Posted on 11/19/2010 8:47:49 PM PST by dselig
In "defiance" of "skepticism" on the part of Dancing with the Stars judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli, Sarah Palin's daughter/single mother Bristol Palin is one of three dancers vying for the ultimate DWTS prize.
Like Mom, Bristol ‘the pistol' sure has chutzpah. Unintimidated by pop stars or child stars, when asked to be part of the mirror globe trophy competition Bristol left fishing poles behind, packed the Pampers into her 1997 F-150, and drove non-stop from Alaska to L.A.
Casting no aspersions on Bristol's competitors, Pistol Palin is the only contestant with zero experience wooing the cameras, exuding emotion on demand, or wriggling with Patrick Swayze.
Lacking emotive acting skill and dancer Cheryl Burke's hair-tossing ability, Bristol's start was shaky, but "gosh darn it," the girl stuck with it. For Miss Palin's Dancing with the Stars opening boogie, the abstinence activist shimmied onto the parquet in an unabashed parody mocking liberal critics like PBS honoree and SNL buffoon Tina Fey.
Bristol's partner Mark Ballas summed it up perfectly:
The thing about this show is, you get people who come from an entertainment background... Bristol's not any of those things... She's the most normal person; sweet, down to earth ... like a friend you'd hang out with... So for me as a coach... this is one of my proudest moments, taking a non-dancer and turning her into what she is now.
After consistently low leader board scores, Palin somehow received more votes in the semi-finals, triumphing over high-scorer Brandy Norwood. The Bristol/Ballas dance company was catapulted into the finals along with dirty dancer Jennifer Grey and the gregariously sexy Disney star Kyle Massey.
After the shocking elimination, a sniveling Brandy whined: "I don't know how to feel right now, it hasn't processed yet for me." Clearly, Brandy was convinced she was one dancing shoe away from restored glory, and in defeat lacked the civility she exhibited when executing a 57-point Paso Doble and Argentine tango.
Bristol's mother, Sarah Palin, once said something about "contested primaries" that aptly pertain to voter-driven dance competitions: "Despite what the pundits want us to think... they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful."
Conceding the loss, Brandy's partner Maksim Chermerkovskiy responded to boos from the singer's fans, saying "People vote and their voices count, and I love the fact that the show represents that." Born in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) gives Maksim a true appreciation for the democratic process.
Jeers aren't the worst of it. "Upset that the political figure's daughter was on the show when he didn't think she was a good dancer," a drunken, expletive-spewing, shotgun-wielding yahoo used his TV as a target and then kept police at bay for 15 hours.
Across the board, liberals are apoplectic and attribute Bristol's success not to quickstep agility, but to "Republicanism" driven by Mama Grizzly's fan base. Lisa Gutierrez of the web-based Kansas City Star lamented, "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."
How ironic, liberals blaming excessive voting for an "undeserving" contestant being in contention to win the "whole shebang." If the coveted, oversized mirror ball trophy finds a home with Bristol ‘the pistol' way up in Wasilla, Alaska, liberals are the reason. Wasn't it two just years ago that "democracy at work" taught Dancing with the Stars viewers to vote for an unqualified, "ubiquitous" candidate who ended up walking away with the ultimate prize?
Driving 2400 miles at an average speed of 60 miles/hour would take about 40 hours, total.
Divide those 40 total hours by five days, and you get an average drive time per day of eight hours.
Oh, I get it, she said “non-stop” right? Are you serious? Hyperbole: this is an exaggeration, a figure of speech used to provide emphasis, to make something stand out and NOT meant to be taken seriously
It rained cats and dogs! ...the shot heard round the world. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. She’s built like a brick ....house [giving away my age here :) ] He’s got arms like a tank. I was so scared, I ran 100 miles an hour getting away!
You must really dislike Bristol Palin!
Not at all. Liberal theology demands that the only valid vote is a liberal vote. Other votes are based on bigotry, ignorance, fear, hate, or maybe at best, broken equipment. I'm sure the show will address the obvious discrepancy by asking Bristol voters to dial a different number and punch in the 39-digit confirmation code displayed on the TV for 3 seconds. Non-Bristol voters can press "1" or "2" on their touch-tone phone and be done with it.
May be she took the jumbo ferry from Alaska to Seattle then drive her F-150 to L.A.
.....so when do I get to phone in for Bristol the Pistol and what is the number...thanks in advance ...(no TV at spokeshave residence)
good piece...
Wah wah wah!!! Cry Baby
She was quoted as saying that she made the trip non-stop.
LOL! The Alaska Marine Highway System doesn’t exactly run like the Kingston Ferry. So let’s see...Whittier to Yakutat, Yakutat to Ketchican, Ketchikan to Bellingham (they haven’t gone to Seattle for years)...and then you drove the distance from New York City to New Orleans. IF the schedules lined up, and IF you could get a reservation, it’d be faster to walk.
May be she took the jumbo ferry from Alaska to Seattle then drive her F-150 to L.A.
I’m kind of wondering that too. Driving from Anchorage to LA is about 3400 miles, not 2400.
And I know from experience you cannot average 60mph on the Alaskan and Canadian roads coming down from there.
What?...turn it over to the professionals that are left?
You think Emmitt Smith was the best dancer when he won it all?
As an Alaskan who has made the trip more than once (the first time took 8 days, but the road was gravel then), I would suggest driving to Alaska, to find out for yourself. I believe the highway is paved all the way, now. There are roadhouses, motels, restaurants, gas stations all the way. Just make sure to get your passport first.
ABC is flamingly liberal. Bristol was invited there because the netword wanted to HUMILIATE her. ABC is fully capable of blocking call-in voting lines, so there THAT part goes. Also, the judges artificially pump up the other contestant’s scores. The second time Jennifer Grey mentioned Swaze, she shold have been DOCKED points. (Also, she has - like I previously mentioned - dancing experience -SIGNIFICANT dancing experience - she’s a “ringer”). The young Disney kid is, at least classy, although as a trained actor, HE ALSO has dancing experience. That kid, at least, can dance.
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