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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 9:40 pm
I think it has been obvious for YEARS that you didn't need an actual email address to sign up at ABC.com but it is such a colossal PITA to sign up and try to remember passwords that I am way too lazy to go vote online, though I'm registered there. But anyone wanting to put in more votes for ANY dancer could do that and some probably have done so, season after season. I just vote my limit on each phone line (usually just two) IF I remember to vote.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 9:45 pm
I hope they can all hold onto what they have gained. Kelly Osbourne was on The Talk today and she certainly has done so. Apparently one of the female dancers on the show (she won't name who it was) was constantly muttering "FAT b..." when Kelly would walk by, so Kelly is using THAT crap plus the knowledge she gained that exercise really works and she's lost 50 pounds and is in super shape. I hope these folks can value what they have done and not let rankings or voting weigh them down.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 9:47 pm
I follow Sarah Palin on Twitter and IMO she doesn't tweet excessively about Bristol and DWTS and certainly no more than any family or friends of the other contestants on the show. No desperate requests to vote for Bristol. Mostly just that she is proud of what Bristol has been able to accomplish.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:08 pm
there is, however, quite the payday for the celebrities...a base salary of 125,000 and increments of up to a total of 345,000. some contestants negotiate a higher fee.
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Keldogg
Member
08-12-2005
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:14 pm
It's not hard to google and find sites that are promoting Ms. Palin. "To keep Bristol Palin on the program, Palin supporters need to vote aggressively on the phone, online, and by text messaging every week." (Conservatives4Palin) "Remember, it is up to all of you out there!!! YOU can help her get through to next week. Make sure you watch the show and VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!! While it is vital that you call 1-800-868-3407 with as many phones as you have, voting multiple times, it is just as vital that you vote online at abc.com and if AT&T is your cellular carrier, text your votes to 3407." (ConservativeGirlWithAVoice" "FRee DWTS! Make liberal heads explode and vote for Bristol Palin tonight, you don't need to watch." (FreeRepublic) "Bristol and Mark will dance the Jive tonight. Here’s the Dancing With The Stars number to text your vote for Bristol and Mark: Team Ballas." (US4Palin) And those are just the first few I found...these are all political sites.
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Jennywa
Member
07-17-2003
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:15 pm
So, Seamonkey, are you saying it's ok to exploit abc and vote multiple times? Is that fair? And I don't think most viewers knew about this glitch.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:26 pm
ok, i have to get some kind of credit for not having gone to these lengths: man shoots tv set after seeing bristol palin on dwts
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:33 pm
Tonight was a travesty.
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:34 pm
<77> It's also not hard to google and find sites that support other dancers. This same kind of thing happens on So You Think You Can Dance. THe judges repeatedly say it is American's favorite dancer, not the best dancer. DWTS is the same thing. People vote for who they like. And people try to help those who they really like. <77>
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:37 pm
Kel, add Tammy Bruce with her "Operation Bristol" on her website and Twitter.
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:48 pm
You can google each of the 4 contestants and find numerous web pages that are trying to get you to vote for a certain person. Just a few for Jennifer Vote For Jennifer Grey To Win 2010 DWTS! | Robot Celeb jennifer grey win 2010 dwts Vote for Jennifer Grey to win DWTS! America, I ... robotceleb.com/.../25790-11082010-vote-jennifer-grey-win-2010-dwts.html - Cached Jennifer Grey: Vote For Me To Win Dancing With The Stars! Nov 15, 2010 ... Jennifer Grey needs everyone to vote for her to win the 2010 Dancing With the Stars competition. Jennifer Grey has been pretty consistent on ... w.allvoices.com/.../7344248-jennifer-grey-vote-for-me-to-win-dancing- with-the-stars - Cached Vote For Jennifer Grey To Win 2010 DWTS! - Images Allvoices Vote for Jennifer Grey to win DWTS! America, I know the past few weeks you ... Voting on Dancing with the Stars And the pages go on and on and on just for Jennifer when you google "vote for Jennifer on DWTS" <77>
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:17 pm
I feel bad for BOTH Brandy AND Bristol. It's got to be devastating for Brandy, and awkward at the very least, for Bristol.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:26 pm
OK, this is not an important show in the long run of things, it is just an entertainment show. There will be some payback for appearing on the show fore some celebrities, but, as Paul McCartney's ex-wife proved, The true personality will come out in the long run and the effects will not be that long lasting, so this is not a major crisis, unless you feel your personal enjoyment is damaged. Also, for some people, this is a most improved dancer show, for others it is a best dancer show, The fact that people enter with different levels of ability, as they all do in any contest, means they never can be compared exactly. As far as "bashing" Bristol everywhere - one persons bash is another person's criticism. If she was not prepared for receiving any negative feelings, she should not have agreed to appear on a reality show - this is part and parcel of all reality shows. I think it is far more insulting for fans to coddle her or expect her to be treated differently than all others who appear on the show. She chose to app[ear on this show, just as she chose to shop around a reality show based on her and her then boyfriends life co-parenting their child. (I fond that reality show far more offensive in signing up a child who has no choice in appearing on a show as I disliked the Goslin show). This is not the first incident of booing on this show and it won't be the last, but it should be expected, rude as it always is. You don't have to take the Jezebel article for truth, just google around and you can see the instructions posted on some message boards. If you look, you will find it. I don't think anyone would bother back dating false message board posts to fool anyone and I don't think anyone is saying this has not happened before with the voting. If they want to close the loop hole, it is easy, verify e-mails.
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:34 pm
Maks tweet: On Wednesday 17th November 2010, @MaksimC said: WOW! What can I say? If this is a test, I'm failing it... Was raised in a very 'justice driven' household & see no justice in 'DWTS'.... Sorry @4everBrandy if I failed US. You were AMAZING tonight and always!
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:53 pm
You know Hypermom, there are equal amount of sites dedicated to people NOT voting for Bristol because she is a conservative. People seem to use different ways of judging who they vote for. I have been a fan of SYTYCD since it began. I found many votes puzzling and got upset with a few. It seemed unfair better dancers had to leave. The shows producers finally realized people were voting on their favorite dancer, not the best dancer. Perhaps this is what is going on with DWS.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 1:32 am
Politics was brought into this show when Bristol was selected, much as it was with Tom Delay. Bristol was not selected because she made a great name lecturing or because she was so convincing as an abstinence advocate. It would be very hard to discuss Bristol with out any political comments since there is not much else to discuss with her limited life experiences and achievements. Many sites advocate voting for one dancer or another, but how many advocate gaming the system? I have to assume vote for the worst does because they are pretty much all about the game, but I don't really know much about the others. If any have participation of the pros, they would be obligated to see that those kinds of comments are edited out. Most of the web sites have advocating getting all your official votes in, never more - example at hand, this site.
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-15-2005
| Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 2:30 am
It seems to me when the judges start skewing their scores in order to "promote" one couple or dancer or contestant over the others, it always seems to backfire. I have seen it happen not only on DWTS, but also SYTYCD. I know I have purposely voted opposite of the "chosen one" because of this. The producers need to stop trying to get the public to vote a certain way. (By putting a shocking couple in jeopardy, heaping praises on one contestant, etc) There is a reason why it is called reality television. It is one reason I have started to dislike BB so much. The producers interfere with the results. It is a shame that politics even need to be brought into this conversation. It isn't Bristol who ran for VP, it was her mother. We as Americans should be screaming more about the screw ups in Congress than how politics is influencing DWTS. /stepping off my soapbox.
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