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Dancing Producer Responds to Voting Controversy (Free Republic, Jim Robinson in People Magazine!)
People ^ | Friday, November 19, 2010 | Monica Rizzo and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall

Posted on 11/19/2010 4:07:33 PM PST by kristinn

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 liberal heads explode and vote for Bristol" on Nov. 8 to advance her to the semi-finals.

But Jim Robinson, who founded the site, says there is no larger plan at work. "An organized conspiracy? I sincerely doubt that," he told PEOPLE. "The Tea Party's not that organized!"

And Green agrees that there's no stuffing of the virtual ballot-box, saying that the entire process – text votes, call-in votes and email votes – "is all overseen by the Broadcast Standards team, independent of us and the network to make sure that everything is absolutely done scrupulously."

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bristol; bristolpalin; dwts; freerepublic; geraldorivera; jimrobinson; jimthompson; monicarizzo; peoplemagazine; sandrawestfall
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To: altura

LOL. That’s the truth, dearest altura!
I would NOT be watching the show were it not for Bristol Palin!


281 posted on 11/20/2010 9:46:48 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: onthelookout777

Thanks for posting this. It still seems stupid to me, but I guess the show doesn’t care. ;)


282 posted on 11/20/2010 9:55:43 PM PST by TexNewMex
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To: STARWISE

Geraldo is an obnoxious, moonbat, moron! Fox needs to show him the exit door and never let him back in. Sue the SOB.


283 posted on 11/20/2010 9:57:06 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: lonevoice

He’s an ass. I’m on FR every day. I have never watched DWTS, not once. I’ve never voted. However, due to this BS, I’ll be watching next week and I will be voting and so will the rest of my family and my friends.


284 posted on 11/20/2010 10:00:23 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: mojitojoe; altura; penelopesire; STARWISE; Jim Robinson

The Geraldo replay starts in 10 minutes thereabout (top of this hour)!


285 posted on 11/20/2010 10:02:20 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: onyx

LOL LOL!!!! Thanks Onyx, I now have iced tea all over my keyboard!


286 posted on 11/20/2010 10:03:18 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: mojitojoe

800-868-3407 = Bristol and Mark


287 posted on 11/20/2010 10:03:26 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: mojitojoe; Dr. Scarpetta

LOL. You’re getting pinged to the DWTS thread on Monday evening too, so you and your family can also vote online. We post the link.

:)


288 posted on 11/20/2010 10:06:09 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: onyx

Oh I’ll be watching. I already have it set to record so I won’t forget. I’ll be voting too, for the first time ever. :)


289 posted on 11/20/2010 10:21:03 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: rogue yam

Jillian Reynolds has been working and living in the USA for all of these years and yet she still hasn’t even taken the time to become an American citizen.

I guess she’s too busy doing Jenny Craig commercials and going on Whorealdo...


290 posted on 11/20/2010 10:51:48 PM PST by Beaten Valve
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To: LA Woman3
Nobody puts Bristol in the corner!

You know, she really isn't a bad dancer considering where she started. Her solid 9's on the Paso Doble suggests that she has it in her to nail it Monday and score 10s. Wouldn't it be something if she managed to outscore the other two! Then if (when) she wins, how could they say her dancing wasn't good enough?

I actually think there were several times where the judges low-balled her and she really did deserve higher scores.

291 posted on 11/20/2010 11:04:11 PM PST by JaguarXKE (RINOs be gone!)
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To: Hoodat
"Make liberal heads explode?" Oh dear,now we're inciting violence! Good grief. And by the way, the system will toss out excessive votes from the same IP so the nonsense about registering 300 email addresses would not work unless you used 300 different computers with 300 different IPs. Whorealdo stated the multiple email crap as if it could actually be done! (Well I suppose it could but you'd really have to go to a lot of trouble). These idiots are taking the random ramblings of a few Freepers and trying to create a conspiracy. This whole thing is so unfair to poor Bristol If she does win, she won't be able to enjoy it much due to the absolute hell people like WHOREALDO will put her through.

Did I mention that liberals literally make me sick to my stomach!

292 posted on 11/20/2010 11:11:57 PM PST by JaguarXKE (RINOs be gone!)
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To: lonevoice
Geraldo just said that FreeRepublic.com is a website devoted to Sarah Palin and clearly conservative.

What?!!! This is a conservative site? Why didn't anyone tell me! This is an outrage!

293 posted on 11/20/2010 11:17:09 PM PST by JaguarXKE (RINOs be gone!)
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To: lonevoice

Thanks to Geraldo, or I wouldn’t know how to find this site. I need to know all the ways to vote for Bristol. I like her story — how someone who is not accepted in Hollywood can take the challenge of dancing in front of millions of people while she knows she will be under scrutiny and will be subject to many criticisms. To those who hate her and those who are wondering why I vote for her ... I admire her because of her courage. I like her because she is an ordinary American like me who’s just trying to make a living and a name for herself. I will spend time voting for her because of her hard work.


294 posted on 11/21/2010 3:47:17 AM PST by softbutch (Thanks to Geraldo)
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To: softbutch

Welcome to Free Republic.


295 posted on 11/21/2010 6:42:03 AM PST by Hoodat ( Don't touch my junk, Bro !)
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To: softbutch
I will spend time voting for her because of her hard work.

How much time do you plan on investing in calling a dopey program? It seems like 5 minutes would be more than enough.

296 posted on 11/21/2010 6:49:53 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. Save America From Bankruptcy.)
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To: softbutch; Dr. Scarpetta
Welcome to Free Republic. I'm letting Dr Scarpetta know that you'd like to join in the fun of voting for Bristol tomorrow. Dr Scarpetta will help you with that - she's the keeper of the Dancing with the Stars thread. Enjoy!

Thanks to Geraldo, or I wouldn’t know how to find this site. I need to know all the ways to vote for Bristol. I like her story — how someone who is not accepted in Hollywood can take the challenge of dancing in front of millions of people while she knows she will be under scrutiny and will be subject to many criticisms. To those who hate her and those who are wondering why I vote for her ... I admire her because of her courage. I like her because she is an ordinary American like me who’s just trying to make a living and a name for herself. I will spend time voting for her because of her hard work.

297 posted on 11/21/2010 9:39:45 AM PST by lonevoice (I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.)
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To: lonevoice; softbutch; onyx

Softbutch is added to the list!

Thank you, Geraldo, for directing softbutch to FR!!


298 posted on 11/21/2010 9:50:24 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta; softbutch

Welcome to Free Republic, softbutch!

Thanks, Geraldo!


299 posted on 11/21/2010 10:14:46 AM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: paulycy

VOTING — HOW IT WORKS:

During the live shows, judges will give a score based on several factors, including technical execution. But the judges’ scores alone do not decide a couple’s fate.

Phone lines, text votes (AT&T customers only) & online polls will open at the top of each performance show so that viewers can vote for their favorites. Phone & text lines will stay open for 30 minutes after the end of the show. Online voting will remain open until 11am (Eastern Time) the next day.

Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas 800-868-3407

http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/about-voting


300 posted on 11/21/2010 10:18:34 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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