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Dancing Producer Responds to Voting Controversy (Free Republic, Jim Robinson in People Magazine!)
People ^ | Friday, November 19, 2010 | Monica Rizzo and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall

Posted on 11/19/2010 4:07:33 PM PST by 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."

SNIP

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bristol; bristolpalin; dwts; freerepublic; geraldorivera; jimrobinson; jimthompson; monicarizzo; peoplemagazine; sandrawestfall
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To: Palladin

You betcha!
Voting like democrats...ACORN and the Marxist taught us!


21 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:15 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: kristinn
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!"

Jim needs to admit the truth -- that those running the website have that ability to hypnotize members and turn them into mind-numb robots, ones that have voted for Bristol in large numbers.

First, Free Republic members will pick the Dancing with the Stars winner and, then, it's members will pick leaders to run the country and, after that, the world!

22 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:17 PM PST by Ol' Sparky (Liberal Republicans are the greater of two evils)
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To: kristinn; Jim Robinson
Woo hoo!
23 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:34 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Free in Texas

I’m buying stock in Duck Tape!

Bwwwwaaaaaahahahahahahaha!


24 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:34 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Not under the influence of Hope-nosis.)
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To: kristinn

Jim Robinson
Organized Conspiracy Since Nov 28, 1997

view home page, enter name:

25 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:44 PM PST by OwenKellogg (Don't Tread on Me)
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To: Jim Robinson; kristinn

Well, Jim makes me go weak at the knees. ;)


26 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:44 PM PST by Jemian (I stand with Cam.)
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To: MrEdd
How many people here would really take time to vote on a celebrity dance contest?

I have television, but have never watched a minute of "Dancing with the Stars". I am, however, enjoying the heck out of the liberal angst over so meaningless a show...and the fact that Jim Robinson and FR were recognized in People!
27 posted on 11/19/2010 4:20:54 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Jim Robinson
Jim,

You mean all of us are not non-thinking monolithic automatons who do exactly as we're told ?!

Welcome People Magizine ... to the World of herding, CATS.
28 posted on 11/19/2010 4:21:15 PM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: kristinn
LOL! Yesss!
29 posted on 11/19/2010 4:21:56 PM PST by ladyvet (I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: kristinn

Which issue? (picks up purse to run to store)


30 posted on 11/19/2010 4:22:46 PM PST by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: kristinn

Luv it! (:


31 posted on 11/19/2010 4:23:00 PM PST by sarah palin rocks
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To: kristinn
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.

Oh good grief... you could easily say that some of Facebook's 1,000,000,000 members encouraged people to vote for Brandi to make Tea Party heads explode. This is how these shows work, people get together and vote for who they like. They may like people for different reasons. Some people may get together and vote for Jennifer Gray because she has a nice butt- it doesn't make it a conspiracy.

32 posted on 11/19/2010 4:23:00 PM PST by mnehring
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh, great.
Now we’re all doomed.
;-)

Congrats, Mr. Robinson!


33 posted on 11/19/2010 4:23:39 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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To: kristinn; Jim Robinson

34 posted on 11/19/2010 4:25:39 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. Save America From Bankruptcy.)
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To: kristinn; stylecouncilor

All right!!


35 posted on 11/19/2010 4:26:31 PM PST by windcliff
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To: mickey finn; Abbeville Conservative; allmendream; lonestar; trisham; Radagast the Fool; ...
SARAH PALIN'S PING LIST


36 posted on 11/19/2010 4:26:52 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Lunch at Spago, Aspen in the winter, etc. No more hobnobbing with the hoi polloi and their dreadful conservative politics. LOL


37 posted on 11/19/2010 4:27:23 PM PST by GQuagmire (Hey now!)
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To: onyx

Tsk.

;>


38 posted on 11/19/2010 4:27:59 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: kristinn

Oh, please. As if the fans of the other celebrities weren’t encouraging others to vote for their favorites.


39 posted on 11/19/2010 4:28:25 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: onyx

LOL...my daughter say’s your woohoo is doing the cha cha like a sissy girl.


40 posted on 11/19/2010 4:28:40 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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