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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:00 am
Was just able to get onto the abc site to vote. Used both of my e-mail accounts. Why oh why am I so invested in this? I bet abc is loving this.
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:03 am
Karuuna, thanks for the 'heads up' about voting until 8AM Pacific time. It's almost 6AM here now so I was able to use 6 different email addresses to put all my votes for Kyle. I really believe Derek will win, but hoping my votes help Kyle to at least beat Bristol for 2nd place.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:26 am
Having never watched DWTS before, I have a question for you veterans. Do they announce who got second and third? I think Jennifer will win, but like you Rvon, I'd like Kyle to get second at least.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:33 am
Yes they announce third place first and then they have the dramatic announcement of who wins.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:45 am
Thanks, Jimmer. I suppose they draw it out like they do on Idol, eh? Last night my clicker was getting a workout-Blue Jackets trying for a franchise first of 4 wins in a row and this. Jackets got their win-hopefully my mojo continues today.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:07 am
Question on Bristol's jive: did the judges comment on her footwork (or lack thereof)? I just saw a few snippets of it, and what I saw was NOT great...
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Lajonesin
Member
03-22-2008
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:28 am
I think Carrie said something about her not pointing her toes but overall, they gushed. I was shocked as her footwork was a hot mess and she wasn't even wearing heels. I could not believe they gave her 9s for that 'dance'.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 8:03 am
That's the impression I got but didn't know what the judges said. Thanks!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 8:06 am
I did not care for Bristol's remarks about the haters. Please, young lady, you are in the finale! She would have much more respect from me if she would have just said nothing about "the haters" The judges scored her way too high, but whatever. I voted for Jennifer.
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 8:50 am
Bristol has the votefortheworst gang voting for her. That's worse than haters. They can be cruel.
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Nan
Member
09-25-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 9:24 am
I feel sorry for Bristol, I know she agreed to do the show, but I really don't think she knew what she was getting into as far as the public reactions. It would be hard to not take up for yourself, with all the controversy going on. She may not be the best dancer, but she is still getting the votes, regardless of where they are coming from. I also think there are alot of voters out there who are voting against her for many reasons...other than dancing, and they may be voting as adamantly as the ones her are voing for her. Maybe it is just equalling out, and people could be voting for her because she is the underdog, and possibly because there is so much "not so nice" publicity towards her, they feel as though they are "taking up" for her. I don't vote, but if I did, I would be voting for her because she seems to have come the farthest in dancing considering she came in pretty much without a clue, and with little aptitude for dancing compared with the others...and considering that I think she has come a long way. I think lots of this depends on the reasons people are voting... such s skill, likablility, etc.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 9:25 am
And again, Kyle is still there over Brandy. Since his votes are clearly not being driven by political fans, or antics; it must be because he has a lot more real fans than Brandy. -- Karuuna I think that is a key point that indicates that Brandy (despite her dancing ability) just wasn't a fan favorite. -- Jimmer It's really hard to extrapolate any real meaning to how the votes fall. You might be right or it could be that everybody thought that it was a given that Brandy and Jennifer would be in the finals.. and they wanted to ensure that Kyle got that 3rd spot over Bristol... so they loaded up the votes for Kyle. (no real message to or about Brandy's abilities) ...
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Lajonesin
Member
03-22-2008
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 9:50 am
I agree Denecee! But them Palins are always playing the victim. It panders to the crowd that believes they aren't getting their fair share of the pie, which means they always expect to get a piece. The whole thing is ridiculous beyond comprehension. There will always be people that hate you for no reason and love you for even less. Does Bristol 'deserve' to be there? Of course she does. It is a dancing show where people are allowed to vote for their favorites, period. If somehow her supporters are gaming the system then the same can be applied for the others. The real culprits are the judges who week after week have given her inflated scores based on the notion that at least she has improved, showed heart, stepped outside her comfort zone, blah...blah... They should have scored them all on their abilities and nothing more. But this is a ratings bonanza for them and don't think for a minute that it didn't factor into those scores. The copious amount of time they spend panning to the audience to show Mama Palin cheering her cub on to victory is evidence of that. So Bristol did her job and beat the war drums to get us all talking again. But at the end of the day, it is just a TV dance show. Who.Cares. LOL
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:07 am
I kind of feel sorry for Bristol, and kind of not. She's really very young for dealing with the kind of scrutiny and criticism that being in the political limelight brings. It's really hard for people to handle, and she hasn't had a lot of life yet to learn how to handle it well. On the other hand, she also chooses to keep putting herself out there; and her 'mother grizzly' is not protective enough to really advise her intelligently. I saw on Inside Edition, a man (and I'm sorry I didn't catch the website) who has an online campaign to get Bristol to win, regardless of how well she does. He advises people on how to vote as many times as they can, and also to vote *constantly* until the time expires (or they do ) This is the kind of thing that bugs me about this kind of show, frankly. Talent *should* matter! That's my opinion, of course. And of course, the show *officially* says it has systems in place to stop multiple voting, but I sure didn't see any!
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Lajonesin
Member
03-22-2008
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:14 am
Kar, the man's website is http://hillbuzz.org/ Scroll down to see how he equates what his website is doing to the supposed voter fraud by Dems. Just too much. This is what our political discourse has come to.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:16 am
I saw that Inside Edition piece last night and thought... yup, they ARE promoting cheating. Loud and clear, in fact and, seemingly, out and proud about it.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:30 am
I think Bristol has every right to comment on the haters. Not everyone who stars on DWTS gets death threats. The insanity that this season has created has ruined the entertainment value for some of us. The producers chose these so-called 'stars'. The public needs to vote for their favourites (if they are really that bothered about it) and stop being ridiculous.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:46 am
The thing is Alliet, Bristol is not honoring those who voted for her because they actually like her and her dancing when she just wants to say something about the haters. She said something about people not wanting to acknowledge her improvement, but why not instead say I appreciate the votes from my fans(or followers of my mom or however she would like to say thank you). She is being as ridiculous as those who are crying about her still being there. Maybe she could smile inspite of the fact that not everybody loves her or her dancing. Who got a death threat? Haven't heard a word about that.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:58 am
There was an envelope delivered to the studio containing white powder (harmless) and a death threat. And yes, that is absurd and they need to catch that person and prosecute. And I agree, while Bristol has a lot of detractors and people who are upset that she is still there; she would have jumped up in my esteem if she had done two things: Thanked those who were supporting her *honestly*, and asked respectfully that no one support those who were advocating cheating on her behalf - that she didn't want that kind of voting. Then people would have voted for her like mad *honestly* because she would have stood up in honor.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:08 am
Wow, I hope they figure out who is making the threats and we could publicly scorn them! There are some scary people in this world.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:12 am
I'm not sure that DWTS would have encouraged or even allowed Bristol to publicly discuss vote cheating on the show. Bad for their image.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:13 am
I think the "death threats " rather suspicious
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:20 am
My Aunt Crazy McNutsy is voting for her like mad. On my sisters Facebook page we were discussin DWTS and I said Bristol is about as good at dancing as her mom is at politics, not quite up to par. Wow, Aunt chimed in and got mad and said the only reason I don't like Palin is because the leftist false portrayal of her and that she was voting like crazy. I didn't respond, because I refuse to be baited, but sheesh. I am not a left winger and I can ascertain my own opinion on someone without sway from either side.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:50 am
I did not care for Bristol's remarks about the haters. Me neither Denecee, and she thought her dancing was comparable to Brandy's? ITA that Bristol did not deserve a 9, not even an 8! I managed to get my 5 votes in on the phone but in the past I have noticed if the call didn't connect it would be counted. That is not fair. Their phone lines suck imo. JENNIFER 4 THE WIN!! 
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 12:14 pm
Jimmer, they have made their own public statements about cheating, so why not have Bristol do so?
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