Those who insist they’re obliged to vote for the most technically skilled dancer on the show are missing the bigger picture.
This ain’t the Olympics. (If it were, a TV audience composed of amateurs sure as heck wouldn’t be voting at all.)
It’s an entertainment show.
As such, it’s part of the culture wars.
You’re free to vote for whomever you like best, for whatever reasons.
Competing against mostly show biz pros who have backgrounds involving dance or who are star athletes, Bristol has done amazingly well.
She represents something much better and more important than dance technique. She’s a conservative, a Christian and a fighter who’s stood up remarkably well under an avalanche of vicious attacks including death threats. I think she’s said she’ll likely enter politics some day, and right now she’s learning courage under fire. She has character. She promotes conservative values including teen abstinence. She’s had the courage to admit her mistakes and to urge teens to learn from that. She’s spoken out against liberalism.
She’s clearly the underdog on a show that has often featured and promoted the dregs of liberalism.
Remember, it’s just an *entertainment* show. It’s part of the culture wars. If you want to vote, vote for your favorite - for whichever contestant you think merits your support - and for whatever reasons matter most to you.
I voted for Bristol tonight(Both online and by cell phone) I feel for her. She gets trashed by the liberals for being a Conservative and because she’s Sarah Palin’s daughter..Bristol tries very hard to dance the very best she can..and she did great tonight but STILL gets the lowest scores, and its done on purpose so that she gets kicked off the show. Last week they gave her the lowest score too and we all came to her defense and she made it, and she will make it again too