sarah Palin makes an appearance in the audience! Bruno Tonioli had the quote of the night early on, when he commented, "This is virgin territory for you." As for the rest of the pack, their breakout weeks still ahead of them: • Who doesn't want to root...

"Our spies say security guards at CBS Television City in L.A. — the place where “Dancing” is broadcast — is on “heightened alert.” Although Palin is not officially running for anything, security is treating her like a government official.” TMZ broke the story ... Sarah will be front and center tonight when Bristol dances to "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" with partner Mark Ballas. Guards have been told to be especially vigilant with anyone entering the lot. Our sources say security will decide which vehicles to thoroughly search -- though not every car will get the once-over. As...