Dancing Producer Responds to Voting Controversy (Free Republic, Jim Robinson in People Magazine!)

People ^ | Friday, November 19, 2010 | Monica Rizzo and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall

[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."

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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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[libbylu]

WTG Jim. We do have a good time on Mondays DWTS threads.

[McGruff]

Let's put her over the top,

OPERATION FREEP DANCING WITH THE STARS FINALLY

And drive the libs crazy.

[mojitojoe]

[mojitojoe]

This is who should win:

[rightwingintelligentsia]

We’re famous!!

[SparkyBass]

You forgot the soundtrack to the pic...

The Yeti Stomp

[mojitojoe]

2012 Dancing with the Stars: President Palin and Ex-president Barry Soetoro team up on DWTS.

[rogue yam]

Who knew that the leftists were such a bunch of crybabies?

Oh wait, that’s right, we all knew.

[Fu-fu2]

I second that!

[mojitojoe]

[CharlesWayneCT]

YOu don’t have to watch, just get on the ping list and wait for the message. They even tell you the phone number to call. It’s a piece of cake. :-)

(OK, I don’t know if there is actually a ping list — but last week’s thread did give the phone number).

[Hoodat]

But Jim Robinson, who founded the site, says there is no larger plan at work.

Jim Robinson? Is he any relation to Jim Thompson?

One asked users to "make liberal heads explode and vote for Bristol" on Nov. 8

They could have at least given a mention to Clint N. Suhks (in big bold letters) for his post.

[Jim Robinson]

He’s so gay.

[onyx]

We’re high volume voters now...LOL.
Thankx democrats.

[bgill]

But here’s the problem, snag, or whatever you want to call it - it’s 50% home viewers’ votes to 50% shows’ judges’ votes. With that article, Bristol can kiss staying on any longer goodbye because the judges will see to it they score her low no matter how good or bad she does next week.

[onyx]

Yes, you're very welocme!

:)

[Libloather]

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!"

YES IT IS - sorta! WTH?

[hoosiermama]

OK Now! Let's get this thing organized. Jim you put DWTS on a special “HIT IT” button for Monday night with the instruction on how to vote for the Pistol.

Them we'll get the pings lists ready. How long to do think it will take with all of us freeping to take down their server!

I mean really, a bunch a little ol gray haired ladies and gay guys from that Hillary site getting the poor mistreated liberal all upset. GRATE! This could get serious! All your dancing belong to us. BEEEEEEEEEEEP

[onyx]

Ok, only 299,997 users now, er, 299,996 and counting down.

ROFL.

[onyx]

Yikes! *That* scared me....lol.