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Dancing with the Stars: It's Anyone's Game
People Magazine ^ | Tuesday November 23, 2010 07:00 AM EST | By Monica Rizzo

Posted on 11/23/2010 5:41:01 AM PST by STONEWALLS

In the weeks, days and hours leading up to the season 11 finale, the big debate among Dancing with the Stars fans was how did Bristol Palin outlast contestants like Brandy and Audrina Patridge, whose ballroom skills were superior? But in the minutes that followed Monday night's performance show, it was clear inside the ballroom that Palin was just as deserving as Jennifer Grey and Kyle Massey of a shot at the mirror ball trophy.

So who will win? It's anybody's guess, judge Carrie Ann Inaba told PEOPLE backstage after the broadcast.

"If ever there was a season that's hard to predict I think it's this one," Inaba said, acknowledging that it isn't the first one in which fan votes are influencing who advances in the competition. "I wish the judges' scores carried more weight. But America always gets it right."

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; palin; teaparty
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To: moondoggie

I give her kudos for having the guts to put herself out there. She certainly puts effort into learning as she does quite well with technique. She just needs to learn to let go and have fun with it. She’s too reserved emotionally to be a good dancer.


21 posted on 11/23/2010 6:10:51 AM PST by My hearts in London - Everett (You will try to nudge commies toward the truth, while they try to nudge you toward the cattle cars.)
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To: My hearts in London - Everett
Patrick Swayze didn't like her, and she didn't like him. There was story after story about how much they hated each other and fought constantly during filming.
22 posted on 11/23/2010 6:11:12 AM PST by kara37
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To: jimbo123

That count hasn’t moved since 10:00PM Central last night.

It’s way off.


23 posted on 11/23/2010 6:12:23 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: netmilsmom

I had to try and sign up last night. After the website ‘processed my request’ for 45 minutes I gave up. I noticed this moring now that it signed me up twice, so I went and voted 10 times. I’ve never watched the show, but I love to see the liberal talking heads explode.


24 posted on 11/23/2010 6:13:07 AM PST by Celtic Cross (I AM the Impeccable Hat. (AKA The Pope's Hat))
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To: Tennessean4Bush
I don't watch this show, but I caught one episode a week or two ago when my wife had it on.

Sure....your wife was watching it.....I have this vision of Seinfeld hooked up to a lie detector trying to say he didn't watch "Melrose Place."

25 posted on 11/23/2010 6:22:12 AM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: STONEWALLS

The only way I would watch it is if North Korea attacked Dancing with the Stars.


26 posted on 11/23/2010 6:28:10 AM PST by Leg Olam (A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.)
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To: STONEWALLS

Jennifer Grey is a professional and the best dancer of the three.

Bristol got this far on effort and popularity.

Kyle will win because it’s the politically correct thing.


27 posted on 11/23/2010 6:33:27 AM PST by Iron Munro (Save The USA. Stamp out Affirmative Action: Get the Obamas out of the White House.)
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To: Celtic Cross

You can keep registering and voting 5 times for each email address. Even my dog got a vote in this twice (10 votes), so she too could make a liberal head spin.


28 posted on 11/23/2010 6:35:12 AM PST by mtngrandpa (Run Sarah Run!!!)
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To: jimbo123

The judges scores and caller votes do nothing to determine the winner. The producers of the show sit down every week and decide who is staying and who is going. It is about entertainment and having the right mix of contestants to get the highest viewership.

They have done it masterfully this season and will insure that the right person wins to be able to go into next season with even a bigger audience.


29 posted on 11/23/2010 6:54:37 AM PST by super7man
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To: STONEWALLS
To me, the most significant issue is that Bristol is the only true amateur. All of the others are professionals in one field or another, celebrities by their own right. But Bristol has never excelled in anything, her talks to teens about being a teen mother don't reach the celebrity level. She is just a kid, and boy, has she developed her poise and dancing in the past several weeks!! She has proven to be a hard and willing worker - just like Mom!!!
30 posted on 11/23/2010 7:29:20 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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To: My hearts in London - Everett

If the show were ‘completely’ fair, and the contestants were all equally matched...

NO ONE WOULD WATCH THE SHOW.


31 posted on 11/23/2010 7:37:57 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Red Badger
She should have been disqualified from the beginning..............

But, if they did, who would be watching the show? If Bristol Palin had been eliminated early, you wouldn't be the only one not watching DWTS.

As they say in HOLLYWOOD, the only BAD PUBLICITY, is NO PUBLICITY.

32 posted on 11/23/2010 7:43:12 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: UCANSEE2

They had Brandi and there are plenty of second and third tier celebs and sports figures to choose from. A professional dancer is a ringer...................


33 posted on 11/23/2010 7:45:24 AM PST by Red Badger (The House finally fell on Nancy Pelosi..........)
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To: Frapster
I think Palin’s being rewarded for who she is (not a Palin but everything else).

Hmmm... I disagree.

I think she is being rewarded(not being eliminated) because keeping her on has drawn a record audience, and record amount of phone-in votes.

DWTS is not about DANCING, not about STARS, it's about selling laundry detergent.

The more of an 'audience' the more money the shows producers make. Everything is engineered along those lines, including WHO the producers(via the judges) pick to stay on the show.

34 posted on 11/23/2010 7:52:02 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: netmilsmom
With that, ABC will turn off the phone lines and the website so it goes the way they want it too. I had tons of problems getting into both last night.

I do not think so.

If anything, ABC is adding more phone lines and staff to handle the incoming traffic. This handling of the call in VOTE is very carefully monitored and controlled. ABSOLUTELY no CHEATING is allowed. The figures MUST BE ACCURATE.

Because every VOTE is money in their pocket. The the key to getting more people to watch the show and call in votes is to evaluate which contestants produce the most viewers/votes (especially is there is some 'controvery' involved).

Simply picking the best performers is boring, and loses audience attention rather quickly.

35 posted on 11/23/2010 8:04:12 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: super7man

In my opinion, you are spot on. That is exactly what is happening.


36 posted on 11/23/2010 8:05:54 AM PST by carton253 (Ask me about The Stainless Banner - a free e-zine dedicated to the armies of the Confederacy.)
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To: moondoggie
Bristol is a winner whether she wins the competition or not.

Best comment of this thread.

37 posted on 11/23/2010 8:06:15 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Red Badger

I thought I read that Brandi had pro experience.

Brandi against Jennifer .... wouldn’t that just be two pros against each other?

Bristol is still on the show, because it is drawing more viewers/voters..... MORE MONEY for the PRODUCERS.

The next round of DWTS will just feature someone else to provide the controversy, and thus the audience.

For all who are drawn into this particular bout of fencing, MILK IT FOR ALL IT’S WORTH.

THEY set up the rules, THEY created the GAME, THEY picked the candidates. That we can use it towards our own ends must irritate the heck out of the liberals.


38 posted on 11/23/2010 8:18:14 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: UCANSEE2

There was a thread here the other day that said DWTS was scouting for a lesbo couple next season.

Yuck, I won’t be watching.


39 posted on 11/23/2010 8:20:42 AM PST by dforest
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To: STONEWALLS
"This show just may end up being historic" ...............with two winners. A people's choice and a judge's choice?
40 posted on 11/23/2010 9:37:13 AM PST by varon (Allegiance to the Constitution, always. Allegiance to a party, never!)
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